The Power of Servant-Leadership Quotes

“Knowledge may be power, but not without the willingness, and the release from inhibiting mind-sets, to use that knowledge.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, The Power of Servant-Leadership

“vision, without which we perish, is required to open us to willingness to use what we know and to work to extract hard reality from a dream.”
― Robert K Greenleaf, The Power of Servant-Leadership

“In the context of religious leadership, tinkering with structure is not a first choice of means for building or sustaining quality in an institution. Leadership is the prime concern!”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, The Power of Servant-Leadership

“Listening, coupled with regular periods of reflection, are essential to the growth of the servant-leader.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, The Power of Servant-Leadership

“I hold that hope, thus defined, is absolutely essential to both sanity and wholeness of life.”
― Robert K Greenleaf, The Power of Servant-Leadership

“The skill of foresight is crucial. The “lead” that a leader has is his ability to foresee an event that must be dealt with before others see it so that he can act on it his way, the right way, while the initiative is his.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, The Power of Servant-Leadership

“As entheos grows, one becomes more decisive and emphatic in saying no!”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, The Power of Servant-Leadership

“with maturity one’s world becomes the limitless sphere of people, ideas, and events which each of us influences by each thought, word, and deed; and each of us, in turn, is open to receive influence”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, The Power of Servant-Leadership

“This is an important test of maturity: to seek to avoid error, to accept the consequences of error when it comes (as it surely will), and learn from it and to wipe the slate clean and start afresh, free from feelings of guilt.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, The Power of Servant-Leadership

“maturity is the capacity to withstand the ego-destroying experiences and not lose one’s perspective in the ego-building experiences: “If”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, The Power of Servant-Leadership

“Knowledge is but a tool. The spirit is of the essence.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, The Power of Servant-Leadership

“A particular strength of servant-leadership is that it encourages everyone to actively seek opportunities to both serve and lead others, thereby setting up the potential for raising the quality of life throughout society.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, The Power of Servant-Leadership

“Servant-leadership holds that the primary purpose of a business should be to create a positive impact on its employees and community, rather than using profit as the sole motive.”
― Robert K. Greenleaf, The Power of Servant-Leadership

“To live is to change; to live well is to have changed often.”
― Robert K Greenleaf, The Power of Servant-Leadership