In a previous role, there was a colleague who was a brilliant speaker, credentialed in servant leadership. I would watch, awestruck, as their impassioned pleas would move whole audiences to emulate ...

Robert Greenleaf coined the phrase “servant leader” in 1970. For many, this sentiment seemed like an oxymoron. It sounded like “jumbo shrimp,” an attempt to tie two ends of a spectrum together.

A reader asked me to follow-up on a servant-leader column I published last Easter. Her email asked me to identify some of the specific attributes found in successful servant-leaders. The following is ...

Servant leadership—you've probably read about or heard the term. It sounds so empowered, so above the performance expectations of the average business leader. Servant leadership is a transformative ...

Leadership has traditionally been associated with authority and control—a model in which leaders give orders and teams follow. In today's evolving workplace, however, leadership is no longer just ...

Firefighter engagement is crucial for the effectiveness and well-being of fire service teams, yet many departments struggle with low levels of motivation and involvement. Diminished firefighter ...

Question: In a job interview recently, the hiring manager corrected me after I talked about my leadership experience. He said, “It sounds more to me like you’re a servant leader.” What’s the ...

People all over the globe talk about leadership. C-suite-level executives want to learn how they can better inspire others to lead, as well as how they themselves can lead better. While there have ...

The world of entrepreneurship—a land filled with challenges, victories and late-night caffeine binges. I’ve been on this roller coaster for years, and if there’s one concrete takeaway, it’s this: ...