Tom Vander Well of QAQnA dropped by this morning and left a comment in which he referenced a line from the Bible. There are many variations of it, but it goes something like “The greatest among ye shall be the servant of all”. Then later as I was reading Napoleon Hill’s “Think and Grow Rich”, he also referenced that same line.
In the book, Napoleon Hill outlined The 10 Major Causes of Failure in Leadership where #2 was: UNWILLINGNESS TO RENDER HUMBLE SERVICE. He says: Truly great leaders are willing, when occasion demands, to perform any sort of labor that they would ask another to perform. “The greatest among ye shall be the servant of all” is a truth that all able leaders observe and respect.
I recall reading one of Tom’s posts where he mentioned that some of his clients didn’t like that word “servant”. Do you want to be a great leader? Then let go of the negative connotations associated with the word “servant”. You may think of servants as people who bow to their masters and do everything their masters want them to do. However, let’s face it, in the greater scheme of things, WE ARE ALL SERVANTS.
To this Maria I need only use one word - AMEN. Great post.
Posted by: Starbucker | August 24, 2006 11:01 AM | Permalink to Comment