A Leader is one who ventures and takes the risks of going out ahead to show the way … - Robert K. Greenleaf

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The reason we race isn't so much to beat each other. . . but to be with each other.

Robert K. Greenleaf

A Leader is one who ventures and takes the risks of going out ahead to show the way and whom others follow, voluntarily, because they are persuaded that the leader's path is the right one-for them, probably better than they could devise for themselves.

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The servant-leader is servant first. . . It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. That person is sharply different from one who is leader first.

Brings, Change, Choices, Lead, Leader, Leadership

The best leaders are clear. They continually light the way, and in the process, let each person know that what they do makes a difference. The best test as a leader is: Do those served grow as persons; do they become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become leaders?

Clear, Continually, Differences, Healthier, Leadership, Light

Good leaders must first become good servants.

Firsts, Future Leaders, Good, Leaders, Leadership, Servants

Moral authority is another way to define servant leadership because it represents a reciprocal choice between leader and follower. If the leader is principle centered, he or she will develop moral authority. If the follower is principle centered, he or she will follow the leader. In this sense, both leaders and followers are followers. Why? They follow truth. They follow natural law. They follow principles. They follow a common, agreed-upon vision. They share values. They grow to trust one another.

Choices, Law, Leader, Natural, Servant, Truth

Leadership must first and foremost meet the needs of others.

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