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This chapter presents the concept of the emergency services leader becoming a leader who is a steward for the greater good. The steward is one willing to cultivate the organization and act as champion for its people and progress. They see the organization as a system, understanding that each of the system’s parts has to work in order for the organization to be successful. The steward works for the greater good by rendering service to something bigger than self. They make meaning out of building a positive community of responders. They subscribe to the idea that followers have to be mentored so that one-day they are ready to be servant leaders themselves.
Never protect your past, never define yourself by a single product, and always continue to steward for the long-term. Keep moving towards the future.
—Ginni Rometty
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Russell, E.J. (2019). Becoming an Emergency Services Leader for the Greater Good. In: In Command of Guardians: Executive Servant Leadership for the Community of Responders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12493-9_8
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