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 ...

Servant leadership—you've probably read about or heard the term. It sounds so empowered, so above the performance expectations of the average business leader. Servant leadership is a transformative ...

Firefighter engagement is crucial for the effectiveness and well-being of fire service teams, yet many departments struggle with low levels of motivation and involvement. Diminished firefighter ...

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 ...

More than 40 years have passed since the summer day I said goodbye to my parents, boarded a bus with my fellow plebes and began cadet basic training at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Little ...

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 ...