Monthly Archives: February 2012

Greenleaf writes: . . .the act of withdrawal is useful. . . The ability to withdraw and reorient oneself, if only for a moment, presumes that one has learned the art of systematic neglect, to sort out the more important … Continue reading →

Greenleaf writes: Most of us at one time or another, some of us a good deal of the time, would really like to communicate, really get through to a significant level of meaning in the hearer’s experience.  It can be … Continue reading →

Throughout a number of his essays, Greenleaf invites us to consider the importance of listening, for servants, both followers and leaders.  Consider the following: Listeners learn about people in ways that modify – first, the listener’s attitudes, then [the listener’s] … Continue reading →

‘Everything begins with the initiative of an individual.  The forces of good or evil in the world are propelled by the thoughts, attitudes, and actions of individual beings.’  [The Servant as Leader circa 1969, p.12] Each of us contains the … Continue reading →

Greenleaf writes: The servant prepares him[her]self to lead by a process of growth through experience guided by a self-image as a builder and within a conceptual framework that suggests the strengths that will emerge if allowed. He continues: Leaders are … Continue reading →