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From our conversations in June’s meeting, we mentioned a mattering assessment from the book Mattering by Jennifer Breheny Wallace. We’re including it below for you to take on your own. https://uwmadison.box.com/s/m3bfxl5zopybchnyspvea8n7isu02q11 Stay…

This past month, our group met on the topic of mattering. See our archive for the readings and discussion questions we explored. Today, we share a post from Stordahl Capital Management on…

Last Friday’s Servant Leadership discussion was enlightening and fulfilling; facilitator Mary Hoddy guided us through finding or nurturing purpose in our work and personal lives. The original plan was to also discuss…

We’re gearing up for May’s Servant Leadership discussion. Planners met this week to develop a topic, and we are focusing on purpose and mattering in our readings and talks in May. Stay…

Our March meeting focused on the pause between stimulus and response. Liz Fosslien has a graphic that illustrates this concept very well!

The servant leadership community lost a defining voice with the passing of Don M. Frick on March 23, 2026. A gifted teacher, author, and historian of Robert K. Greenleaf’s work, Don helped…

Don’t be fooled by the old command-and-control style of leadership; nobody wins when you micromanage or punish as a form of motivation. Instead, focus on the ten characteristics of servant leadership to…

Between Stimulus and Response: Self-care for Servant Leaders “Between stimulus and response is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and…

For many people, the word leadership brings up resistance or even rebellion. Too often, what we see publicly is leadership driven by ego, control, narcissism, and hunger for power. Who can blame…

In today’s Servant Leadership session, we started out by asking whether each participant is a plumber or a poet. For more on these two contrasting styles of leadership, see this short article…