Episode 87 Servant Leadership

The more emotionally and professionally connected your team is, the more efficient and productive they will be, and John is here to share how you can make them feel more connected through servant leadership. John discusses 10 different principles of the servant leadership model and how to become a servant leader.

Listen to this episode to learn more:

[00:48] - What is servant leadership?

[01:56] - Where can you use servant leadership?

[03:08] - The 10 Principles of Servant Leadership

[04:26] - Business is personal because it involves people

[06:02] - Being self-aware as a leader

[07:37] - An authoritarian vs a servant leader

[09:35] - Self-proclaimed leaders vs servant leaders

[12:03] - Skills needed to become a servant leader

[15:24] - How you can create a more positive work-life harmony

[17:13] - Improving your leadership and contribution to the team through feedback

NOTABLE QUOTES:

"Businesses that follow a servant leadership philosophy tend to have stronger work cultures, with high employee morale, engagement, and retention." 

"Effective servant leaders don't just speak, but they listen to what their team is telling them."

"Effective servant leaders understand the importance of fixing previous problems before being able to move on to new goals and projects."

"In being self-aware, you need to be able to accept and grow from your own weaknesses."

"In addition to being aware of their strengths and weaknesses and those of their team members, the best leaders bring people in to cover their weaknesses."

"The best leaders help cultivate and create other leaders." 

"Make it easy for people to provide you with feedback because you never know from whom valuable feedback may come."

USEFUL LINKS:

Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness by Robert Greenleaf - https://tinyurl.com/ServantLeadershipBookRG 

The Power of Servant-Leadership by Robert Greenleaf - https://tinyurl.com/ThePowerOfSLBook  

Servant Leadership: Learn the Most Effective Soft Skills to Become a Servant Leader and Guide Your Team to Success by Liam Taylor - https://tinyurl.com/ServantLeadershipBookLT 

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EPISODE CREDITS

Intro music provided by Tony Palacios - https://www.instagram.com/tonytonedog/ 

Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/