Who Do You Think You Are?
A great reminder.
Servant Leadership and Foresight (Pillar V)
“No one is ever as shocked and surprised as when the inevitable occurs.” ~Paul Baran The fifth pillar of Servant Leadership as described in James Sipe and Don Frick’s book, Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership, is about a Servant-Leader who possesses Foresight. A Servant-Leader, who possess Foresight imagines limitless possibilities, forecasts the future and moves forward […]
Servant Leadership and Handling Conflict
“Our propensity to be competitive hinders efforts to interact collaboratively.” ~Dale Eilerman Last week we discussed the Servant leadership pillar number four Compassionate Collaboration. Today, we look at how this type of collaboration works when dealing with conflict. As we all know, conflict is an unavoidable fact of life. But, how we deal with it […]
Servant Leadership and Compassionate Collaboration (Pillar IV)
NOTE: Last month, we discussed four of the servant leadership pillars as discussed in the book, Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership by James Sipe and Don Frick. As April springs upon us, we will look at the remaining three pillars (remember I started with Pillar VI, Systems Thinker first) to conclude our discussion of the […]
Servant Leadership and Skilled Communication (Pillar III)
“A true natural servant automatically responds to any problem by listening first.” ~Robert Greenleaf Last week, we discussed the second pillar of servant leadership; Putting people first. The third pillar of servant leadership, as discussed in James Sipe and Don Frick’s book, Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership, is that a Servant-Leader is a Skilled Communicator. […]
Servant Leadership and Putting People First (Pillar II)
“The joy of giving is its own reward.” ~Kahil Gibran Last week, we discussed the first pillar of servant leadership that defined a Servant-Leader as a person of Character. The second pillar of servant leadership, as discussed in James Sipe and Don Frick’s book, Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership, is that a Servant-Leader Puts People […]
Servant Leadership and Character (Pillar I)
“All leadership development is character development.” ~Stephen Covey Last week, we discussed the seventh pillar of servant leadership called systems thinking from James Sipe and Don Frick’s book, Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership. This week, I will start from the beginning and each week for the next six weeks, I will provide insight into the […]
Servant Leadership and Systems Thinking (Pillar VI)
When you look at anything or consider anything, look at it as “a whole” as much as you can before you swing on it” ~Robert Greenleaf James Sipe and Don Frick discuss the seven characteristics of servant leadership in their book, Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership: Practicing the Wisdom of Leading by Serving. Since I […]
Servant Leadership: Humility, Confidence, and Crucible Moments
I just recently enrolled in a certification class with the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, Key Practices of Servant Leadership 2.0. Our first book, Start with Humility: Lessons from America’s Quiet CEO’s on How to Build Trust and Inspire Followers by Merwyn Hayes and Michael Comer is fascinating! The reading centers on humility and leadership, […]
Servant Leadership at Work
Robert K. Greenleaf’s research centered on the notion of servant leadership through his writings, his life, and his work. One of his books, The Servant as Leader was an introduction of servant leadership that came through his work at AT&T. Greenleaf initially started at AT&T as a lineman digging postholes and retired in 1964 as […]
