Quotes by Robert K. Greenleaf

About Robert K. Greenleaf:

Robert K. Greenleaf was the founder of the modern Servant leadership movement and the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership.
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Don't assume, because you are intelligent, able, and well-motivated, that you are open to communication, that you know how to listen.

Robert K. Greenleaf

Not much happens without a dream. And for something great to happen, there must be a great dream. Behind every great achievement is a dreamer of great dreams. Much more than a dreamer is required to bring it to reality; but the dream must be there fi...

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Faith is the choice of the nobler hypothesis.' Not the noblest, one never knows what that is. But the nobler, the best one can see when the choice is made.

Robert K. Greenleaf

Where there is not community, trust, respect, ethical behavior are difficult for the young to learn and for the old to maintain.

Robert K. Greenleaf

For the person with creative potential there is no wholeness except in using it.

Robert K. Greenleaf

On an important decision one rarely has 100% of the information needed for a good decision no matter how much one spends or how long one waits. And, if one waits too long, he has a different problem and has to start all over. This is the terrible dil...

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One must not be afraid of a little silence. Some find silence awkward or oppressive. But a relaxed approach to dialogue will include the welcoming of some silence. It is often a devastating question to ask oneself, but it is sometimes important to as...

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Many attempts to communicate are nullified by saying too much.

Robert K. Greenleaf

Even the frankest and bravest of subordinates do not talk with their boss the same way they talk with colleagues.

Robert K. Greenleaf

Good leaders must first become good servants.

Robert K. Greenleaf

Author Bio

  • NameRobert K. Greenleaf
  • DescriptionAmerican consultant
  • Born1904
  • Died1990