Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rachel Wells is a writer who covers leadership, AI, and upskilling. Of late in business circles, you might be hearing the buzzword ...

Servant leadership turns the traditional model upside down. Rather than asking, “How can this position benefit me?” it asks, “How can I benefit others?” ...

Back in the late ’90s, an employee started in one of the companies I run. He was supposed to be a temporary hire and his data entry job wasn’t the most exciting. But fast forward a decade: The ...

Servant leadership emerges as a powerful and relevant approach in this dynamic environment. Coined by Robert K. Greenleaf in the 1970s, servant leadership flips the traditional leadership model on its ...

What is the purpose of a leader? Should a leader set direction, decide strategy, and tell others what to do, or should a leader be a facilitator, helping the group to achieve shared goals? Most of us ...

I have to admit up front that I have an exceedingly bad reaction to the name of the concept, “servant leadership.” I think some of the reaction is feminist: I am not anyone’s servant. Just because I ...

Question: In a job interview recently, the hiring manager corrected me after I talked about my leadership experience. He said, “It sounds more to me like you’re a servant leader.” What’s the ...

In a previous role, there was a colleague who was a brilliant speaker, credentialed in servant leadership. I would watch, awestruck, as their impassioned pleas would move whole audiences to emulate ...

The new chief medical officer of Memorial Healthcare System seeks to build relationships, foster trust, and embrace teamwork. Servant leadership embraces a team approach and facilitates everyone's ...

Dr. Laura Flores Cailloux is exactly the kind of person we need representing us on the Mount Vernon School Board. Over the years I have had the opportunity to collaborate with Laura through the ...

Amid a particularly demanding time in the mental health care field, Sound Community Services in Connecticut’s southeastern corner landed a Top Workplaces award and Chief Executive Officer Gino DeMaio ...