Robert K. Greenleaf
Robert K. Greenleaf
Robert K. Greenleafwas the founder of the modern Servant leadership movement and the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
Robert K. Greenleaf quotes about
serious failure-of-leadership
The most serious failure of leadership is the failure to foresee
sleep ego servant-leadership
Ego can’t sleep. It micro-manages. It disempowers. It reduces our capability. It excels in control.
leadership tests
The only test of leadership is that somebody follows.
community servant-leadership behavior
Where there is not community, trust, respect, ethical behavior are difficult for the young to learn and for the old to maintain.
effort servant-leadership sometimes
Servant leadership always empathizes, always accepts the person, but sometimes refuses to accept some of the person's effort or performance as good enough.
leadership firsts needs
Leadership must first and foremost meet the needs of others.
leadership future-leaders firsts
Good leaders must first become good servants.
leadership light differences
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?
american-businessman communication
Many attempts to communicate are nullified by saying too much.
strong real intelligent
Who is the enemy? Who is holding back more rapid movement to the better society that is reasonable and possible with available resources?...Evil, stupidity, apathy, the 'system' are not the enemy...The real enemy is fuzzy thinking on the part of good, intelligent, vital people...In short, the enemy is strong natural servants who have the potential to lead but do not lead, or who choose to follow a non-servant.
choices hypothesis made
Faith is the choice of the nobler hypothesis.' Not the noblest, one never knows what that is. But the nobler, the best one can see when the choice is made.
persons
The work exists for the person as much as the person exists for the work.
dream men behinds
Behind every great achievement is a dreamer of great dreams.
dream reality achievement
Not much happens without a dream. And for something great to happen, there must be a great dream. Behind every great achievement is a dreamer of great dreams. Much more than a dreamer is required to bring it to reality; but the dream must be there first.