Who Among Us?

Servant leadership asks more

The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci, 1498 (public domain - Wikipedia)

“No man can serve two masters.” — Matthew 6:24

With Passover and Easter looming this weekend, it seems only natural to turn to some religious literature for inspiration.

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not terribly religious, but I recognize the truths of the teachings of various spiritual leaders, and due to my upbringing, I’m the most familiar with the Bible.

This isn’t meant to be a sermon, but rather an observation of a type of leadership that is as profound as it is simple.

And the way I arrived at this topic is what you might call oblique.

In the last season of the Timeless Leadership podcast, I had a wonderful conversation with Jim Rafferty, author of Leader By Accident, during which he talked about his “Scoutmaster Minute” — a monologue he gave at each troop meeting.

Leader by Accident

In preparing those, Jim would find inspiration from a variety of sources and in turn, would inspire the scouts in his troop.

Similarly, I try …