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Originally Posted by Zeke
So, at your place of employment, be you the top dog or the runt, how's they treatin' ya? Do you feel any satisfaction? Is the place open, ethical, moral and vital? IOW, do you/they know anything about Servant Leadership?
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I'm the top dawg. Never heard the term Servant Leadership, but I used to do something that was similar. After years of trying, I've turned the whole HR thing over to someone else and employees no longer have much freedom to be creative or ambitious in their jobs. For years I assumed everyone had enough of an entrepreneurial spirit to take advantage of the freedom and opportunity I gave them and do something with it. I had this idea that I could provide a springboard for them to move on to a great job with a big company, or go off on their own, or be a leader in my company. Some employees did take advantage and are now partial owners of the company, but most just wanted a job to do. I didn't understand it, but some people just want a job, just want to work for someone else, do their job, and go home. The concept is so alien to me that I couldn't manage people like that.