Servant Leader

Margaret Wheatley

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“The Work of the Servant Leader.”

“There are many patterns, many beliefs, out there about leadership, about people, about motivation, about human development. The essential truth I’m discovering right now is that when we are together, more becomes possible. When we are together, joy is available. In the midst of a world that is insane, that will continue to surprise us with new outrages…in the midst of that future, the gift is each other. We have lived with a belief system that has not told us that. We have lived with a belief that has said, ‘We’re in it for ourselves. It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there. Only the strong survive and you can’t trust anybody.’ That’s the belief that’s operating in most organizations if you scratch the surface. The belief that called you to be a servant-leader, I believe, is the belief of who we are as a species. We have need for each other. We have a desire for each other, and, more and more, I believe that if the real work is to stay together, then we are not only the best resource to move into this future—we are the only resource….We need to learn how to be together: that is the essential work of the servant-leader.”

Beautiful concept one that resonates with me to my core. This explains perfectly why I believe so much in network marketing, on every level there is a human need for togetherness regardless of race, religion, sex, orientation or any other characteristics that has at anytime been used to conquer and divide the human race! The work I can do as one person is useful but pales in comparison to what can be accomplished as a group of people working together towards the same goal! I believe that if we can come together to free ourselves financially in the process the World can be changed, at least our perspective of it! If we all take a leadership role in our lives and our business with this understanding that to lead is be of service to those coming along with you, we will blow this thing out of the water! I invite you to comment and share how you have been a servant leader and the wonderful things it has done for you and your team!

Love & Light