The Problem with Servant Leadership
Robert Greenleaf’s (1977) definition of servant leadership had good intentions back in the 70’s when he began writing various books about it. His work fared well for decades, among leadership circles and within discussions and still today. I mean, who could possibly argue with the ideals of helping and assisting others? No one seems to really embrace authoritarian leaders (for obvious reasons) and very few leaders tend to believe that their successes are really just steeped i