This month’s topic: Leading by Forgiving

At its core, servant leadership is about GROWTH – the growth and well-being of PEOPLE as the vehicle for caring, healing, connection and positive transformative change in society. Growth is not linear and often comes from mistakes. Because people have lapses in judgment or perform in ways that are less than expected, there is a need to forgive. 

Rarely is forgiveness in the top 10 leadership qualities. Yet, the ability of a leader to create a culture where it is safe to make mistakes, learn and grow could have the greatest impact on individual and team performance.   

Robert Greenleaf said, “Anybody could lead perfect people — if there were any. But there aren’t any perfect people.”

Everybody makes mistakes. The servant-leader not only forgives; they help people grow.  

In this session, facilitated by Christa Williams, Sophia Partners Executive Director and Learning Facilitator, we will explore:

• The power and potential of forgiveness as a servant leadership skill
• The role of ego in limiting the ability to forgive
• Forgiving others and asking for forgiveness, creating a workplace culture for learning and growth through forgiveness, and developing a path for self-forgiveness

About this Conversation

Servant Leadership Community of Practice is a fully virtual offering for learning about your individual servant leadership strengths and learning new practices through small group discussion, facilitated conversations, and personal reflection. This event occurs on the fourth Tuesday of each month from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CST via Zoom.

Program Overview

Community of Practice sessions are amazing opportunities for any and all leaders to gather and learn from each other. Through these monthly sessions, attendees build, share, and learn from others as a community of transformative leaders. It’s highly interactive and each month a different servant leadership topic is explored. Learn more about the Community of Practice program here!