The concept of Servant Leadership has been around for hundreds of years, but it wasn’t until late in the 20th century that the phrase “servant leader” was coined by Robert Greenleaf in his 1970 essay The Servant as Leader. In his…
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My intention was to blog about Servant Leadership this week because it is something I am passionate about, plus, I believe it is the most effective type of leadership, from top to bottom. Employees thrive under that type of leadership…
Get out of the rut!
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. –Matsuo Basho Matsuo Basho was a Japanese poet who lived in the 1600s. Even though he lived over 300 years ago, he recognized…
Keeping on…
I was visiting with my two daughters recently and one evening as we sat around reading (they’re avid readers), I came upon a talk given by Elizabeth Gilbert at TED2009. Her topic was “Your elusive creative genius.” Ms. Gilbert, an…