James Hunter

James Hunter
Grammy Award-winning British soul and R&B singer who has worked as a solo artist as well as with Howlin' Wilf & The Veejays.
ProfessionSoul Singer
Date of Birth2 October 1962
sacrifice authority service-and-sacrifice
Authority is always built on service and sacrifice.
people authority threatened
Power people are generally threatened by authority people...
want needs servant-leadership
Slaves do what others want. Servants do what others need.
power accomplish seasons
You can get a few seasons out of power, even accomplish some things, but over time power can be very damaging to relationships.
action intention
INTENTIONS + ACTION = WILL
action squat intention
INTENTIONS - ACTION = SQUAT
eye appreciate mind
(A manager) once confided in me she liked to picture in her mind's eye that every employee was wearing one of those sandwich billboard signs. On the front side, the sign would read 'Appreciate Me' and on the back side 'Make Me Feel Important.'
crowds
Those who follow the crowd will never be followed by the crowd.
people leader never-forget
we must never forget that people buy into the leader before they buy into a mission statement.
self joy servant-leadership
Serving others breaks you free from the shackles of self and self-absorption that choke out the joy of living.
talking organization healthy
To have a healthy and thriving business, there must be healthy relationships with the C.E.O.S. in the organization and I'm not referring to the Chief Executive Offficers. I am talking about the Customers, the Employees, the Owner (or stockholders), and the Suppliers.
war pyramids top-down
Our top-down pyramid style of management is a very old concept borrowed from centuries of war and monarchies.
boss challenges customers
...while everyone's focusing on keeping the boss happy, who's focusing on keeping the customer happy?
letting-go leader forgiving
Forgiving behavior is dealing with situations as they arise in an assertive manner and then letting go of any lingering resentment. As the leader, if you are not able to let go of the resentment, it will consume you and render you ineffective.