12.41 Servant leadership: The impossible dream?

During this brief overview of a very significant topic, I explore the pay-offs and the challenges of adopting a genuinely servant leadership approach.

I see far too much over-directive, 'this is what we will do' leadership. 

Servant leadership is more sophisticated, respectful and above all else, productive.

Servant leaders know intuitively that leadership is about facilitating the talent of all, not imposing a fragile ego on talented colleagues.

Don't get hung up on the 'servant' word: Slaves do what others want, while servants give what others need.

The picture is of the leadership anthology issued to British Army Officer Cadets at Sandhurst Military Academy - and has been since 1948. 

'Servant leaders don't think less of themselves, they just think of themselves less' Ken Blanchard.

Who would you rather have as your leader, or manager...Donald Trump or the Dalai Lama?

 

See this as a video with slides on my YouTube Channel via my website www.andrewgibbons.co.uk