What if you learned that there was only one nuclear power plant in the nation practicing servant leadership? Would you be curious about how their performance stacks up against their industry competitors? We had just such an opportunity during the recent International Greenleaf Conference on Servant Leadership in Dallas, June 8-10th. Rafael Flores, Chief Nuclear… Read more »
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A Master Teacher of Servant-Leadership through Caregiving: Larry Kinard
by Duane Trammell Many of our Clients and friends are baby boomers who are caring for aging and ailing parents now. When this happened to me, I remarked…”they should have had a college course in this. I could have used it much more than Algebra.” But somehow, the right people come into our lives when… Read more »
Life/Work Balance: The Secret of Always Having Something Fun to Anticipate!
At the most recent Southwest Airlines Culture Committee Meeting, my good friend Scott Andrezjwski, who is an Aircraft Mechanic for Southwest Airlines, told me he had taken up a new hobby and was really enjoying it. Our team has been doing research for strategies to create and maintain extraordinary Life/Work Balance so my curiosity was… Read more »
Servant Leadership Going Global!
It was very encouraging to discover that our blog and website is being used by people from around the world. Poland, Latvia, Russia, Canada, South Korea, the Netherlands, France, Pakistan, Turkey, and several countries in South America. We are both delighted and humbled to learn that our learning community is expanding to so many corners… Read more »
The Unlimited Power of Community
Book Review of Community: The Structure of Belonging by Peter Block In my reading I have come upon three very powerful books that are awakening fresh insight and unlimited potential regarding most of our significant current challenges. The first is Community Building, edited by my good friend, Kazimierz Gozdz with articles by Peter Senge, Michael… Read more »
Heroes of the Heart: Southwest Airlines Honor a Group who Provide Extraordinary Internal Customer Service Behind the Scene
This was the 18th year for Southwest Airlines to gather at 10:30 am to celebrate an event created in their Culture Committee called Heroes of the Heart. Everyone comes wearing red. Big heart-shaped cookies are served. A quartet from the Marketing Team performed love songs and the big moment arrived. A suspense filled video described… Read more »
Lessons in Servant Leadership – Dinner with Abbot Damien – Part 4
Part 4 of a 4 part series from Lt. Matt Kosec AMCA Adjunct Partner of Criminal Justice and Public Sector Affairs, from his week of graduate studies in advanced servant leadership in a Benedictine Monastery. “The servant always accepts and empathizes, never rejects. The servant as leader always empathizes, always accepts the person but sometimes… Read more »
Lessons in Servant Leadership – Courage in Growth – Part 3
Part 3 of a 4 part series from Lt. Matt Kosec AMCA Adjunct Partner of Criminal Justice and Public Sector Affairs, from his week of graduate studies in advanced servant leadership in a Benedictine Monastery. “…the servant views any problem in the world as in here, inside oneself, not out there. And if a flaw… Read more »
Lessons in Servant Leadership – Vow of Stability – Part 2
Part 2 of a 4 part series from Lt. Matt Kosec AMCA Adjunct Partner of Criminal Justice and Public Sector Affairs, from his week of graduate studies in advanced servant leadership in a Benedictine Monastery. “…the only authority deserving one’s allegiance is that which is freely and knowingly granted by the led to the leader… Read more »
Lessons in Servant Leadership from a Monk – Part 1
Part 1 of a 4 part series from Lt. Matt Kosec AMCA Adjunct Partner of Criminal Justice and Public Sector Affairs, from his week of graduate studies in advanced servant leadership in a Benedictine Monastery. “…only a true natural servant automatically responds to any problem by listening first…The best test of whether we are communicating… Read more »