EIGHT

Self-Fullness

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Servant leadership is about focusing on serving others and the greater good, keeping our ego out of the equation. This is only possible when leaders are healthy and motivated. When leaders are in distress and attempting to get their needs met in negative ways, they are doing more harm than good. However noble it may seem to put others’ needs and interests first, it becomes selfish and destructive when we do it at the expense of our own health. The irony of intent demonstrates that when we deny our own needs, we ...

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