Well said. We've been shifting away from servant leadership thanks to the glamorization of boss-like aggressive leaders who always seem to get their way. The price has been a disengaged workforce and such a strong focus on the bottom line that the top line has stopped growing.

How long will this trend continue? It matters. Your article did contain a frightening sentence about the persistence (or lack) of democracy. We need to stand tall and weather this storm, not by pushing back with the aggression we see so often rewarded, but with the patience, centeredness, and compassion of servant leaders.

We need not join the bullying, and we need not surrender.