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Monthly Archives: September 2012
The DNA of Servant Leadership – Stewardship
If one truly believes this life is temporal then it makes sense that everything we have is also temporal and essentially on loan to us. Servant leaders consider all, including their staff, entrusted to their care and stewardship. It is then … Continue reading
The DNA of Servant Leadership – Foresight
Foresight allows the servant leader to anticipate the future through consideration of the past. It allows for the anticipation of trends and the expected consequences of decisions. If one takes a closer look at the great companies that have been … Continue reading
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Dealing with “The Emperor’s New Clothes” Syndrome in Organizations
According to the old children’s fable, an extremely vain emperor hires two incompetent tailors to fashion him a beautiful suit of clothes. The tailors develop a ruse of creating an invisible suit and they mime the dressing of the emperor … Continue reading
Keeping the Leadership HAT On: Three Important Characteristics of Great Leadership
If leaders can only focus on three important concepts regarding their personal leadership development it is to remember the acronym HAT. The three character issues are humility, authenticity, and transparency. These three areas have spelled success or brought down many … Continue reading
The DNA of Servant Leadership – Conceptualization
Some might call this vision. It relates to the servant leader’s ability to actually visualize or see a longer term concept or idea but more in the immediate sense. This is necessary because it is upon conceptualization that the servant leader … Continue reading
The Simplest Truths: Six Keys for Success in Life
Notice the title isn’t “Six Keys for Success in Business” or “Six Keys for Success in Leadership?” If we get the basics down in life everything else falls into place. It’s human nature to make things more complex than they … Continue reading
A Delicate Balance: Theology and Leadership in the Church Setting
Successful churches have good theology and good leadership. There is no alternative. It sounds simple enough but a closer look at churches that have stumbled and/or failed reveals that most had issues evolve from one or the other or both. … Continue reading
A Red Flag for an Organization: Laissez Faire Leadership
A sure fire way to torpedo an organization and its morale is through laissez faire leadership. According to the dictionary laissez faire leadership is “the practice or doctrine of noninterference in the affairs of others, especially with reference to individual … Continue reading
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The DNA of Servant Leadership – Persuasion
The art of persuasion for a servant leader connotes a lack of coercion to get people moving forward with the organizational mission. It’s easy for leaders to say, “Do it because I say so,” but coercion is not persuasion. That’s … Continue reading
Complacency: The Kryptonite of Leaders
If there is a top ten list of the things leaders should remember one of them would surely be, “Don’t get complacent.” Just as kryptonite can do in Superman, complacency can do the same to a leader and an organization. The … Continue reading
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