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Tiago Romero Garcia • Edited

My way is through Servant Leadership. It's a beautiful concept which is pretty much about building respect not through power but through relationships, love, service, and sacrifice, where you tend to others while empowering them to grow.

You can learn more at 9 Qualities of the Servant Leader.

I learned it through this book here: The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership by James C. Hunter.

It's a short and very meaningful read. Perhaps you can find it in your local library.

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Ben

Yes. I am learning to be a leader.

I know I want to be leader instead of boss. I do not know why so many leaders (supposed to be) become bosses.

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Tiago Romero Garcia

Nice! I forgot to mention that, in practice, it really helps when you have a good leader on your team.

I didn’t have one to begin with, for many years.

Even though I studied this book, it was not clear what to do in certain situations.

Then, it was through seeing my previous manager putting these ideas into practice that I really absorbed the approach. He was a master on solving conflicts in the most kind way.

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Ben

How can i find a person demonstrating his awesome practice? ><

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Tiago Romero Garcia

I guess it must be a secret, it took me years to find it for the first time :P

Some people also have some natural talent for this, being very patient and resilient.