“Within Our Reach: Servant-Leadership for the Twenty-first Century.”
The thirteenth essay in Insight on Leadership was coauthored by Bill Bottum and Dorothy Lenz and is titled “Within Our Reach: Servant-Leadership for the Twenty-first Century.” Bill Bottum was CEO of Townsend and Bottom, Inc. that was involved primarily in the construction of power plants around the world. He passed away on February 14, 2005. Dorothy Lenz is a minister emeritus at the First Congregational Church in Ann Arbor Michigan.
Their essay was built around what they called the “Guiding Principles for Business Based on the Beatitudes.” These principles included: "1. Self-transcendence, 2. Service Sensitivity to needs of others, 3. Commitment to values, 4. Achievement, productivity, 5. Nurturing the positive in people, 6. Integrity, 7. Team building, peacemaking, 8. Growth through adversity, endurance.”
Whatever ones religious believes may be it is easy to see that the “Sermon on the Mount” is full of servant leadership wisdom that we are still in need of learning today.
Their essay was built around what they called the “Guiding Principles for Business Based on the Beatitudes.” These principles included: "1. Self-transcendence, 2. Service Sensitivity to needs of others, 3. Commitment to values, 4. Achievement, productivity, 5. Nurturing the positive in people, 6. Integrity, 7. Team building, peacemaking, 8. Growth through adversity, endurance.”
Whatever ones religious believes may be it is easy to see that the “Sermon on the Mount” is full of servant leadership wisdom that we are still in need of learning today.
<< Home