Getty Images In doing some research on leadership, I came across an interesting fact. One of the biggest fears that leaders have is being vulnerable. Why? There are two themes at play here. One is the belief that being vulnerable is a sign of weakness. The other is the fear of appearing too vulnerable. So, …
Photo By Priscilla Dupree Ok. I’m just going to go straight for the jugular. In the world of work today, employee engagement is NOT the problem. Leader disengagement is the problem. When I hear a leader talk about “our employee engagement problem,” I want to slap him or her and say, “Wake up! Leadership, or …
Some of you I am sure are familiar with the classic comedy routine and series of books by Jeff Foxworthy called You Might Be A Redneck If . . . . Well, we’re going to do something a bit similar over the next few weeks, but about servant leadership. Welcome to, You’re Not A Servant …
I teach a class called Introduction to Servant Leadership at Grand Canyon University. It’s a fun class to teach because many of the students have never really heard of servant leadership. They’ve heard of the servant part, as it is a Christian university. But they haven’t heard of it in conjunction with leadership. So I …
According to a 2021 Gallup poll, roughly one-third of U.S. employees are actively engaged at their place of work. That means that around two-thirds are either not engaged, or actively disengaged (this last group, according to Gallup, makes up 18%). What does it mean to be engaged? One of the most popular definitions comes from …
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Anthony K. Tjan and Richard J. Harrington found it to be true while conducting research for their book, Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck. So did the researchers at Green Peak Partners and Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Bill George, former CEO of Medtronic also found it to be true while researching his book, True North. …
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It is time that we stop beating around the bush when it comes to what servant leadership is. It is time that we stopped describing it using coded words like listening, empathy, caring, building community, and developing people, and come right out and say what servant leadership truly is – it is love. You read …
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Like many aspiring leaders, servant or otherwise, I understand that one of the biggest hurdles faced by those looking to be effective leaders is overcoming one’s ego. An ego can create all kinds of havoc in the workplace, and leaders know that it can be a constant battle to keep it in check. At work, …
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