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Re:All You Need to Become a Servant Leader by civilitty on Thursday September 07, 2023 @11:33AM (#37420482)
It’s also just as often detrimental and leads to burnout when that “accountability” is a delusion pushed by management because the employee has no real control and the whims of management override any real choices they can make.

When someone really has ownership, management has to come to terms with the fact that the owner may make choices that are suboptimal to the company for the sake of their or their teams’ sanity. The majority of management never make that mental leap.

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Re:All You Need to Become a Servant Leader by jonfw on Thursday September 07, 2023 @01:27PM (#37422436)
Good leadership (which servant leadership is intended to facilitate) is all about fixing those problems. Management shouldn't override any real choices on a whim, and management should work to align incentives such that an owner acts in everybody's best interests at once
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Re:All You Need to Become a Servant Leader by PH95VuimJjqBqy on Thursday September 07, 2023 @01:37PM (#37422610)
It's not a binary, you can take ownership of what you can and accept a lack of control where you cannot.

If that line is too far one way or the other it's time to leave.

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Re:All You Need to Become a Servant Leader by lazide on Thursday September 07, 2023 @02:28PM (#37423448)
100% matches my experience. Also, if someone in management is using emotional manipulation techniques (gaslighting, etc.).
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