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> [A Leader is one who ventures and takes the risks of going out ahead to show the way and whom others follow, voluntarily, because they are persuaded that the leader's path is the right one-for them, probably better than they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-k-greenleaf/a-leader-is-one-who-ventures-and-takes-the-risks-of-going-out-ahead/)

[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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