A servant leader leads by serving others. servant leaders put the needs and interests of their followers before their own. In general, they place a premium on the growth of their followers, the development of their communities, living truthfully, and sharing leadership.
Servant-leadership style is more than a concept, it is a fact.
Here is a good collection of servant leader quotes to motivate and inspire people.
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Servant Leadership Quotes To Keep The Leader In You Alive
“Leadership is made for service.”
“Leadership must first and foremost meet the needs of others.”
“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”
“Serving people means growing their capacity and implies that everyone can contribute.”
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”
“What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world, is and remains immortal.”
“ We must learn before we can prepare, We must prepare before we can serve, We must serve before we can lead.”
“In a servant leadership culture we learn by choice or example that if we want to be great, we have to serve others respectfully.”
“The highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.
Your rewards in life will be in direct proportion to the value of your service to others”
“The first and most important choice a leader makes is the choice to serve, without which one’s capacity to lead is severely limited.”
“Treat employees like they make a difference and they will.”
“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”
“Be good to people, even if it goes unnoticed, unappreciated, or ignored, but share the love anyway. By raising others, we will rise.”
“The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.”
“If every citizen should recite their national anthem daily, you will develop love to serve your country better.”
“It has generally been my experience that the very top people of truly great organisations are servant-leaders.”
“The true heroes of the new millennium will be servant leaders, quietly working out of the spotlight to transform our world.”
“It’s not about trying to find something to help you be a more effective leader. It’s about trying to be a better person. The other will follow.”
“A noble leader answers not to the trumpet calls of self promotion, but to the hushed whispers of necessity.”
“If you can’t handle others’ disapproval, then leadership isn’t for you.”
“Good leaders must first become good servants.”
“The servant-leader is the servant first. It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead.”
“A true natural servant automatically responds to any problem by listening first.”
“In a servant leadership culture we learn by choice or example that if we want to be great, we have to serve others respectfully.”
“A leader should be visionary and have more foresight than an employee.”
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Sharvari is a CSE undergrad and an author at Evolve. She is a dreamer. An explorer of life which she showcases in her writing. She writes to share, to learn and to be heard!