TEN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SERVANT-LEADER - Larry Spears
- Listening receptively
- Acceptance of (and empathy with) others
- Foresight and intuition
- Awareness and perception
- Highly-developed powers of persuasion
- Ability to conceptualize and communicate concepts
- A healing influence upon people and institutions
- Ability to build a sense of community in the workplace
- Practice contemplation
- Willingness to change.
I came across this list and it made me stop and think. Of course, I've seen "servant leadership" preached by running people around like madmen "serving" and teaching them to be "humble".
The insight that this list provided definitely makes me more open to wanting to understand what servant leadership really is. I think God would want me to want to understand since His Son was the best example of serving that we have.
I need to contemplate more on this. Any thoughts?
Hello, Carmen:
ReplyDeleteYour blog entry just popped up in my daily Google search of servant-leadership on the web.
I just wanted to send you this note to say thanks for your good blog posting, and for your interest in servant-leadership. If you are interested, there is much more on The Spears Center website (www.spearscenter.org).
By the way: I love your Blog title--"Emotions are Footprints in the Rain." It is simultaneously revealing and enigmatic--kind of like servant-leadership!
Warm regards,
Larry C. Spears
I like this as it's more specific than saying "be humble" or "go serve." Thanks for sharing. I really liked the list.
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