Category Archives: Servant Leadership

The unconditional and selfless serving of others that they may find their greatness and achieve the fullest potential

On Generosity

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Mike Reuter

Robert Lewis Stevenson wrote, “Don’t judge your day by the harvest your reap, but by the seeds that you give away,”. The generosity of your selfless giving is the outward expression of your inner servant leadership and your deep caring … Continue reading →

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The Heart of Great Leadership Is Love

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Mike Reuter

Robert Clancy writes, “Great leaders may be found at the top of a mountain looking back upon their challenges, but the greatest leaders are often found at the foot of that mountain still helping others reach the summit.” Leading with … Continue reading →

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In Humble and Joyous Recognition of a Role Model of Great Leadership – Colin Powell

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Mike Reuter

Colin Powell is an extraordinary man who served with love. For him, both in his professional and personal life, it was all about people. His was a journey of success by surpassing. It is evidenced in his commitment to his … Continue reading →

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Learnings from Pygmalion

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Mike Reuter

In his book, The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor reminds great leaders of the great learnings from the Roman poet, Ovid, in his story about Pygmalion. Pygmalion had the gift of looking at a piece of marble and seeing the sculpture … Continue reading →

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On Being in the Right Place

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Mike Reuter

A friend recently shared a story by Steven K. Scott which reminds great leaders of the great value of culture in organizations and its impact on people. A father said to his daughter: You graduated with honors, here is a … Continue reading →

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A Lesson from Candles

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Mike Reuter

We are holding a lit and unlit candle. We light the unlit candle with the lit one. What we see is that the lighted one has not lost its original glow. It has simply passed its light to the other … Continue reading →

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The Joy and Value of Diversity and Inclusion

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Mike Reuter

John Dewey wrote: “We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience.” Last July 2019, our weekly Three Minute Leadership note spoke of “The Joy and Great Value of Seeing Things Differently.” Today’s world is providing extraordinary … Continue reading →

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Authentic Servant Leadership Comes from the Inside Out

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Mike Reuter

In their essay, Finding Your Voice, James Kouzes and Barry Posner write that, in their thirty-five years studying leadership, “We keep rediscovering that credibility is the foundation of leadership… We’ve come to refer to it as the First Law of … Continue reading →

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If Serving Is Below You, Leadership is Beyond You

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Mike Reuter

In their book, Servant Leadership in Action, Ken Blanchard and Renee Broadwell have collected an incredible collection of essays by prominent writers on the subject of servant leadership. Simon Sinek, in his essay, The Evolution of Servant Leadership, suggests that … Continue reading →

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On Being an Encourager

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Mike Reuter

George M. Adams wrote: “There are high spots in all our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement of someone else.” His words speak to the joyous power of encouragement. Encouragement is that magical gift that great … Continue reading →

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