The Servant as Leader Quotes

“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 one waits. And, if one waits too long, he has a different problem and has to start all over. This is the terrible dilemma of the hesitant decision maker.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, The Servant as Leader

“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 of great dreams. Much more than a dreamer is required to bring it to reality; but the dream must be there first.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, The Servant as Leader

“Where there is not community, trust, respect, ethical behavior are difficult for the young to learn and for the old to maintain.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, The Servant as Leader

“For the person with creative potential there is no wholeness except in using it.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, The Servant as Leader

“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 when the choice is made.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, The Servant as Leader

“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 of some silence. It is often a devastating question to ask oneself, but it is sometimes important to ask it - 'In saying what I have in mind will I really improve on the silence?”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, The Servant as Leader

“The variable that marks some periods as barren and some as rich in prophetic vision is in the interest, the level of seeking, the responsiveness of the hearers. The variable is not in the presence or absence or the relative quality and force of the prophetic voices. The prophet grows in stature as people respond to his message...It is the seekers, then, who make the prophet.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, The Servant as Leader

“The servant-leader is servant first—as Leo was portrayed. It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. He is sharply different from the person who is leader first, perhaps because of the need to assuage an unusual power drive or to acquire material possessions. For such it will be a later choice to serve—after leadership is established.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, The Servant as Leader

“El liderazgo por persuasión convence a través del dialogo y no a través de la coerción.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, El Servidor Como Lider - The Servant as Leader Spanish Edition

“Al tomar una importante decisión raramente se cuenta con el 100% de la información necesaria para hacer una buena decisión, no importa el costo o el tiempo invertido. Y, si uno espera demasiado tiempo, el problema se torna distinto, y se tiene que comenzar desde el principio. Es este el terrible dilema del indeciso hacedor de decisiones.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, El Servidor Como Lider - The Servant as Leader Spanish Edition

“Si, para tomar una decisión práctica en el mundo de los negocios, uno espera toda la información necesaria para tomar una sabia decisión, esta información nunca llegará.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, El Servidor Como Lider - The Servant as Leader Spanish Edition

“¿Al decir lo que tengo en mente podré realmente mejorar el silencio?”.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, El Servidor Como Lider - The Servant as Leader Spanish Edition

“el líder usual tiende a reaccionar a problemas de este tipo buscando a otra persona a quien responsabilizar por el problema; en lugar de preguntarse automáticamente: “Yo tengo un problema. ¿Cuál es el problema? ¿Qué puedo hacer yo para resolver mi problema?.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, El Servidor Como Lider - The Servant as Leader Spanish Edition

“Detrás de cada gran hazaña se encuentra un soñador de grandes sueños.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, El Servidor Como Lider - The Servant as Leader Spanish Edition

“Mi esperanza en el futuro yace en parte en mi certeza de que entre las legiones de los menos afortunados y los menos sofisticados se encuentran muchos servidores verdaderos que guiarán, y que muchos de ellos aprenderán la diferencia entre los que dicen servirlos y entre los que verdaderamente sirven.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, El Servidor Como Lider - The Servant as Leader Spanish Edition

“Todo comienza con la emoción natural de querer servir, como sentimiento primordial. Después una decisión consciente lo lleva a querer guiar.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, El Servidor Como Lider - The Servant as Leader Spanish Edition

“Al extender el proceso educativo hasta tan tarde en la vida adulta del individuo, su participación normal en la vida de la sociedad se le niega, aún cuando el individuo ya está preparado para tal participacion. Con una educación de naturaleza preponderantemente abstracta y analítica, no nos sorprende que haya una gran preocupación por la crítica y que no se piense lo suficiente sobre lo “¿Qué puedo hacer?”.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, El Servidor Como Lider - The Servant as Leader Spanish Edition

“El liderazgo se le brinda al hombre cuya verdadera naturaleza es la de servidor.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, El Servidor Como Lider - The Servant as Leader Spanish Edition