Leadership as service

While I'm extremely leery of the politics and evangelism of the organization for which he works, I strongly believe in the ideas that Mark Miller offers in a recent post on SmartBlog on Leadership - that to truly lead, we must approach our work as service to others. Earlier this fall I wrote a Statement of Educational Leadership and Philosophy, and this concept is the note I chose to ring out in my final sentence (click here if you want the whole document):

I believe that people work hard and are motivated when they feel they are doing important, good work. For me, there is no greater or more important work than fostering the self-transformation of the next generation of citizens. I approach my work as a position of service to others, and as an expression of my own commitment to improving our society.