In the final episode of our special series on the ten characteristics of servant leadership, we celebrate an awe-inspiring perspective of the definition of stewardship and explore leadership through an Indigenous lens. 

Dr. Karla Bird of the Blackfeet Amskapi Piikani Nation and Dr. Salena Beaumont Hill of the Crow Nation discuss the Indigenous experience with leadership and community contribution. And they explain why language around stewardship matters to people when an idea like volunteerism embeds their culture.

Hear how spirituality and collective responsibility heal tribal communities and why the two women believe in the freedom of choice over the notion of following.    

Join us as we discuss:

• Examining stewardship through an Indigenous lens (11:46)
• Walking the line between appropriation and understanding (24:20)
• The spirit to choose in a non-hierarchal community of equals (38:31)
• Centering indigenous education in a system that doesn’t fit (47:05)

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

• University of Montana
• Research is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods
• Reservation Dogs
• All My Relations

You can find this interview and many more by subscribing to The Servant Marketer on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or here.

A key skill for any profession is listening, but in marketing, it’s necessary to cut through the noise and find compelling stories. Sometimes, we get in our own way, feeling a need to fill an empty space with our thoughts when we should make room for others instead.  

Thomas Kemeny, Author of Junior: Writing Your Way Ahead in Advertising, joins us to discuss listening and its impact on creative work, client relationships, work-life balance, and creative inspiration.

As Thomas suggested, there is power in our silence. Rather than break it, we can use it to listen and identify the moments that matter.    

Join us as we discuss:

• The writing journey and advice for aspiring content creators (1:13)
• Collaboration and problem-solving through listening (15:50)
• Listening to your gut and confronting your inner critic (27:04) 

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

• Thomas Kemeny
• Junior: Writing Your Way Ahead in Advertising
• Darling, You Can’t Do Both

Healing is perhaps the most ambiguous of the 10 characteristics of servant leadership. Every person processes pain differently, but it’s often the unspoken wounds we inflict on others that call for intentionality in compassion and compromise.

As Vince Rougeau, President of College of the Holy Cross,  advises, by taking the time to listen, you’ll often find that the path to healing is easier than you think.

In this episode on healing, Vince shares his unique insight on staying grounded in healthy relationships, building coalitions around differences, and the liberating power of forgiveness.       

Join us as we discuss:

• Opening yourself up to the pain of others and rebuilding trust (5:12)
• Collaborative healing in an environment of independent thinkers (19:43)
• Putting the dignity of others first in difficult decisions (31:15)

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

• Vince Rougeau
• College of the Holy Cross
• Radical Candor
• Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
• Hidden Brain