It happens every August or September — the morning rush of parents and kids returning to the school routine. It’s a frantic dance for many, culminating with a drop off at school or daycare or the mad dash for a parking spot at one of our local colleges and universities. Even those whose children are grown can feel it as the traffic takes on a whole new dimension. But for those who are parents, it makes you wonder — am I able? Can I do all this day after day, week after week, year after year.

Blog, Servant LeadershipGuest UserSeptember 7, 2018Back to school, servant leadership, Are you able, business, familyComment

Think Bite-sized

Have you ever daydreamed about something you might want to achieve, change or have in your life? Notice how often your mind will click through what it will take to achieve your desired goal, and then that little annoying voice in your head kicks in and asserts, “it’s too much to do — just never mind.”

Blog, Servant LeadershipGuest UserAugust 28, 2018business, leadership, servant leadership, think about your thinking, robin swiftComment

Four Steps to Develop a Culture of Personal Accountability

Our hospital manager knocked on my open office door. I looked up as she entered for our weekly meeting. Of all my activities and responsibilities overseeing the health of the animals at San Diego Zoo Global, few were more enjoyable and valuable than my one-on-one meetings with my managers. Each week, I would discover something of crucial importance. Our managers took to heart their huge job responsibilities; as a result, doing my job was much less demanding than it could have been.

Blog, Servant LeadershipGuest UserAugust 21, 2018Don Janssen, 4 steps, developing culture, business, servant leadership, accountabilityComment

The Return is in the Turns

I heard something great the other day from cultural thought leader Erwin McManus that really resonated with me in relation to life and business: “the return is in the turns.” As we navigate through our lives at work and home, we have a vision — a path or a direction we expect things to go. But this statement challenged me to reflect and realize that many growth opportunities and the beauty of life come as that vision of a straight line is hit with bends and turns, causing us to navigate the changes.

Blog, Servant LeadershipGuest UserAugust 7, 2018business, servant leadership, opportunity, creativity, success, return, sara suterComment

Focus on Your “Little Foxes”

Do you have employees who spread negative influence within the organization? Are you experiencing employee behaviors that do not encourage others, but plant seeds of discouragement instead? You may have “little foxes” in your midst.

Blog, Servant LeadershipGuest UserJuly 27, 2018Little Foxes, Blog, servant leadership, employeesComment

Words To Avoid If You Are A People-Focused Leader

I began my career as a power leader. I was trained in the corporate world to only care about short-term quarterly results, revenues and profits. For the first 20 years of my career, I found limited satisfaction in leading others. Thankfully, I’ve gone through a transformation in my leadership style and today I consider myself a servant leader.

Blog, Servant LeadershipArt BarterJuly 17, 2018words, servant leadership, avoid, people focused, try, don't care, business, leadership, success, growthComment

Open Your Eyes

Open your eyes. For the past couple months, I’ve had that sentence — or should I say “command” — enter my thoughts. Open your eyes! For some reason, I’m being asked to turn my attention to the more basic components of life.

Blog, Servant LeadershipCarol MalinskiJuly 11, 2018Blog, Office Dynamic, servant leadership, care, mission and purposeComment

Navigating Change

One thing we all have learned is that change is constant. How we navigate change can determine the type of leader we are. Navigating change has been a topic that my husband David and I have focused on for the last year as we have recently merged our careers to join together in running the family construction management business established by his father over 30 years ago. To many this sounds crazy to live and work together, but for us this was a calling.

Blog, Servant LeadershipGuest UserFebruary 9, 2018Change, servant leadership, business, success, serve first

2018 Conference Speaker: Mark Miller

We are honored to have Mark as a keynote speaker at our 2018 servant leadership conference, “Shift into Drive: Navigating Servant Leadership.” He will help us develop our roadmap to implement servant leadership, drawing on his experience in creating more servant leaders at Chick-fil-A.

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