The Paradoxes of Being a Servant-Leader - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

The Paradoxes of Being a Servant-Leader - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog I had the pleasure of meeting Stephen Meng at the Kaospilots chaordic conference, and he mailed out this quote, which illustrates the paradox of being a servant leader, who must be: Strong enough to be weak Successful enough to fail Busy enough to make time Wise enough to say I dont know Serious enough to laugh Rich enough to be poor Right enough to say Im wrong Compassionate enough to discipline Mature enough to be childlike Important enough to be last Planned enough to be spontaneous Controlled enough to be flexible Free enough to endure captivity Knowledgeable enough to ask questions Loving enough to be angry Great enough to be anonymous Responsible enough to play Assured enough to be rejected Victdorious enough to lose Industrious enough to relax Leading enough to serve Brewer, as cited by Hansel, 1987 Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related