Servant Leadership: Does it work?

<p>Episode #109 // The concept of “Servant Leadership” was first formulated by Robert Geenleaf 50 years ago, most likely as a reaction to the command-and-control leadership style of corporate America in the 1950s and 1960s.</p><p><br></p><p>Servant Leadership has a lot going for it. Putting the focus on the growth and well-being of the individual, and using this as a means to achieve organisational outcomes is indeed compelling. And despite the fact that there is little empirical research to support the hypothesis, a number of successful companies swear by this approach.</p><p><br></p><p>Join me as I unpick the key elements of servant leadership, explore the potential downside of adopting it as an overall style, and have a crack at cherry-picking the best features to help us improve and expand our existing leadership repertoire.</p><p><br></p><p>Link reference: <a href="https://www.yourceomentor.com/episode5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Episode #5 Using Power Wisely: Why how we get results actually matters</a></p><p><br></p><p>//</p><p><br></p><p>We are on a mission to hit <strong>1 million listens</strong> by the 31st December 2020.</p><p><br></p><p>To help us to reach this goal, and impact even more leaders just like you who would benefit from the strategies and tools that Marty covers in the podcast, please <strong>share the podcast with your network</strong>. You can also <strong>subscribe</strong>, <strong>follow</strong>, <strong>rate </strong>and <strong>review</strong> the podcast, that will help more leaders find us when they’re searching for a new leadership podcast to binge on.</p><p><br></p><p>If we hit our goal, we will be running a <strong>completely free live virtual leadership event</strong> in February 2021, and we would love for you to be there!</p><p><br></p><p>Keep up with the live listener number and see how close we are to our goal at <a href="https://www.yourceomentor.com/stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.yourceomentor.com/stats</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr>