servant leadership

The Application of Servant Leadership Requires Sacrifice, Humily, and Service

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AMCA and Luminant Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant have been partnering together to build a culture of Servant Leadership since 1990.  Kurt Schultz, an employee at CPNPP, recently sent us an excellent definition of servant leadership in a short paper his 15 year old son, C/Sgt Steven Schultz, wrote about the role that service and… Read more »

Issom Willis, 24 years of Extraordinary Customer Service for SWA

Posted by & filed under From the Treehouse, servant leadership, Southwest Airlines.

Since I first began flying SWA in and out of Lovefield, I’ve noticed the Extraordinary enthusiasm and ‘can do‘spirit of skycaps at SWA.  One who immediately won my heart over and over is Issom Willis who proudly welcomes Customers at Lovefield baggage curbside check in.  But what he does is just the way Southwest teaches… Read more »

Southwest Airlines Goes All Out for Halloween: Tom and Renee Earned a Standing Ovation

Posted by & filed under From the Treehouse, servant leadership, Southwest Airlines.

Three tired travelers raced to gate 43 at Houston Hobby Airport, hoping to fly home on standby. Two Southwest Airline Gate Agents, Renee and Tom, decked out in festive T-Shirts quickly and efficiently found three open seats and “cackled” gleefully, knowing they had just won our hearts with great Customer Service! Thanks to skycap, Ozzie,… Read more »

The Calling of a Servant’s Heart

Posted by & filed under Carrollton Police Department, From the Treehouse, Matt Kosec, servant leadership.

For most police officers or fire fighters their badge number is something they will always remember and cherish.  Organizations assign numerous employee or payroll numbers, but none hold the significance of a badge number.  In most cases it is a connotation of seniority; or a reminder for the new officer the lack thereof.  Regardless, the… Read more »

Energy Memories and the State Fair of Texas

Posted by & filed under Duane Trammell, From the Treehouse, Life/Work Balance, servant leadership.

One of my favorite learning activities we do in our You Don’t Have to Go Home from Work Exhausted! workshop is to recall favorite moments in your life and use these as reference points to create new energy. Sometimes, Ann will lead participants in an imaging exercise recalling favorite ways we played as children; other… Read more »

TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE

Posted by & filed under From the Treehouse, servant leadership, Southwest Airlines.

Leaders have a powerful opportunity to transform the results of their businesses and win a high new level of ownership and loyalty from Employees and Customers by replacing the traditional single bottom line accounting to a triple bottom line. A triple bottom line balances profitability, people (how Employees, Customers, vendors, supplies, and people in the… Read more »

Contagious Acts of Kindness: Servant Leadership at 7 AM

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             Cynthia Watson, one of the executive leaders in our Virtual Servant Leadership Learning Community, shared a story of a morning recently when she was feeling very peaceful while in line at Starbucks when a person stepped in front of her. Not wanting to confront the person, she continued to enjoy her state of being… Read more »

Sustaining Voice from Maui on a Long, Lonely Drive through a Snow Storm

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Yesterday in our Virtual Servant Leadership Learning Community (VSLLC) call we were focusing on discovering and growing personal genius. There were two stories that caught my attention. John Lochner told of being in Maui in December, enjoying time with his wife, when he got a call that a very special close friend had died unexpectedly…. Read more »