“Servant-Leadership and Enterprise Strategy”
With Trevor out of the Country, I thought I might pickup my annotations from the book Insights on Leadership.
Jill Graham, associate professor of management at Loyola University in Chicago, authored the twelfth chapter in the book. Her essay titled “Servant-Leadership and Enterprise Strategy” includes many noteworthy quotations, but two that stood out included:
“participating stakeholders, encouraged by the servant-leaders, are responsible both for inquiring about those of others-the object being to serve in a balanced way all those needs and interests that do not violate moral injunctions such as not harming others”
“Selfishness, in-group myopia, naïve gullibility, and complacent confidence in the perpetual adequacy of the status quo all are lessened when people are challenged, motivated, and empowered to assess and balance interests of all stakeholders in terms of universal moral principles; and to think creatively about innovative adaptations to enhance their organization’s ability to serve all its stakeholder interests over the long term.”
These quotes are good reminders that the goal of servant-leadership run organizations should be the production of positive benefits to all of those affected.
Jill Graham, associate professor of management at Loyola University in Chicago, authored the twelfth chapter in the book. Her essay titled “Servant-Leadership and Enterprise Strategy” includes many noteworthy quotations, but two that stood out included:
“participating stakeholders, encouraged by the servant-leaders, are responsible both for inquiring about those of others-the object being to serve in a balanced way all those needs and interests that do not violate moral injunctions such as not harming others”
“Selfishness, in-group myopia, naïve gullibility, and complacent confidence in the perpetual adequacy of the status quo all are lessened when people are challenged, motivated, and empowered to assess and balance interests of all stakeholders in terms of universal moral principles; and to think creatively about innovative adaptations to enhance their organization’s ability to serve all its stakeholder interests over the long term.”
These quotes are good reminders that the goal of servant-leadership run organizations should be the production of positive benefits to all of those affected.
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