All Robert K. Greenleaf Quotes
- Love without laughter can be grim and oppressive. Laughter without love can be derisive and venomous. Together they make for greatness of spirit. Derisive
- Behind every great achievement is a dreamer of great dreams. Achievement
- The best leaders are clear. They continually light the way, and in the process, let each person know that what they do makes a difference.… Autonomous
- 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 to… Aspire
- The only test of leadership is that somebody follows. Follows
- A statement of vision is the overarching purpose, the big dream, the visionary concept-something presently out of reach-so stated that it excites the imagination and… Big
- One must not be afraid of a little silence. Some find silence awkward or oppressive. But a relaxed approach to dialogue will include the welcoming… Afraid
- Faith is the choice of the nobler hypothesis.' Not the noblest, one never knows what that is. But the nobler, the best one can see… Best
- The work exists for the person as much as the person exists for the work. Exists
- Moral authority is another way to define servant leadership because it represents a reciprocal choice between leader and follower. If the leader is principle centered,… Agreed
- Even the frankest and bravest of subordinates do not talk with their boss the same way they talk with colleagues. Boss
- Purpose and laughter are the twins that must not separate. Each is empty without the other. Each
- 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… Ahead
- Servant leadership always empathizes, always accepts the person, but sometimes refuses to accept some of the person's effort or performance as good enough. Accept
- For the person with creative potential there is no wholeness except in using it. Creative
- Not much happens without a dream. And for something great to happen, there must be a great dream. Behind every great achievement is a dreamer… Achievement
- On an important decision one rarely has 100% of the information needed for a good decision no matter how much one spends or how long… All
- Where there is not community, trust, respect, ethical behavior are difficult for the young to learn and for the old to maintain. Behavior
- Don't assume, because you are intelligent, able, and well-motivated, that you are open to communication, that you know how to listen. Able
- Good leaders must first become good servants. Become Good
- Leadership must first and foremost meet the needs of others. Firsts
- Nothing much happens without a dream. For something really great to happen, it takes a really great dream. Dream
- Many attempts to communicate are nullified by saying too much. Attempts