Anyone who likes to talk about Servant Leadership, but not put it into action is missing the point entirely.
The concept isn’t new, I mean, it’s new to the corporate world, but putting others first has been in practice for thousands of years. Military personnel sacrifice their lives to save their comrades. Firefighters and police officers put their lives in harm’s way for others. Parents sacrifice for their children. And there are many other examples of it.
But corporate America has been cutthroat. Survival of the fittest. If you weren’t stabbing people in the back and crawling over them to get the promotion instead of them, then you were considered the failure. And by proxy, this extended into whatever projects people were leading as well.
More and more people are finally realizing the importance of Servant Leadership in the workplace. Recognizing that people are not just a number on a spreadsheet or resource on a project plan. Treating them with respect, but much more than that.
This week we will explore various ways Servant Leaders should act and the benefits to the employees, the company and even the leader themselves by doing this.
The interesting thing is that you don’t need a manager’s title to be a Servant Leader. Everyone can be one. It’s about attitude and action and the results can be remarkable when you put others first.