University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: April 2025

Become a Leader Who Inspires, Empowers and Models Servant Leadership

Check out this post on the power of working for your team as a servant leader, including an infographic from Dr. Christian Poensgen. Take actionable steps to develop as a leader and empower your staff to be more versatile in their roles. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/drthomasfunke_true-leadership-goes-beyond-metrics-traditional-activity-7301586259083251712-Cowd/?rcm=ACoAAAIN6SAByZAzl6f1TJ9d2N0zWKN7DD7c8uE

How to Build Strong Project Teams Using Servant-Leadership Practices

Presented at Showcase 2024 by Joe Goss How well a project team functions has a direct impact on how well it performs and can significantly impact project outcomes. So, what characteristics make for a strong project team? And, as a project leader, how can you help a team succeed—even on the most challenging project? In …

Making Common Sense Common Practice with Ken Blanchard

Are you here to serve or be served? Ken Blanchard describes how effective leadership is an inside job. “When I ask people how many of them want to be a servant leader versus a self-serving leader, everyone puts their hands up, but when I ask how many are servant leaders, they hunch down in their …

Paint The World With Sunshine

“Servant Leadership is painting the world with sunshine so all people can bloom.” – Bill Marklein of Employ Humanity As a leader, how are you using the canvas in front of you?

Our April Topic: The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Welcome to April! This month, our community will be exploring the new book by Robin Wall Kimmerer—The Serviceberry: An Economy of Gifts and Abundance. As Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How can we learn from Indigenous wisdom …