Serving As A Leader Quotes & Sayings

Leaders goal: Understand the power of serving a leader further down the road than you because leadership is contagious. — Brian Houston

I pray to be a good servant to God, a father, a husband, a son, a friend, a brother, an uncle, a good neighbor, a good leader to those who look up to me, a good follower to those who are serving God and doing the right thing. — Mark Wahlberg

Get the very best tools to serve your people, not just lots of tools. — John Stahl-Wert

A Serving Leader who creates a powerful churn of productivity needs a team that can put itself at the service of others. — John Stahl-Wert

Disillusionment takes us to the question: what does it profit a man if he gains this world and loses himself? And disillusionment exposes that while we were supposedly serving the kingdom, we somehow became the king, and when we thought we were following Jesus, we inexplicably made him a servant of our dreams. The only real tragedy is the leader who never allows disillusionment to wear him to a nub and expose the godlessness of his busyness. — Dan B. Allender

The leader turns the pyramid onto its head in order to serve others. — Ken Jennings

The dynamic tension between daring and serving creates the conditions for superior performance. — Cheryl A. Bachelder

The more you teach your people to not need you, the greater your value. — John Stahl-Wert

One of the most significant barriers to progress is the lack of effective leadership. — Ken Jennings

Getting your ego out of the way has an even deeper organizational impact. — Ken Jennings

You can't be a great leader if all you are serving is yourself. — Jon Gordon

This one phrase, "It is my life, I will do what I want," has done more damage than good. People choose to ignore the spirit and derive the meaning that is convenient to them. Such people have tied this phrase to selfishness and I'm sure that was not the intent.
These people forget that we don't live in isolation. What you do affects me and what I do affects you. We are connected. We have to realize that we are sharing this planet and we must learn to behave responsibly.
There are two kinds of people in this world
takers and givers. Takers eat well and givers sleep well. Givers have high self-esteem, a positive attitude, and they serve society. By serving society, I do not mean a run-of-the-mill pseudo leader-turned- politician who serves himself by pretending to serve others.
As human beings, we all have the need to receive and take. But a healthy personality with high self-esteem is one that not only has its need to take but also to give. — Shiv Khera

Kindness is weak when you use it in a self-serving manner. Self-serving kindness is thin - people can see right through it when a kind leader has an agenda. — Travis Bradberry

The key is selecting the right people to join the team, those with the right skills and values, those who embrace our purpose. — Ken Jennings

You get greatness out of people by expecting it. — John Stahl-Wert

Former Secretary (Hillary) Clinton has dedicated her life to serving and engaging people across the world in democracy. These efforts as a citizen, an activist, and a leader have earned Secretary Clinton this year's Liberty Medal. — Jeb Bush

Leadership is never an avenue to be self-serving but,a platform to render great service to people. — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

Self-esteem is important because it sets up a powerful cycle of personal growth and willingness to take risks. — Ken Jennings

Are you serving in your local church or your are being served? — Saji Ijiyemi

Serving others prepares you to lead others. — Jim George

Christian leadership should include integrity, honesty, compassion, diplomacy, perception, common sense, and forgiveness. Serving as a Christian leader involves servant leadership, which is a radical commitment to their follower's life that requires acting in love no matter what it costs that leader. — Scott S. Haraburda

So, when it comes to effective leadership, it's not about you and what makes you comfortable or helps you get ahead. It's about other people. It's about serving God by serving others. That's the mind-set of the mentor leader. — Tony Dungy

Are you serving others or your are being served by others? — Saji Ijiyemi

Worship should not be primarily about the worship leader up front, but about the worship leader serving as a conduit to allow the family of God to sing together to their Creator. — Keith Getty

Serving in obscurity can do more to shape a future leader than a dozen years of combing evangelicalism for the perfect position. — Dave Harvey

It's been said that everything rises and falls on leadership, and the best type of leader, is a servant leader. For me, my life as a kingmaker includes serving — Cary Hokama

When a leader keeps personal ego in check it builds the confidence and self-esteem of others. — Ken Jennings

A servant leader can always come down to the level of the one he is serving — Sunday Adelaja

If you want to do something that really changes someone's life, the best thing you can do is make the person you're trying to help a participant in the process. — John Stahl-Wert

Expect little, and we live up to the expectation. Expect a lot, and we stretch and grow to meet the expectation. — John Stahl-Wert

By putting others first the Serving Leader is able to catalyze the creation of high- performance teams. — Ken Jennings

God gives us opportunity to serve him by serving humanity. — Radhe Maa

I once read a question that somone used to begin their self-assessment: who do you most admire and why? If you are an american and have a TV in your house, you'd probably be tempted to list some sports figure, actor, singer, artist, successful businessman, or influential leader. We have been led to equate greatness with success, talent, power and recognition. Would we include on our list a single mom or dad who has faithfully served their family, the person who volunteers at the soup kitchen or homeless shelter, the guy who shovels snow for the elderly couple down the street or the soldier serving somewhere around the globe? — Donna Mull

The theory of servant leadership is vital, but it's the active Serving Leader that makes the critical difference. — Ken Jennings

Christianity enhanced the notion of political and social accountability by providing a new model: that of servant leadership. In ancient Greece and Rome no one would have dreamed of considering political leaders anyone's servants. The job of the leader was to lead. But Christ invented the notion that the way to lead is by serving the needs of others, especially those who are the most needy. — Dinesh D'Souza

Serving is the best kind of Leading. — Todd Stocker

That historian or scholar who delights in pointing out the weaknesses and frailties of present or past leaders destroys faith. A destroyer of faith - particularly one within the Church, and more particularly one who is employed specifically to build faith - places himself in great spiritual jeopardy. He is serving the wrong master, and unless he repents, he will not be among the faithful in the eternities. Do not spread disease germs! — Boyd K. Packer

Being a leader is not about finding ways to get others to serve you, but knowing how to serve your followers. — A.J. Darkholme

When you say 'I want to be an inspiring leader,' the operative phrase is 'I want.' This is inherently me-centered and self serving whether or not you recognise it. What you are really saying is 'I want to get people to do what I would like them to.' Perhaps they don't want to do that. So you have to somehow get them there. — Srikumar Rao

To serve the many, you first serve the few. — Ken Jennings