Servant leadership

A servant-leader, who makes service a top priority, automatically embodies all the required qualities that we look for in a leader. In other words, service attitude is the thread that runs through all the effective and virtuous leadership qualities.

Of all the essential traits, the single most important leadership characteristic is to serve. To be an effective social, political, economic and spiritual leader, one must be a good servant first. One doesn't lose leadership qualities when one serves; on the contrary, one naturally becomes a leader. It's because humanity is always inspired by the ideals and the empathy that they see in the lives of servant-leaders, and wish to follow them. A servant-leader, who makes service a top priority, automatically embodies all the required qualities that we look for in a leader. In other words, service attitude is the thread that runs through all the effective and virtuous leadership qualities.

Great leaders such as M K Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, Nelson Mandela and others like them, always endeavoured to serve others, which resulted in their leading humanity successfully towards life, liberty and happiness. A servant-leader being aware that work is not merely a matter of achieving results, but also growing up, facilitates others' development and encourages their growth... A servant leader leads through example: We learn best when we observe the behaviours of others and are driven to act accordingly. A servant leader, be it of a team, company, or nation, sets a good example, inspiring others with impeccable thoughts, words and deeds. In short, while serving selflessly, one becomes the torchbearer, inspiring others toward noble goals.