“The true leader serves. Serves people. Serves their best interests, and in so doing will not always be popular, may not always impress. But because true leaders are motivated by loving concern rather than a desire for personal glory, they are willing to pay the price.”
– Eugene B. Habecker, Author
When you think of servanthood, do you envision it as an activity performed by relatively low-skilled people at the bottom?
- Servanthood is not about position or skill. It’s about attitude.
Just as you can sense when a worker doesn’t want to help people, you can just as easily detect whether a leader has a servant’s heart.
- The truth is that the best leaders desire to serve others, not themselves.
How we treat others is really a reflection of how we think about ourselves.
- It is not love of self but hatred of self which is at the root of the troubles that afflict our world.
Do you desire to become a leader for the perks and benefits? Or are you motivated by a desire to help others?
- If your attitude is to be served rather than to serve, you may be headed for trouble.
Re-source: Reorient
People, whether leaders or followers, have some things in common:
- They like to feel special, so sincerely compliment them.
- They want a better tomorrow, so show them hope.
- They desire direction, so navigate for them.
- They are selfish, so speak to their needs first.
- They get low emotionally, so encourage them.
- They want success, so help them win.
If your focus is on what you can put into people rather than what you can get out of them, they’ll love and respect you
- These create a great foundation for building relationships.
Go out of your way to bring the best people together and then build them up so that they will perform at the highest level.
- Insecure people are on a continual quest for validation, acknowledgement, and love.
craving and resource from “The 21 Indisputable Qualities of a Leader” by John C. Maxwell
