Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelton Servant-Leaderon Servant-Leader

““A leader should aim to build A leader should aim to build a life based on service.”a life based on service.”

Serving: The Key to LeadershipServing: The Key to Leadership

A leader should aim to build a life based A leader should aim to build a life based on service, not a career based on on service, not a career based on advancing up a series of positions.advancing up a series of positions.

No matter how personal the attack, your No matter how personal the attack, your response should be aimed entirely response should be aimed entirely toward advancing the goals of those you toward advancing the goals of those you serve.serve.

Courage can convey a heedlessness of Courage can convey a heedlessness of self that confirms a leader’s complete self that confirms a leader’s complete commitment to service of others.commitment to service of others.

Service and Self-DevelopmentService and Self-Development

Advance the goals of those whom the Advance the goals of those whom the leader serves.leader serves.

Forgive oneself when error is made Forgive oneself when error is made in service of others.in service of others.

Focus on perseverance, perspective, Focus on perseverance, perspective, and courage in the service of others.and courage in the service of others.

Service and CourageService and Courage

An individual’s ability to carry on in the An individual’s ability to carry on in the face of calamitous adversity showcases face of calamitous adversity showcases critical leadership traits, including critical leadership traits, including perseverance, self-containment amidst perseverance, self-containment amidst difficult circumstances, courage, difficult circumstances, courage, perspective, and an ability to focus on perspective, and an ability to focus on the needs of others rather than oneself. the needs of others rather than oneself. Individuals who have mastered such Individuals who have mastered such

challenges in their own lives are more apt challenges in their own lives are more apt to be viewed as leaders able to serve to be viewed as leaders able to serve others.others.

Serving the TeamServing the Team

The welfare of your team is your The welfare of your team is your overarching responsibility.overarching responsibility.

A leader should develop leaders, not A leader should develop leaders, not merely followers.merely followers.

Demonstrate faith in your team by Demonstrate faith in your team by delegation of authority.delegation of authority.

Back up and protect your team Back up and protect your team consistentlyconsistently