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If male headship in the family provided the model for male headship in the church, then we discover profound implications here for Christian leadership. Far from aspiring to become the strong, dynamic, visionary leader to whom God uniquely speaks and then expecting the “flock” to follow relatively passively, the overseer-elder must ask what it
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“We need more of his kind,” she thought. “Women and men who are pure leaders. People who influence not through the strength of a large title and by the threat of a big position but via the power of their characters, the nobility of their expertise, the compassion in their hearts and by their unusual dedication to leaving everyone they meet better
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On Becoming a Servant Leader: The Private Writings of Robert K. Greenleaf (Jossey-Bass Leadership Series Book 300)
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Martin Luther King Jr. worked hard to train leaders
John M. Perkins • One Blood: Parting Words to the Church on Race and Love
The term servant leadership was coined by Robert K. Greenleaf, and refers to a leader who “shares power, puts the needs of others first, and helps people develop and perform as highly as possible.” This is in contrast to the traditional leadership model which focuses on the power of one at the “top of the pyramid.”
Harvard Business Review • The Best Public Speakers Put the Audience First
Green leaders should not merely be dispassionate problem solvers (like in Orange); they should be servant leaders, listening to their subordinates, empowering them, motivating them, developing them.
Frederic Laloux • Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage in Human Consciousness
A responsabilidade de um indivíduo para com a liderança não depende de autoridade. […] o pressuposto profundamente enraizado de que autoridade deve ser igual a responsabilidade é fonte de muitos males organizacionais.
Jeff Sutherland • SCRUM: A arte de fazer o dobro do trabalho na metade do tempo (Portuguese Edition)
The idea of servant leadership was proposed by Robert Greenleaf in a 1970 essay, “The Servant as Leader.” Greenleaf distinguished between leaders who are motivated by leadership and leaders who see their role as helping others to achieve their potential. The best test of leadership, he argued, is whether those served grow as persons, whether they
... See moreJonathan Smart • Sooner Safer Happier: Antipatterns and Patterns for Business Agility
De Blok found an answer both simple and powerful. He has turned his blog on Buurtzorg’s intranet into a leadership instrument. He writes posts regularly, straight from the heart, without PR polish (as you might expect, there is no communications department at Buurtzorg).