servant leadership

Before attending the grassroots / equal voice leadership academy we were supposed to read an article/essay on servant leadership called "The Servant as a Leader" by Robert K Greenleaf.

Now, even though I didn't finish the article in time for the conference (it took a lot longer than I estimated!), I did make a point to finish it. This article was quite overwhelming so it was probably good I spaced out my reading, but I thought I'd share some quotes with you that really stuck out.

On "How Does One Know the Servant"
"It is terribly important that one know, both about himself and about others, whether the net effect of one's influence on other enriches, is neutral, or diminishes and depletes." (44)

On "Who is the Enemy"
Evil, stupid or apathetic people will always be part of society.
"The real enemy is fuzzy thinking on the part of good, intelligent, vital people, and their failure to lead, and to follow servants as leaders. Too many settle for being critics and experts. There is too much intellectual wheel spinning." (46)

These quotations are just the beginning. I will reflect on other parts of the article once I've digested it completely!

grassroots leadership

Marin Equal Voice Leadership Conference

this weekend I attended a conference at which we learned about grassroots leadership and the equal voice campaign. It was really inspiring, but now what?? I learned a bunch of great tools that would motivate activism in people and could really enact change. The thing is...I need an area around which I can support activism.

I know that I can use my knowledge to start increasing voter turnout throughout my community. But is that enough?

Well either way I have gained knowledge about using media and social media effectively, I know a little bit more about how local government functions, campaigning and organizing winning campaigns, and social organizing.

I hope to explore this pathway soon!!