Helping HandsIn my Powerquotes Plus email service today, I shared this quotation:

“I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.” 

 — Dr. Albert Schweitzer, physician and humanitarian

I’m sure Dr. Schweitzer wasn’t just thinking about leaders, but he sure was speaking to us.

One of our great privileges as a leader, and in fact, our main mission, is to serve others.

Think about it, as a leader we:

  • Serve our team
  • Serve our Customers, clients, Patients, (or whatever name you give them)
  • Serve our peers
  • Serve our organizations
  • Serve the community and the world at large

The work we do makes a difference, and as such when we think about our role in terms of how we can best serve to create the change and results we want, we will be more successful.

Here are some questions to challenge your thinking today and everyday:

How do I serve others?

How can I serve more, or more fully, today?

Make those questions your leadership activity for today.

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Kevin Eikenberry is a recognized world expert on leadership development and learning and is the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group. He has spent over 30 years helping organizations across North America, and leaders from around the world, on leadership, learning, teams and teamwork, communication and more.

Twice he has been named by Inc.com as one of the Top 100 Leadership and Management Experts in the World and 100 Great Leadership Speakers for Your Next Conference. The American Management Association named him a “Leaders to Watch” and he has been twice named as one of the World's Top 30 Leadership Professionals by Global Gurus. Top Sales World has named him a Top Sales & Marketing Influencer several times, and his blog has been named on many “best of” lists. LeadersHum has named him one of the 200 Biggest Voices in Leadership in 2023.

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