Monthly Archives: August 2022

For Greenleaf, ‘Being’ precedes ‘Doing’ [for some, ‘Consciousness’ precedes ‘Being’].  ‘Being’ is the servant, either by first or second nature [First nature is that nature we are born with]; some are ‘natural’ servants and it is a matter of developing … Continue reading →

In Greenleaf’s first essay on the theme of servant, The Servant as Leader [the one addressed to college and university student-leaders, not the one that appears in the ‘orange essay’] Greenleaf offers us five concluding observations.  Even now, after 47 … Continue reading →

Greenleaf was clear when it came to the servant listening first.  He was also clear when it came to ‘the search and the seeker.’  In order to be a seeker I must not believe that I have ‘found it.’  What … Continue reading →

The great Spanish poet, Antonio Machado, ends one of his most powerful poems with a question: ‘What have you done with the garden entrusted to you?’  Greenleaf employs a number of metaphors in his writings; one of them is a … Continue reading →

Greenleaf was clear and concise when he wrote that servant-leaders ‘listen, first.’  ‘Listening, first’ is what servant-leaders do no matter the situation.  Servant-leaders listen to what is emerging from within.  They listen internally in order to understand and become clear … Continue reading →