“W. Edwards Deming—that arguably, over 90 percent of problems are due to bad systems, not bad people. However, Greenleaf correctly points out that people are the programmers.” — Robert K. Greenleaf Copy Share Image
“But perhaps the greatest threat is that we lack the mechanism of consensus, a way of making up our collective minds.” — Robert K. Greenleaf Copy Share Image
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… — Robert K. Greenleaf Copy Share Image
The best leaders are clear. They continually light the way, and in the process, let each person know that what they do makes a… — Robert K. Greenleaf Copy Share Image
“Create Dangerously.” And, as I ponder the fusing of servant and leader, it seems a dangerous creation: dangerous for the natural servant to become… — Robert K. Greenleaf Copy Share Image
One must not be afraid of a little silence. Some find silence awkward or oppressive. But a relaxed approach to dialogue will include the… — Robert K. Greenleaf Copy Share Image
Not much happens without a dream. And for something great to happen, there must be a great dream. Behind every great achievement is a… — Robert K. Greenleaf Copy Share Image
Moral authority is another way to define servant leadership because it represents a reciprocal choice between leader and follower. If the leader is principle… — Robert K. Greenleaf Copy Share Image
The work exists for the person as much as the person exists for the work. — Robert K. Greenleaf Copy Share Image
Nothing much happens without a dream. For something really great to happen, it takes a really great dream. — Robert K. Greenleaf Copy Share Image
“The variable that marks some periods as barren and some as rich in prophetic vision is in the interest, the level of seeking, the… — Robert K. Greenleaf Copy Share Image
