How Great Leaders Serve The Team

The best leaders are those who truly learn to serve others.

They learn how to put employees first.

They learn how to flip the hierarchy.

Even though the hierarchy of most organizations flow from the many up to the few, the best leaders know that their job is actually to flip that hierarchy to help the many figure out how to do their best work.

There’s been decades of research on varying models of leadership-transformational leadership, servant leadership, authentic leadership, and on and on-but while they differ in the details almost all are united in their assertion that leadership isn’t just about being in charge, but also about serving those in your charge.

But for all that is said and written about leaders as servants, there’s very few words about exactly how that is done. There’s a difference between taking care of your people and being taken advantage of by your people. So in this article, we’ll outline five different ways great leaders serve their team not by giving up their power, but by using it to empower their team.

Remove What’s Blocking Their Progress

The first way that great leaders serve the team is to remove what’s blocking their progress. There’s an outdated model of management that assumes the…