Servant Leadership

The Corporate world is full of buzz-words. "Servant-Leadership" is one of such buzz words that are in vogue for a period and then they fizzle out. However, Servant-Leadership is one that should not fizzle out and the reason is simple: "Servant leadership is a philosophy and set of practices that enriches the lives of individuals, builds better organizations and ultimately creates a more just and caring world."*

It is interesting to note that even the son of the wisest king that ever lived got this advice:

“If you will be a servant to this people, be considerate of their needs and respond with compassion, work things out with them, they’ll end up doing anything for you.”**

For those of us who know the rest of the story, we'd remember that he didn't take the advice and lost the kingdom altogether. If you don't, I suggest you read the full story - see below for the source.

This principle was very clearly depicted in an article I read recently on LinkedIn titled: 
Better to have a GOOD BOSS in a bad company, rather than a BAD BOSS in a good company ! Agree ?

The bottom-line is

“Only secure leaders exhibit servanthood.” - John C. Maxwell***

"The best leaders desire to serve others, not themselves." – Joe Heho***

References:

*https://www.greenleaf.org/what-is-servant-leadership/

** 1 Kings 12:7 - The Message

*** https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6423053154635509760

Have it all?

It's been over 6 years since the article Why women still can't have it all was published. It's amazing how that phrase has sparked various conversations* since the article** with that phrase in it's title.

Let's take a step back and ask: 

"What does it really mean for any person - woman or man - to "have it all"?