I love this photo. It is fascinating to me that wolves naturally exhibit servant leadership styles within their nature.
Leadership in the Wild
Active Listening
In my last post, there was reference to active listening. Being an active listener will enhance your leadership abilities and skills quickly. I found an article that I feel is a great start to building a foundation of active listening skills, as well as a great status check and tune-up for those already possessing the skill.
https://psychcentral.com/lib/become-a-better-listener-active-listening/
Helpful strategies aren’t the only thing listed in the article, there are also a few things to avoid and steer clear of!
Thoughts? How closely correlated is listening to leadership?
Selfish Motives?
As I watched a video recently, my perspective was altered a bit on the way we can look at servant leadership. See the video below;
So, BE SELFISH. Serving others gives you a sense of value that can’t be purchased anywhere, or replicated by any other means. We need to find a way to make serving be attractive and desired. First by ourselves. Perhaps then we can model it for others. Apply this logic to your teams at work, your family, and any other walk of your life.
Upside Down Organizational Structure
If you’ve never heard of this concept, let me explain. The theory behind an upside down organizational structure is that a manager serves their employees, and not the other way around. The best thing a manager can do in this theory is make their employees’ jobs easier. That should be the first priority every day. The latest trends in business show that happy employees will treat your customers right. Focusing on the employee experience is much more fruitful than focusing on the customer experience.
In the article I’ve attached here, the author talks about the importance of humility, and makes reference to making the employee experience the focal point.
What are your thoughts? What are the flaws with this theory?
First Glance
What is servant leadership? A great question to ask as you hear this phrase for the first time. The term was coined by Robert Greenleaf and can be defined as a philosophy and set of practices that enriches the lives of individuals, builds better organizations and ultimately creates a more just and caring world. I’ll spend a lot of my time diving into this concept, for now let’s introduce it with an article.
http://toservefirst.com/definition-of-servant-leadership.html
Put simply, a servant leader is one that puts others first. Thoughts?
Servant Leadership Analysis 