by Dan Deterding | Feb 13, 2014 | Servant Leadership Practices
And the Buzzword of the week is…. “Tribes”, no that was last week. “Communities”, or is it “Cohorts”? Oh who am I kidding I love sports and I’m writing the blog so I’m going with “Teams”. Whatever you want to call it they are one in the same in my mind. A...
by Mark Deterding | Nov 12, 2013 | Servant Leadership Coaching, Servant Leadership Examples, Servant Leadership Philosophy
Those of you that know me well, know that I am an avid St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan. Yes, I’m still stinging a little bit from this years World Series. Growing up in central Illinois, you are either a Cardinals fan, or a Cubs fan. It is one or the other and there...
by Mark Deterding | Sep 10, 2013 | Leadership Roundtable, Servant Leadership Coaching, Servant Leadership Examples, Servant Leadership Philosophy
Leadership can be lonely and demanding. The higher your position of leadership, the lonelier and more stressed you may feel. I have heard leaders say things like – “It is lonely at the top”, or “I have no one to talk to”, or “People don’t understand the...
by Mark Deterding | Aug 6, 2013 | Servant Leadership Examples, Servant Leadership Philosophy
I am still kicking myself for a missed opportunity I had last week. I have no idea whether it would have led to anything or not, but I know by focusing on myself as opposed to an inquisitive young person, I eliminated any possibility of it leading to something. ...
by Mark Deterding | Jul 16, 2013 | Servant Leadership Coaching, Servant Leadership Examples, Servant Leadership Philosophy
Words are extremely powerful. God created the world with words. Servant leaders need to understand the impact of their words in every situation. Think about when Jesus was sleeping in the boat with a few of his disciples and a huge storm blew in and was seriously...
