Servant-leader ship is all about making the goals clear and then rolling your sleeves up and doing whatever it takes to help people win. In that situation, they don't work for you, you work for them. — Ken Blanchard
The best leader brings out the best in those he has stewardship over. — J. Richard Clarke
Remember that mentor leadership is all about serving. Jesus said, “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). — Tony Dungy
The leader sees leadership as responsibility rather than as rank and privilege. — Peter Drucker
Servant leadership always empathizes, always accepts the person, but sometimes refuses to accept some of the person's effort or performance as good enough. — Robert K. Greenleaf
Who then is the greatest leader? The one who has served the most. — James Hunter
He who Serves his fellows is, of all his fellows, greatest — E. Urner Goodman
You're serving. You're not a servant. Serving is a supreme art. God is the first servant. God serves men but he's not a servant to men. - Eliseo Orefice — Roberto Benigni
A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries water for his people so that they can get on with their jobs. — Robert Townsend
Every great leader knows that his or her role comes with responsibility for those who follow him or her, and in ensuring they provide value in return for their loyalty. — Lewis Howes
Short Servant Leader Quotes
A leader is best when people barely know that he exists. — Witter Bynner
In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant. — Charles De Gaulle
A leadership will be successful if it is able to serve the bottom. — Joko Widodo
Godly leadership is not about attaining recognition or glory; it's about serving others. — John M. Perkins
The measure of a man is not how many servants he has but how many men he serves . — Dwight L. Moody
He who is not a good servant will not be a good master. — Plato
Leadership must first and foremost meet the needs of others. — Robert K. Greenleaf
To lead people, walk behind them. — Lao Tzu
A leader must listen to those under their supervision. — John Wooden
Servant Leader Image Quotes
A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others.
Servant Leadership Quotes
The servant-leader is servant first... It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. That person is sharply different from one who is leader first. — Robert K. Greenleaf
He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still. — Lao Tzu
The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say 'I'. They don't think 'I'. They think 'we'; they think 'team'. — Tom Peters
Be a leader by example. Be confident and humble. Love the unloved.
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. — Max De Pree
Where there is not community, trust, respect, ethical behavior are difficult for the young to learn and for the old to maintain. — Robert K. Greenleaf
Ego can’t sleep. It micro-manages. It disempowers. It reduces our capability. It excels in control. — Robert K. Greenleaf
The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.
Serving others breaks you free from the shackles of self and self-absorption that choke out the joy of living. — James Hunter
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves. — Lao Tzu
Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
To have a healthy and thriving business, there must be healthy relationships with the C.E.O.S. in the organization and I'm not referring to the Chief Executive Offficers. I am talking about the Customers, the Employees, the Owner (or stockholders), and the Suppliers. — James Hunter
A Godly leader ... finds strength by realizing his weakness
finds authority by being under authority
finds direction by laying down his plans
finds vision by seeing the needs of others
finds credibility by being an example
finds loyalty by expressing compassion
finds honor by being faithful
finds greatness by being a servant — Roy Lessin
I pray to be a good servant to God, a father, a husband, a son, a friend, a brother, an uncle, a good neighbor, a good leader to those who look up to me, a good follower to those who are serving God and doing the right thing. — Mark Wahlberg
You only need a heart full of grace — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Bosses push, Leaders pull. Real leadership is servant leadership. — Dave Ramsey
Servant-leadership is more than a concept, it is a fact. Any great leader, by which I also mean an ethical leader of any group, will see herself or himself as a servant of that group and will act accordingly. — M. Scott Peck
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. — Max De Pree
I don't necessarily have to like my players and associates but as their leader I must love them. Love is loyalty, love is teamwork, love respects the dignity of the individual. This is the strength of any organization. — Vince Lombardi
According to [the Bible], a leader is first and foremost a servant. His concern is not for himself; his concern is not to give orders, to boss other people around, to have his own way. His concern is to meet the needs of others. — Wayne Mack
I chose to take the oath of office with my personal copy of the Bhagavad Gita because its teachings have inspired me to be a servant-leader, dedicating my life in the service of others and to my country. — Tulsi Gabbard
While big-business leaders and firms can be highly productive, servants of consumers in a free market economy, they are also all too often, seekers after subsidies, contracts, privileges, or cartels furnished by big government. Often, business lobbyists and leaders are the sparkplugs for the statist, interventionist system. — Murray Rothbard
Organizations exist to serve. Period. Leaders live to serve. Period. — Tom Peters
Life is special when you reach out beyond yourself to be a true servant leader for others. — Ken Blanchard
Serving others prepares you to lead others. — Jim George
There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people. — George W. Bush
Socialism would gather all power to
the supreme party and party leaders,
rising like stately pinnacles
above their vast bureaucracies of
civil servants no longer servants, no longer civil. — Winston Churchill
What constitutes a good manager in this field? He must be knowledgeable in the art with which he is concerned, an impresario, labor negotiator, diplomat, educator, publicity and public relations expert, politician, skilled businessman, a social sophisticate, a servant of the community, a tireless leader - becomingly humble before authority - a teacher, a tyrant, and a continuing student of the arts. — John D. Rockefeller
Under our form of government, the source of authority is supposed to be We the people. Not the slaves of a King. Our elected leaders are supposed to be public servants and not private masters. — James Dye
If you wish to be a leader you will be frustrated, for very few people wish to be led. If you aim to be a servant you will never be frustrated. — Frank F. Warren
Today America lost a great elder statesman, a committed public servant, and leader of the Senate. And today I lost a treasured friend. Ted Kennedy was an iconic, larger than life United States senator whose influence cannot be overstated. Many have come before, and many will come after, but Ted Kennedy's name will always be remembered as someone who lived and breathed the United States Senate and the work completed within its chamber. — Orrin Hatch
How could there be any difference between The Messenger and me? I am his slave, his servant, his son. He is the leader, the only spokesman for the Black Muslims. — Malcolm X
He who is the servant of all is their true master. He never becomes a leader in whose love there is a consideration of high or low. He whose love knows no end and never stops to consider high or low has the whole world lying at his feet. — Swami Vivekananda
The guide, the guru, the leader, the teacher, has passed away; the boy, the student, the servant, is left behind. — Swami Vivekananda
It's really hard to be a servant leader because we come into this world as a baby in a self-survival mode. Life is a journey toward service. — Ken Blanchard
Leaders strengthen credibility by demonstrating that they are not in it for themselves, instead they have the interests of the institution, department, or team and its constituents at heart. Being a servant may not be what many leaders had in mind when they chose to take responsibility for the vision and direction of their organization or team - but serving others is the most glorious and rewarding of all leadership tasks. — James M. Kouzes
Throughout his many years, he enriched the lives of countless others and served as a model of generosity and discipline to those he met, fostering an atmosphere of compassion, harmony, and unity. Sri Chinmoy was a leader, humanitarian, artist, athlete, and public servant who will be sorely missed. His legacy of kindness, reflection, and resolve will endure for many years to come. — William J. Clinton
The race to be a leader is crowded, but the field is wide open for those willing to be servants — Rick Warren
I started understanding that my strength is my gentleness. A leader isn't a dictator, a leader is a servant. — Tony Gaskins
Anyone who wants to be a leader must be the servant, not the boss, of those he wants to serve. — Aminu Kano
Nowadays everybody wants to become a leader. No one wants to become a servant. In reality, the world is badly in need of servants, not leaders. A real servant is a real leader. — Mata Amritanandamayi
What the world needs are servants, not leaders. Everyone's wish is to become a leader....Let us become a real servant instead. — Mata Amritanandamayi
A leader must have a servant's heart. And if he has a servant's heart, he will act like a servant and react like a servant when he is treated like a servant. — Wayne Mack
The leader is the servant who removes the obstacles that prevent people from doing their jobs. — Max De Pree
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