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Fighting Toxicity - Part 2
Last time I wrote about the responsibility of the servant leader in preventing or correcting a toxic work environment. In that blog, I...
Mark Klages
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Fighting Workplace Toxicity?
Every day that I open up social media, I see another article about identifying and escaping a toxic work environment. These articles...
Mark Klages
19 hours ago5 min read
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Cut like a diamond...
Back in 2019, Paper Kings released a single titled "Fire on Up!" It was popular with teens and teams at the time. Here is the chorus....
Mark Klages
Apr 21 min read
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Trusting the Change
Let me start by saying that a loving leader knows what we need, and gives it to us when we need it, not before and not after. I was...
Mark Klages
Mar 233 min read
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Silver Lining
If you are older than six, you are probably aware of the turmoil surrounding President Trump, Elon Musk, and the Department of Government...
Mark Klages
Mar 33 min read
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Knowledge or Belief?
What is the difference between knowledge and belief? Webster’s Dictionary defines each primarily as: Knowledge: the fact or condition of...
Mark Klages
Feb 213 min read
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Part 2 – Servant Leadership: Creating Better Future Leaders
Introduction In part two, we investigate two topics that are integral to true servant leadership. The first, growing through...
Mark Klages
Feb 48 min read
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Part 1 - Servant Leadership: Creating Better Future Leaders
Introduction In his seminal essay “The Servant as Leader,” Robert K. Greenleaf (1970) posited that the role of a servant leader is to...
Mark Klages
Feb 16 min read
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Common Sense Solutions
Recently I've been challenged to explain how life has tested my faith. I prefer to answer with how God has reinforced my faith. But let...
Mark Klages
Jan 311 min read
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The Singularity - Ahhhhh!!!!
Good Monday afternoon, Servant Leader. I hope you are enjoying your combination MLK holiday and inauguration day. Today's entry is a...
Mark Klages
Jan 207 min read
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Be Deliberate
Andrew Ripp sings a song called simply, "Roses." The chorus of this song is as haunting as it is powerful. He must've known about the...
Mark Klages
Jan 132 min read
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Foundations
Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The...
Mark Klages
Jan 121 min read
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What Gets Measured...
Peter Drucker famously said, "What gets measured gets managed." Can we all agree, that was so 1956. Today, with the help of smart...
Mark Klages
Jan 82 min read
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Enjoy the Journey
Happy Sunday, Servant Leader. After a month of resetting, refreshing, and reprioritizing, I've discovered that muscle memory isn't what...
Mark Klages
Dec 29, 20243 min read
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Balaam or Donkey?
Here's an odd question for the Monday evening before Christmas. Servant Leader, are you more like Balaam or his donkey? For those not...
Mark Klages
Dec 23, 20243 min read
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AI
It's the last Friday before Christmas, so I thought "why not?" Let's dive into AI. Everyone else is doing it! But before you spend two...
Mark Klages
Dec 20, 20242 min read
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Zero Defect Mentality
Lean Six Sigma has a philosophy that states a company can reduce cost by "getting it right from the start." https://thinkleansixsigma.com...
Mark Klages
Dec 18, 20242 min read
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Holy RFP Batman!
Happy Wednesday morning, Servant Leader. Today I'm reminded of how much of a blessing each day brings. Just two days ago, President-elect...
Mark Klages
Dec 11, 20243 min read
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Finally, Friday!
Servant Leader, how often do we celebrate the end of the work week? (Every week?) We do it with near religious fervor, refusing to...
Mark Klages
Dec 6, 20242 min read
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B.O.R.N. for...this.
How many of you would be surprised to know that I self-published a novel on Amazon a few years ago? It's true. A close friend approached...
Mark Klages
Nov 30, 20242 min read
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