Use the best test before status
Use Greenleaf's best test to evaluate whether a leadership move serves growth rather than merely extracting output.
The move: judge your leadership by the growth it produces, not just the work it extracts. The test changes the unit of analysis A task can be completed while the person doing it becomes less capable, less trusted, or less willing to speak up next time. Greenleaf's test makes the person an explicit part of the outcome. Service is not indulgence Serving people does not mean removing every hard thing. Growth often requires challenge. The difference is that challenge comes with clarity, support, and a path toward more autonomy, not just pressure dressed up as opportunity. Use it before the…
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