Dr. Madana Kumar, PhD, Servant Leadership Evangelist and Co-founder, Leadyne
- Dr Madana Kumar is a servant leadership evangelist and co-founder of Leadyne.
- He is a Thought Leader, Leadership Coach, and Author of “Not-So-With-YOU”.
Podcast
Overview
In this episode of The Brand Called You, Dr. Madana Kumar, a servant leadership evangelist and co-founder of Leadyne, discussed his journey from engineering to leadership development at IBM. He defined servant leadership as investing in others’ growth and shared his doctoral dissertation on the topic. Kumar highlighted common misconceptions, emphasizing the balance between serving and leading. He explained the inverted pyramid concept and the role of emotional intelligence. He noted that servant leadership can integrate with other styles and is crucial in tech-driven environments. Examples include UST, which doubled its revenue and improved its employer branding after adopting servant leadership.
00:42- About Dr. Madana Kumar
- Dr Madana Kumar is a servant leadership evangelist and co-founder of Leadyne.
- He is a Thought Leader, Leadership Coach, and Author of “Not-So-With-YOU”.
- He is the Vice President and Global Head of Leadership Development at UST, A digital services company.
02:05- How would you define servant leadership?
- Dr. Kumar defines servant leadership as investing in the life of another person.
- The goal is for the other person to become better, bigger, wiser, richer, healthier, wealthier, happier, and more famous than the leader themselves.
- The focus is on helping the other person grow and develop, rather than on the leader’s success.
22:41- Can you share an example of an organization where servant leadership transformed, not only company culture, but also bottom line?
- Chick-fil-A, Southwest Airlines, and Google have embraced servant leadership as a core part of their leadership philosophy.
- The Tata Group in India has also implemented servant leadership principles and seen positive results.
- UST is a 25-year-old company that has doubled its revenue while becoming a “darling” of employer branding and winning top employer awards since adopting servant leadership in 2018.
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Learn more about Dr Madana Kumar: LinkedIn
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- Dr Madana Kumar is a servant leadership evangelist and co-founder of Leadyne.
- He is a Thought Leader, Leadership Coach, and Author of “Not-So-With-YOU”.
- He is the Vice President and Global Head of Leadership Development at UST, A digital services company.
