38 Quotes About Servant Leader

There are many people who never discover their true greatness. They would rather serve than lead. They tend to believe that leadership is a gift, and that they aren't good enough to be given the gift of leadership. They worry that if they became leaders, they wouldn’t be able to handle the responsibility Read more

But when you’re under stress and pressure, only a servant-leader can handle it. These servant-leader quotes show that a leader is someone who serves others while thinking of himself less.

A noble leader answers not to the trumpet calls of...
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A noble leader answers not to the trumpet calls of self promotion, but to the hushed whispers of necessity. Mollie Marti
Let your light shine as an inspiration to humanity and...
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Let your light shine as an inspiration to humanity and BE THE REASON someone believes in the goodness of people. Germany Kent
Each life experience poses this question: how do you want...
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Each life experience poses this question: how do you want to be changed because of me? Mollie Marti
Listen for the call of your destiny, and when it...
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Listen for the call of your destiny, and when it comes, release your plans and follow. Mollie Marti
Integrity is a powerful force, keeping you alive to others...
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Integrity is a powerful force, keeping you alive to others long after you’ve left their presence. Mollie Marti
The utmost form of respect is to give sincerely of...
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The utmost form of respect is to give sincerely of your presence. Mollie Marti
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The sacrifice ‘of’ self for the greater good is the greatest calling imaginable, and it is the bedrock of the greatest nations. The sacrifice ‘for’ self is the most pathetic calling imaginable, and it is the quicksand within which nations perish. Craig D. Lounsbrough
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Be nice to people... maybe it'll be unappreciated, unreciprocated, or ignored, but spread the love anyway. We rise by lifting others. Germany Kent
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If every citizen should recite their national anthem daily, you will develop love to serve your country better. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Don’t believe everything you think. Our minds are thought-creating machines. Most of these thoughts are fear-based. Our authentic self has the power to pick the thoughts that best serve us and those we lead. Henna Inam
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Identify your divine gift and use it to serve humanity. Lailah Gifty Akita
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The different kinds of work require different people to perform the task. You must fulfil your specific task. Lailah Gifty Akita
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We are endowed with different kinds of gifts for different kinds of services. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Lord grant me a humble spirit and a willing heart. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Love may challenge and love may correct but love will never shame. Love may call us out to uncomfortable places but love will never cast us aside. Love may demand but will never demean. Love will never ask us to dim our light lest we shine too brightly. Love will never ask us to be less than we were created to be. By this we know God. By this we follow Jesus. By this we serve one another. Love. Not fear. . Peggy Haymes
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Make a commitment to serve the needs of the ‘least of these’ and give voice to the voiceless. Artika Tyner
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In a servant leadership culture we learn by choice or example that if we want to be great, we have to serve others respectfully. Vern Dosch
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Part of what makes him (laid-back Tim Hudson)an ace is that he would never acknowledge that he is an ace. Joe Simpson
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Being others-focused instead of self-focused changes your worldview. Living in a selfless manner and seeking to help others enriches our very existence on a daily basis. Get your hands dirty once in a while by serving in a capacity that is lower than your position or station in life. This keeps you tethered to the real world and grounded to reality, which should make it harder to be prideful and forget where you came from. . Miles Anthony Smith
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If you can’t handle others’ disapproval, then leadership isn’t for you. Miles Anthony Smith
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We all have something to offer, and we must choose to focus on what we do have to offer, not what we don’t. And remember the dirty little secret is that those who are acting like they have it all together really don’t. Miles Anthony Smith
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Build Icebergs, Not Skyscrapers Miles Anthony Smith
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Adversity Isn’t to Be Avoided Miles Anthony Smith
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Be Chris LeDoux, Not Garth Brooks Miles Anthony Smith
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Selfish Apologies Aren’t Apologies at All Miles Anthony Smith
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Show Us, Don’t Tell Us Miles Anthony Smith
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Be a Strong Leader, Even If You Follow a Weak Leader Miles Anthony Smith
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You Either Trust Someone or You Don’t Miles Anthony Smith
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Abdication Isn’t Empowerment Miles Anthony Smith
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If Everything’s a Rush, Nothing Is Miles Anthony Smith
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Macromanage, Not Micromanage Miles Anthony Smith
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Overoptimism Is More Dangerous Than Overpessimism Miles Anthony Smith
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Don’t Give Someone Responsibility without Requisite Authority Miles Anthony Smith
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Serving others prepares you to lead others. Jim George
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That was my first real experience at feeling set apart. Not only did I not knock them dead, but rather it was I that died...acutely aware of being mutton dressed up as lamb. I exchanged my white tie and tails for a white waiter’s jacket and got back to my proper calling! Graham Kerr
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Allow the way to your great work to be guided by your service to others. Mollie Marti
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The king should be the servant of his people, and seek to uplift them and their lives. Aleksandra Layland