In a free eBook I just read – 26 Principles of Working for Good – written by Jeff Klein, Julie Van Amerongen, and Elad Levinson, one of the principles they listed is “Servant Leadership.”

Jeff Klein identifies the term “servant leadership” as first being coined Robert K. Greenleaf. Servant leadership, Klein continues . . .

“reflects the practices of spiritual masters and inspirational leaders throughout human history.He then listed ten characteristics of the servant leader:

listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight, stewardship, commitment to the growth of others, and building community.Having just written a post on the current Internet marketing buzzwords I thought it appropriate to follow with this list, because it describes what we and you are doing as soft sell marketers, even though we may never have consciously articulated them.Each of these qualities warrants a post in itself and it is my intent to do just that.So let’s begin with “listening.” Read More→