Chapter 4Servant Leadership at the Speed of Trust

STEPHEN M. R. COVEY

I met Stephen R. Covey in 1976. Over time, we spoke at many of the same sessions and became great supporters of each other’s work. When Steve passed away a few years ago, I was sad our field had lost such an important voice. Little did I know then that his son, Stephen M. R. Covey, with whom I have shared the platform many times since, would take up the banner and even go beyond where his father had journeyed. You’ll understand what I’m saying after you read this wonderful essay about the role of trust in being an effective servant leader. —KB

THERE IS AN intuition that I’ve had for a long time now. As a student of Robert K. Greenleaf’s principles of servant leadership, I felt ...

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