Due to a crazy work and home schedule, I haven't been able to ride River over the past week or so, but I am looking forward to spending time with her over this Memorial Day Weekend. In addition to riding, I have a list of "must do" chores to support River, including cleaning River's grooming equipment, cleaning River's tack, and airing out and putting away her horse blankets (the hot season has begun in Florida -- don't need them now!). This is in addition to the regular horse chores. It takes a lot to maintain a horse -- including a lot of physical work. Sometimes I feel like a servant -- the work can be un-ending, but to ensure a healthy and happy horse my work is definitely worth its weight in gold.
Such it is with Servant Leadership. A leader needs to genuinely care about their employees and their welfare. This requires a lot of work to ensure that the physical, material, and emotional needs of employees are met so that they can excel in their careers. The fruits of a Servant Leader's labors are bountiful, including: rich relationships which energize the Leader and the Employee alike; and engagement and willingness to go the extra mile by the Employee because their Leader genuinely cares about them and their success. So, how you can you apply the principles of Servant Leadership in your life?
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