FAQ Category: Servant Leadership
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If we bring in a servant leader to our organization, won’t the other people around them just run over them?
Like was said about President Lincoln, Servant Leaders are made of both velvet and steel. They know how to treat people with respect, but they are like steel when it comes to their resolve to be committed to long term goals of the organization. They do the right things in…
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Isn’t Servant Leadership just about being nice to people? Is it really a philosophy of leadership?
Servant Leadership goes way beyond being a nice person. It’s a commitment to do what’s best for the organization as well as for the future, but without trampling upon people in the process.
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Can Servant Leadership really transform the culture of an organization?
Absolutely! There are many examples of organizations in the public sector and private sector who have transformed their culture and improved their operations because their leadership team became committed to servant leadership, and that commitment permeated the entire workforce.
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What’s the key to seeing Servant Leadership impact an organization rather than it just becoming one more emphasis that is here today and gone tomorrow?
The key is to align the organizations operational systems with the principles of servant leadership. From Branding and Marketing, to Recruiting, Onboarding, and Developing People, Customer Interactions, etc. SGR offers workshops and classes, not only on servant leadership, but also on how to use it to transform the culture.
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Isn’t it true that Servant Leadership can hinder an organization from getting things done because people are too focused on “playing nice”?
Not at all! Organizations that are committed to servant leadership want to accomplish things and they do accomplish things! In fact, they can just as much or more accomplished as organizations that are solely focused on execution. However, when the culture is built upon the principles of putting others first,…