Servant Leadership and Ayn Rand’s Objectivism
25th January 2006
A speaker at a business seminar that I attended today was advocating the virtues of servant leadership as a contemporary business management philosophy. During the discussion we had a couple of exchanges about the fact that the concept of servant leadership does not have to mean that the leader adopt a position or attitude of weakness.
In other words, a leader who adopts an servant leader approach does not do so by renouncing his authority or command of the organization. Nor does he do it in a subservient manner, pandering to the interests of all and sundry. However, it is an attitude that is inclusive, empowering and prioritizes the needs and interests of not just his followers, but also that of his consituents. This includes taking the needs and interests of the organization and the community into account in his tasks and objectives as leader.
What surprised me was that the seminar leader went on to say Read the rest of this entry »
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