A well known tenet in the field of psychology is the rule of reciprocity. In essence: “I’ll give you something, then you feel compelled to return the favor, somehow.” We see this strategy deployed all the time, particularly in sales and con schemes.
The idea of reciprocal bounceback is compelling, but it’s grounded in egocentricity. The bedrock of servant leadership, however, is just the opposite. Rather than giving with intent of return, servant leadership is service with an outward rippling effect.
Not only does that outward rippling occur, it gets magnified by those influenced by the servant leader.
Think of it as ripplefication.
GO!
*If you’d like to read more of nc’s blatherings, go to nc’s Recursive Learning.
