Compassionate Leadership in Crisis
We are in a difficult time right now. People are suffering and dying from the rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic, people are quarantining in their homes to help prevent the spread of the virus, and businesses are suffering as a result. Leaders within organizations have to make tough choices to help their companies survive. […]
Three things Servant leaders do
A senior leader recently asked me, “Isn’t servant-leadership just having the leader do the crappy work?” The answer is a complicated — maybe. If there is a task that needs to get done and the best way for the leader to help the team is for the leader to do it, then yes that is servant-leadership regardless […]
Four Things Servant-Leaders Never Say
Although the term was coined in 1970 by Robert K. Greenleaf, servant-leadership continues to be a popular topic. It is a form of leadership that many aspire to, but at the same time it is often ill defined and frequently the actions of leaders who claim to be servant leaders fall short of the mark. […]