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SERVANT Leaders are Authentic – Acronym Model

Modern Servant Leader

The authentic servant leader is consistent in message and transparent in intent. Often, it is a strong message from the servant leader that makes it clear gossip and it’s cousin – dirty politics, are forbidden in their organization. A leader is often placed in a position of confidential information.

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Five Ways to Build Distrust

Lead Change Blog

Author information Jon Mertz Jon is a vice president of marketing in the healthcare software industry. His background consists of an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin and working for companies like Deloitte, IBM, and BMC Software. Self Leadership Character-based Leadership Servant Leaders Trust'

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What Keeps a Bounce in Your Step?

Lead Change Blog

Author information Jon Mertz Jon is a vice president of marketing in the healthcare software industry and named one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business by Trust Across America in 2014. Self Leadership Lead Positive Servant Leaders Values' Connect with Jon on Twitter @ThinDifference.

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Leadership Lessons in Southwest Airline’s Fall From Grace

Modern Servant Leader

Company COO, Andrew Watterson, explained their scheduling software could not match available crews with planes quickly enough. The post Leadership Lessons in Southwest Airline’s Fall From Grace appeared first on Modern Servant Leader. The reason for this vast difference in recovery? Failing technology.

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Escaping the Change Management Trap: From Rigidity to Agility

The Practical Leader

Agile approaches began a few decades ago with software development. According to the Agile Alliance , “One thing that separates Agile from other approaches to software development is the focus on the people doing the work and how they work together. Leaders are “servant-leaders” to highly engaged teams.

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Leadership Lessons in Southwest Airline’s Fall From Grace

Modern Servant Leader

Company COO, Andrew Watterson, explained their scheduling software could not match available crews with planes quickly enough. The post Leadership Lessons in Southwest Airline’s Fall From Grace appeared first on Modern Servant Leader. The reason for this vast difference in recovery? Failing technology.

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6 Principles to Consider Before Electronically Monitoring Remote Employees

Leading with Trust

Organizations are surveilling employees by using software to record keystrokes, monitor time spent in specific applications, take periodic screenshots, record meetings, and even accessing employees’ webcams, with some requiring “always on” live video feeds for remote workers.