by Mark Deterding | Apr 8, 2014 | Servant Leadership Practices
Did you ever notice the vast majority of Professional coaches played their respective sport at least at a collegiate level? In fact after doing my own quick research of the 32 current NFL coaches I found this to be true 100% of the time. I firmly believe that...
by Mark Deterding | Apr 1, 2014 | Servant Leadership Practices
We hear it all the time: A successful leader must find the strengths of team members in order to put them in a position to succeed. That sounds great in theory, but how does a leader do this? A simple Google search on “Finding Strengths” will yield a multitude of...
by Mark Deterding | Mar 25, 2014 | Servant Leadership Practices
I am often asked what practices helped me in my journey towards servant leadership during my career? A few weeks ago I talked about the importance of “Walking the Floor” and it received great feedback. I would like to share another practice with you this week that...
by Mark Deterding | Mar 4, 2014 | Servant Leadership Practices
Who do you have in your life that pushes you to new levels of performance? Are you intentional about aligning yourself with people like that? In his book “The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth”, John Maxwell writes about the “Law of the Environment”. This law illustrates...
by Mark Deterding | Feb 27, 2014 | Servant Leadership Philosophy, Servant Leadership Practices
Do you look forward to your annual review with your manager? If you are like me, the answer will probably be a resounding NO. Receiving feedback can be scary. Feedback can come from a variety of sources, such as a manager, coach, family member, or friend. It can...
by Mark Deterding | Feb 25, 2014 | Servant Leadership Practices
As a leader do you go into work everyday looking to catch people doing the right thing, or are you more focused on dealing with issues and problems? I don’t believe people come into work each day to figure out what they can screw up. No, they come in to do great work,...