Upcoming Servant Leadership Meetings
We meet on the third Friday of the month on Zoom.
June 2025 Madison Area Servant Leadership Meetup
Exploring the Landscape of Hope in Servant Leadership
In many circles, hope has gotten a bad rap as having no connection to reality. In the June meeting of the Servant Leadership Group at UW-Madison, we will explore the often-hidden dimensions of hope, using essays from Leif Hass, an emergency room physician, and Rebecca Solnit, who wrote “Hope in the Dark.” “Hope is not the belief that everything was, is, or will be fine,” she writes. “Hope locates itself in the premise that we don’t know what will happen and that in the spaciousness of uncertainty is room to act.”
“Hope, like other emotions, can be contagious,” Hass writes. “Together, people can support, motivate, brainstorm, and strategize. … (we are) committing to ‘facing this together.’”
Together, we will explore how to define hope, what it is, and is not. We will look at the landscape of hope, rooted in uncertainty, and how to cultivate hope and build hope together. How do servant leadership practices align with hope? Join us as we examine the intersections of these powerful ways of being.
June 20, 2025
8:30-10:00 am CST
Meeting ID: 987 0673 4791
Passcode: 156691
July 2025 Madison Area Servant Leadership Meetup
July 18, 2025
8:30-10:00 am CST
Topic TBD
August 2025 Madison Area Servant Leadership Meetup
August 15, 2025
8:30-10:00 am CST
Topic TBD
Meeting Archive
Go to the meeting archive page to see past agendas and meeting descriptions, as well as links to the materials we shared.
Our Mission
The Servant Leadership Community of Practice fosters emerging and current leaders to develop a servant-first mindset as the most effective strategy to empower people and build thriving organizations. We welcome people from outside and inside the University to share insights and grow through our monthly meetings.