Quotes on Servant Leadership

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.

The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it.

Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs _x000D_ _x000D_ of those who would be affected by it

Where there is not community, trust, respect, ethical behavior are difficult for the young to learn and for the old to maintain.

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.

You only need a heart full of grace

Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. [...] You only need a heart full of grace.

The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.

I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.

...the best leaders are servant leaders - they serve those they lead.

If you're truly obsessed over customers, it'll cover a lot of errors.

To lead people, walk beside them ... As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate ... When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves!

The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.