“How can they be so stupid?” “Why won’t he listen to reason?” “I feel like I am beating my head against the wall!” Most of us have heard (or felt) these types of frustrations at some point in our workplace. And while it may seem to us that other people are the problem, the true… Read more »
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Autobots, Transform!
When I attended the second 2015 session of the Dallas Servant Leadership Learning Community, I didn’t expect flashbacks to an 80s cartoon. But that’s exactly what I got when I listened to our featured speakers use storytelling to convey their messages. Their technique exposed an important insight common to both my childhood show and servant… Read more »
An Interview by Greenleaf Center: Home Depot’s Carol Tome
Kelly Spors, writer and editor for Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, recently interviewed Carol Tome, a top executive with The Home Depot. Tome dives into the cultural shift that was achieved at The Home Depot despite major obstacles, including an outside leader who was not on board, and how they overcame each challenge to create… Read more »
Dr. Ron Anderson…A Saint that Walked Among Us
By Duane Trammell On August 14, 2015, I attended the unveiling dedication of the Dr. Ron Anderson Statue at the new Parkland Hospital. It was 10:00 in the morning. The sunlight filled the atrium lobby with goodness. With so many problems and negative forces at work in the world, there are moments when sunlight and… Read more »
PART TWO Of The Interview Between Ann And Kevin
Podcast: Ann McGee-Cooper – The Transforming Power of Servant Leadership-Part Two Today we are featuring the second (and last) installment of the interview between Ann McGee-Cooper and Kevin Monroe. Listen in as Ann shares stories of workers and workplaces transformed by servant leadership. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did. As always, if you… Read more »
Kevin Monroe interviews Ann McGee-Cooper, Ed.D
Podcast: Ann McGee-Cooper – The Transforming Power of Servant Leadership-Part One Dr. Ann McGee-Cooper was honored to be interviewed by Kevin Monroe from the Center for Servant Leadership Excellence. This interview is so rich that it is being split into two episodes. The first episode explores what Ann learned through her relationship with Robert K. Greenleaf and how… Read more »
How LEAN produced significant profits through Great Teaming
Several months ago we arrived early at the TDIndustries San Antonio Office to set up for a class the next day. Jerry Millership, HVAC Service Manager, and two other Partners were working on a project on one side of the room, and we asked permission to pull up a chair and quietly observe so… Read more »
A Great Place to Work: The New Culture Dream
When the Great Place to Work® conference kicked off their first full day at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas, the pop music was pumping, spotlights were tracking across the audience, and thousands of eyes swept the stage in expectation…read more
Can we be a great place to work, without nap pods?
X By Matt Kosec, Adjunct Partner, AMCA The enthusiasm was palpable as members of the Servant Leadership Learning Community walked in the room during a rainy April morning. Although we all enjoyed networking with peers who share the journey of servant leadership, everyone in the room was perched on the edge of our chairs as Duane Trammel… Read more »
What Difference Does S-L Make In The Performance Of A Construction Company?
Keith McCoy, Vice President of Operations at Balfour Beatty, tells a compelling story of his personal journey of growth as a servant leader and how it began to transform the strength, consistent success and synergy of the top leadership of his company well over a decade ago. Keith speaks as a project leader and tells… Read more »