Comments for Why Lead Now

Comment on Leader as Servant by aguysidea

aguysidea — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:06:58 +0000

Michelle,

This is the first post I have read from you and I must say how impressed I am. You truly have a way with words and an ability to take a complex idea and explain it in its simplest form. Thank you.

Comment on Leader as Servant by Spike C. Cook

Spike C. Cook — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:40:27 +0000

Great post. I use servant leadership as part of my leadership platform as well. Continue to model the way!

Comment on Leader as Servant by Christopher M. Wiseman

Christopher M. Wiseman — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 06:23:10 +0000

Michelle, very succinct way of boiling servant leadership down to its essence. I’ve found the at the more I pour out the greater my capacity to receive. As a business coach, I’d be interested in your insights of how can I best help lead my clients to the “fertile ground” where once planted the seeds of servant leadership will be able to grow and thrive?

Comment on Leader as Servant by david k waltz

david k waltz — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:01:40 +0000

Great reminders here – servant leadership is a great attitude to take to establish the upside down org chart – serve the people who are doing the real work.

Comment on Leader as Servant by David Witt

David Witt — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:29:31 +0000

Thanks for the reminder Michelle!

I especially love the distinction Robert Greenleaf makes when he says,

“Who is the servant-leader? 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 to lead. That person is sharply different from one who is leader first.”

What a difference getting the order right makes!

Comment on Leader as Servant by Randy Conley

Randy Conley — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:32:39 +0000

This is a fantastic post Michelle. You’ve eloquently described the core of servant leadership and the universal principle that is the underpinning of the philosophy: it’s better to give than receive…and the more you give, the more you’re fulfilled in a deep, soul-quenching sort of way.

Thanks for the valuable reminder.

Randy

Comment on Complacency Kills by Alexandre da Rocha

Alexandre da Rocha — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:47:24 +0000

Reblogged this on Safe Sease comentado: Seems to fit in nicely with some issues in the maritime industry...

Comment on App Yourself—Welcome to The Age of AppLightenment by Jason Diamond Arnold

Jason Diamond Arnold — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:54:20 +0000

Steve, thanks for your feedback and comments. You bring up an age-old challenge, translating life lessons, be it in a classroom or something that just happens in life, into growing experiences. We’re really talking about a maturation process, or as my Mother would press me, “Grow up!” I think we really need to approach our formal learning experiences at work or at school, as opportunities to really become better people. That is, integrate all of our learning into a pursuit of happiness—to borrow a phase from our Founding Fathers.

Comment on App Yourself—Welcome to The Age of AppLightenment by Steve Alves

Steve Alves — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:13:08 +0000

Thanks Jason. You are right. That is, that we are held accountable for translating what we learn into meaningful, effective, and consistent behavior. When we consider applications, whether digital or those which are more intangible (like you suggest), the question we ought to be asking ourselves and each other is: How will this “application” help me translate my learning/experience into something productive and edifying? Your article inspires us to think more considerately about transforming ourselves into those who apply our learning versus those who acquire knowledge.

Comment on The Awkward Phase by Michelle Siciliano

Michelle Siciliano — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:22:45 +0000

Hi Randy,
Absolutely – I couldn’t agree with your addition more and will be the first to admit I’ve struggled with this!! As the years have passed, and just as role models in my life have told me it would be, I have progressively become more comfortable in my own skin…but it has been a process. Authenticity requires vulnerability; it’s scary! Yet those who have modeled it best are often those I admire and learn from the most. They are the ones who are most unafraid to “embrace their awkwardness,” and who have led me to believe deeply in the importance of being real. It is such a critical quality to have, and one I may be working on for the rest of my life. Living authentically builds trust, and gives other people permission to be themselves; it replaces judgment with compassion.
Thanks so much for your kind and insightful words!!
Michelle