515: The Top 5 Traits of a Servant Leader

Inside my online community, ReadtoLead+ members get access to a wide range of personal and professional development resources, including articles I publish not available anywhere else. One of those articles I published just yesterday and I’ve decided to share it here in audio form to help give you a sense of the kind of content you’ll find inside, should you desire to join us as a member. By the way, you can try it free for two weeks. Just go here. If you decide to stay after your trial is up, it’s just $9 a month. The topic of today’s podcast episode is leadership. But not just any kind of leadership. I’m talking specifically about Servant Leadership. What is Servant Leadership exactly? I posed that question to ChatGPT. Here is its response: Servant leadership is a leadership philosophy where the primary goal of the leader is to serve others, prioritizing the growth and well-being of their team members and the communities to which they belong. It flips the traditional leadership model on its head, emphasizing the importance of humility, empathy, and the collective over the individual. Through traits like active listening, empathy, healing, awareness, and persuasion, servant leaders foster an environment of trust, collaboration, and mutual respect, driving organizational success from a foundation of shared values and goals. Did you catch the Servant Leader traits ChatGPT referenced? Those traits are, in fact, the five I believe to be most important for Servant Leaders. For the full rundown of my philosophy on each of these, just click the play button below. Click the play button below to listen to the episode Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Comment and Share Please consider rating the podcast with 5 stars and leaving a one- or two-sentence review in iTunes or on Stitcher. This helps tremendously in bringing the podcast to the attention of others. We encourage you to join the Read to Lead Nation on Facebook. It’s a community of like-minded leaders and leader-to-be, as well as fans of the Read to Lead Podcast. You can tell your friends on Twitter about your love of reading and our new podcast by simply clicking this link and sharing the tweet you’ll find at the other end. And, by all means, if you know someone you think would benefit, please spread the word by using the share buttons on this page. Finally,