A concept that has caught fire in the last couple decades is lean. Lean in short is the process of eliminating waste. This concept has represented billions in savings across corporations. I believe that servant leadership can lend itself to lean processes by consistently listening. Listening is one of the core principles of servant leadership. Check out this article, and draw attention to the segment about listening to your customer.
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Listening from the top down will enable a company to stay closely connected with the voice of their customer. Knowing what your team needs, and your customer wants, has the potential to prevent waste from happening in the first place.
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