Leader Quotes by Robert K. Greenleaf

The only test of leadership is that somebody follows.

— Robert K. Greenleaf

“But perhaps the greatest threat is that we lack the mechanism of consensus, a way of making up our collective minds.”

— Robert K. Greenleaf

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

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

“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

Behind every great achievement is a dreamer of great dreams.

— Robert K. Greenleaf

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

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

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

The work exists for the person as much as the person exists for the work.

— Robert K. Greenleaf

Nothing much happens without a dream. For something really great to happen, it takes a really great dream.

— Robert K. Greenleaf

“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