Monthly Archives: January 2014

Greenleaf asks: ‘Who is the servant? How does one tell a truly giving, enriching servant from the neutral person or the one whose net influence is to take away from or diminish other people?’  In response to this, Greenleaf tells … Continue reading →

Greenleaf writes: ‘At the center of every institution is the notion of compromise.’  Many institutions employ folks in order to render a service to other folks.  In a compromise both parties receive something – at times this ‘something’ is beneficial … Continue reading →

Greenleaf writes: When one is aware, there is more than the usual alertness, more intense contact with the immediate situation and a lot more is stored away in the unconscious computer to produce intuitive insights in the future when needed. … Continue reading →

Greenleaf writes: The requirements of leadership impose some intellectual demands that are not measured by academic intelligence ratings. . . The leader needs two intellectual abilities that are usually not formally assessed in an academic way: he needs to have … Continue reading →

Greenleaf writes: ‘The interest in and affection for his followers which a leader has. . .is clearly something the followers haven’t to deserve.’  So, here we have two more marks of the servant-as-leader: an interest in the follower (what might … Continue reading →