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> [Servant leadership always empathizes, always accepts the person, but sometimes refuses to accept some of the person's effort or performance as good enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-k-greenleaf/servant-leadership-always-empathizes-always-accepts-the-person-but/)

[Robert K. Greenleaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-k-greenleaf/)

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## More by Robert K. Greenleaf

> [The only test of leadership is that somebody follows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-k-greenleaf/the-only-test-of-leadership-is-that-somebody-follows/)

[Robert K. Greenleaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-k-greenleaf/)

> [“But perhaps the greatest threat is that we lack the mechanism of consensus, a way of making up our collective minds.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-k-greenleaf/but-perhaps-the-greatest-threat-is-that-we-lack-the-mechanism-of/)

[Robert K. Greenleaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-k-greenleaf/the-servant-leader-is-servant-first-it-begins-with-the-natural/)

[Robert K. Greenleaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-k-greenleaf/the-best-leaders-are-clear-they-continually-light-the-way-and-in-the/)

[Robert K. Greenleaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-k-greenleaf/create-dangerously-and-as-i-ponder-the-fusing-of-servant-and-leader/)

[Robert K. Greenleaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-k-greenleaf/)

> [Behind every great achievement is a dreamer of great dreams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-k-greenleaf/behind-every-great-achievement-is-a-dreamer-of-great-dreams/)

[Robert K. Greenleaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-k-greenleaf/one-must-not-be-afraid-of-a-little-silence-some-find-silence-awkward/)

[Robert K. Greenleaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-k-greenleaf/not-much-happens-without-a-dream-and-for-something-great-to-happen/)

[Robert K. Greenleaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-k-greenleaf/moral-authority-is-another-way-to-define-servant-leadership-because/)

[Robert K. Greenleaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-k-greenleaf/)

> [The work exists for the person as much as the person exists for the work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-k-greenleaf/the-work-exists-for-the-person-as-much-as-the-person-exists-for-the/)

[Robert K. Greenleaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-k-greenleaf/)

> [Nothing much happens without a dream. For something really great to happen, it takes a really great dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-k-greenleaf/nothing-much-happens-without-a-dream-for-something-really-great-to/)

[Robert K. Greenleaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-k-greenleaf/the-variable-that-marks-some-periods-as-barren-and-some-as-rich-in/)

[Robert K. Greenleaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-k-greenleaf/)

> [On an important decision one rarely has 100% of the information needed for a good decision no matter how much one spends or how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-k-greenleaf/on-an-important-decision-one-rarely-has-100-of-the-information-needed/)

[Robert K. Greenleaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-k-greenleaf/)

> [Purpose and laughter are the twins that must not separate. Each is empty without the other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-k-greenleaf/purpose-and-laughter-are-the-twins-that-must-not-separate-each-is/)

[Robert K. Greenleaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-k-greenleaf/)

> [The servant leader is servant first. It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-k-greenleaf/the-servant-leader-is-servant-first-it-begins-with-the-natural-2/)

[Robert K. Greenleaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-k-greenleaf/)

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