Monthly Archives: September 2019

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. –Lao Tzu Gentle Reader. Below you will find a photo of Bob and Esther.  Of Esther, Bob said: ‘She taught me about love and friendship.’  … Continue reading →

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them. –Hemingway Greenleaf notes that the servant-leader “…is trusted…”  For Greenleaf, a servant-as-leader is a trust-builder.  We know of leaders who seek to achieve their outcomes … Continue reading →

Responsible people build; they are moved by the heart. –Greenleaf In 1980 Greenleaf wrote: My position is: if we are to move toward a more caring, serving society than we now have, competition must be muted. . .   I believe … Continue reading →

Know Thyself –The Oracle In his 1962 essay, ‘Uniqueness, Paradox and Choice’ Greenleaf writes: ‘…it is important that one find in his work that which is uniquely oneself.’ I am remembering a story that comes out of Russia.  In 1905 … Continue reading →

I have suffered enough from error…-Robert K. Greenleaf In his essay, ‘Uniqueness, Paradox and Choice,’ Greenleaf continues with his theme of errors & learning and he writes: ‘I have suffered enough from error so that I know how hard this … Continue reading →