Tagged With "servant-leader"

Over the last year Benchmarks’ Center for Quality Integration (CQi) staff have been working through leadership training using the Brené Brown Daring to Lead book. Unlike many books on leadership, Brené tackles the concept through the lens of vulnerability and courage. Both are notions which do not typically come to mind when most people think about leadership. While the book does touch on concepts like effective supervision and management techniques, the foundations are grounded in helping...

In the summer of 2018, I took on a second job. I was hired by Benchmarks to do 10 hours of data entry each week. The flexibility and time requirements complimented my primary job. This arrangement worked well until the fall of 2019. At that time, I learned the contract with my primary job, which would expire in a few months, would not be renewed. This meant that I would need full-time employment. I decided to be transparent and let my supervisor at Benchmarks know my situation. I explained...

As we settle in to 2024, Benchmarks’ CQi team remains steadfast in our focus on servant leadership, which continues to inform and guide our work. Our ongoing exploration of Serve to Lead: True Lessons About Lean Organizational Leadership by Samson Floyd & Dwayne Robson leads us to evaluate the importance of foresight, awareness, persuasion, and listening in our own roles as servant-leaders. Effective leadership within organizations entails leaders who act as supportive coaches, capable...