Authentic Leaders are Servants First with Leadership Expert, Dan Owolabi
In this episode, Roxanne converses with Dan Owolabi about his servant leadership journey. They delve into its definition, examples, and implementation advice. Dan shares tips on dealing with challenging CEOs and explores the concept in personal and professional relationships. They discuss his unique leadership approach and his international nonprofit, Branches Worldwide. The talk concludes with ways to connect with Dan and reflections on authenticity.
Key Points
- Servant leadership begins with an attitude of wanting to help people and involves guiding them to where they need to go by understanding their needs and enrolling them in the journey.
- Knowing oneself, including one's insecurities and motivations, is critical for servant leadership, as it allows a leader to genuinely serve others without trying to manipulate them for personal goals.
- In different cultural contexts, the expression of servant leadership may vary, but the underlying principle of serving and influencing people remains the same, requiring adaptation to the local interpretation of behaviors.
Becoming a great leader is no easy task and there has never been a more important time to understand this fast paced, global economy. Companies operating in the same style and pace as before are a great disadvantage. On this episode of Authentic Living with Roxanne, we welcome Leadership Expert, Dan Owolabi.
Dan has always believed that Authentic Leaders are servants first. That’s why he has made it his mission to help others achieve exceptional results by leading from a mindset of serving.
Drawing upon his talent for storytelling and his passion for connecting with others, Dan has spent the past 15 years working to empower those around him. For nearly a decade, he served as a public-school teacher and pastor in Northeast Ohio. The work, while demanding, was incredibly rewarding—so in 2017, Dan decided to take his passion for developing leaders to a wider audience.
Authentic Touch Points:
Dan’s journey. 2:20 Serving leadership...what it means and what to consider. 4:30 Tips to be a better serving leader. 8:05 How you can help your leader move to a more serving place. 12:15 Serving in personal vs corporate relationships. 14:00 Serving leadership around the world. 18:20
Dan’s immediate success and subsequent speaking invitations eventually led him to start The Owolabi Leadership Company dedicated to training and inspiring leaders around the world. By guiding them to build stronger relationships, he has been able to share his fiercely held principle that leadership isn’t a status you get, but a service you give.
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Roxanne
Links:
Dan’s website: https://www.danowolabi.com Branches Worldwide: https://www.branchesworldwide.org Roxanne’s LinkedIn profile:https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxannederhodge/ Roxanne’s email: [email protected] Chat with Roxanne: https://roxannederhodge.com/chat/ Roxanne’s previous podcasts: https://roxannederhodge.com/blog/
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