In the Systems & Power Leadership Community I facilitate yearly, one of the dynamics we explore relates to anxiety in groups and emotional systems and one of the things that we explore…
Tag: servant leadership
What’s the Opposite of a Cheerleader?
I hear all the time in discussions about leadership or community how it’s super important to be cheerleaders of one another. Leaders need to be their people’s biggest fans, their biggest supporters…
Empowerment and Voice
I’ve enjoyed somewhat of a vacation from blogging over the past couple weeks, but looking forward to getting some posts up in the near future.Leaders frequently talk about empowerment and servant leadership…
The Dark Side of Alignment
What does alignment mean to you? For many, tires come to mind – keeping them all straight and going in the same direction so your car doesn’t experience damage. For many, it’s…
Empowerment and the Wind in our Sails
Here’s the next installment of “Leading on the Seas.” I chose another fairly common phrase in today’s vernacular – “taking the wind out of their sails.” Here’s the basic definition via wikipedia:Taking…
The Implications of Giving Away Power
I came across this thought from Michael S. Malone in my reading of The Future Arrived Yesterday: The Rise of the Protean Corporation and What It Means for You. Malone is a…
Thoughts on Practicing Servant Leadership (Review)
I just finished Practicing Servant Leadership: Succeeding Through Trust, Bravery, and Forgiveness edited by Larry C. Spears and Michele Lawrence, which is a compilation of essays and interviews from a variety of…
Brief Thoughts on Servant Leadership (Review)
I was able to finish over the weekend Robert Greenleaf’s classic Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness. I had read bits and pieces over the years,…
Awareness and Disturbance
I’m reading Robert Greenleaf’s leadership classic Servant Leadership: A Journey Into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness and it’s just loaded with wisdom and perspective on leadership ethics and practice. Here’s…