In his book Think Like a Horse: Lessons in Life, Leadership , and Empathy from an Unconventional Cowboy, Grant Golliher writes, ‘Servant leadership is putting yourself into service for others to create the environment where they can be natural and be authentic and allow them to discover the beautiful genius that lives inside of them- to instill belief and confidence in the individual that they’re the best thing that the world needs, and they just need to be the best version of themselves. And if anything gets in their way, a servant leader’s job is to remove those barriers.’
People are people. We are all seeking love. We all want people to treat us with respect. We want to work for the best. And we want to be around the best.
People want to work, but they don’t want to do it for a bully, someone who is not interested in them.
As a leader, whether you are leading one person, whether you are leading a country, if you want your people to follow you to the gate of hell, if you want your people to help you succeed, if you want your people to always bring their best brains to work, you must respect them.
If you do not see them as human beings, they are not going to trust you. And if your people don’t trust you, you are in trouble.
‘… the greatest quality that earns leadership is humility.’
Why is that? Because leadership is all about trust. People are not going to give you their best if they don’t trust you. Remember, if you want them to trust you, you must earn it.
Leadership is about your people, not about you. If you want them to put you first, you must treat them with respect.
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