Monthly Archives: February 2016

As an educator I continue to be drawn to a talk that Greenleaf gave at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1974. Yesterday I re-read and reflected again upon Greenleaf’s words and decided to quote extensively from his talk (he … Continue reading →

We – you and I, gentle reader – are imperfect human beings. Because we are imperfect we will choose to use our power in both healthy and in unhealthy ways; we will use our power in nurturing ways and in … Continue reading →

Greenleaf was interested in ‘applied ethics’ and hence was interested in ‘power’ – the concept and the use of. My unabridged dictionary defines power as one’s ability to act. We all have ‘power’ and by role or situation a person … Continue reading →

Greenleaf writes: Responsibility requires that a person think, speak and act as if personally accountable to all who may be affected by his or her words, thoughts and deeds. . .awareness is important. Over these many years folks have asked … Continue reading →

For more than forty years folks have been asking me to name the ‘Essentials of Servant-Leadership.’ This ‘naming’ has been and continues to be a challenge for me. Part of my challenge lies with the definition of ‘essential.’ My unabridged … Continue reading →