Servant Leadership

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Leadership

Foundational Lexiconleader serves team
Executive Parlancesupportive authority
Scholarly Discoursehierarchical inversion
Babel ZenithServant Leadership
Origin: Robert Greenleaf

Etymology & Meaning

A leader whose primary goal is to serve others.

In the Boardroom

Removing obstacles for your team rather than directing them.

Begin Your Ascent Master “Servant Leadership” and 100+ executive concepts. Free executive vocabulary audit — takes 3 minutes.

← Explore the full Executive Glossary