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The Top Servant Leadership Course Just Got Better

Modern Servant Leader

Lesson 4: History of Servant Leadership Uncover the origins of servant leadership, how long it has existed, who was the first person to coin the term, and more. Lesson 5: The Acronym Model of SERVANT Leadership® Discover the one model of servant leadership that combines all others. Take the Course Today!

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Leadership Lessons in Southwest Airline’s Fall From Grace

Modern Servant Leader

Underinvestment in Technology. Because Southwest Airlines seems to have the worst, most outdated operating technology in the industry. Failing technology. Company COO, Andrew Watterson, explained their scheduling software could not match available crews with planes quickly enough. Invest in Technology.

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Leadership Lessons in Southwest Airline’s Fall From Grace

Modern Servant Leader

Underinvestment in Technology This was the main root of their problem. Because Southwest Airlines seems to have the worst, most outdated operating technology in the industry. Failing technology. Company COO, Andrew Watterson, explained their scheduling software could not match available crews with planes quickly enough.

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Updates from the CMI Sri Lanka Board

Chartered Management Institute

Being servant leaders as Chartered Managers In an opinion piece in the Daily FT , Ajantha Dharmasiri CMgr FCMI, president of CMI Sri Lanka , reflects on a successful year and assures that CMI Sri Lanka will continue to facilitate the processes of up-skilling, multi-skilling, and re-skilling managers.

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My Great Failure, Part 1: Overconfidence & a Humility Lesson

Modern Servant Leader

I was hired to deliver a new back office software suite. After meeting with our customers, I compiled a business requirements document (to tell programmers what the software must do). After meeting with our customers, I compiled a business requirements document (to tell programmers what the software must do). These were gold.

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My Great Failure, Part 3: Needing Where I Should be Leading

Modern Servant Leader

While working for a large, rapidly expanding non-profit, I was tasked with upgrading the organization’s technology. Adding to the challenge was an already understaffed technology department, supporting antiquated technology. We anticipated doubling in scale over 12 months. The task was daunting, but we had an amazing team.

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