Servant Leadership in Action

Part TwoElements of Servant Leadership

Different Points of View about Servant Leadership

•   In Marshall Goldsmith’s essay, “One Question Every Servant Leader Should Ask,” he emphasizes that great leaders are willing servants of people, organizations, and causes. To help these leaders stay focused on making a positive difference, he has developed a simple formulation to help them avoid the pervasive triggers that would pull them off course.

•   Brené Brown, in “In the Service of Others: When Leaders Dare to Rehumanize Work,” introduces the concept that servant leadership cannot exist in a culture of shame—of blaming, gossiping, bullying, humiliation—primarily because shame breeds fear and the foundation of servant leadership is courage.

•   Tom ...