Course 3, Discussion 1: Service Leadership at 7 Cups
The term Service leadership (based on the philosophy of servant leadership, in which the main goal of the leader is to serve). Sometimes leaders or community members who help with projects receive high praise for their efforts (and they all deserve it) but this is never to take away or undermine the contributions of listeners who fly a little bit more under the radar. How one chooses to spend their volunteer time on 7 Cups is up to them & we love you all the same!
We've long said that if you want to be a mentor, be a mentor, eventually you'll get a badge. These service leadership roles are incredibly important to the functionality of our community. The individuals in these posts do an excellent job helping to keep our community safe and positive. I am very thankful for them.
Service leadership is simply about where you plan to spend your time. To those of you out there who focus 100% on member chats, we LOVE YOU! To those of you out there who focus on community programs, we LOVE YOU TOO! All of these contributions are equally valuable and important. As a collective community, our aim is to honor your contributions, no matter where or how they manifest.
In this vein, my hope is that you will remember 3 key things:
1. Self-care - always! Make sure self-care is baked into your volunteer work here
2. Don't take on more than you are able. If you don't have the bandwidth to do something, you owe it to yourself and the community to say no. It is 100% okay to say no. (And if you are asking someone to help you with a project, please do not get upset if someone has to say no.)
3. Remember that 7 Cups is an ecosystem. Every single contribution matters!
If you'd like to be in a service leadership role, my advice would be:
1. Pay attention to how others are contributing
2. Figure out what gets you excited in the community!
3. Once you have an idea of what gets you excited, dive in! You dont need to have a mentor badge to help out, get involved & start learning.
4. If you're not sure how to get involved, you can chat with a mentor or sign up for listener coaching.
5. Once you feel comfortable with your area of attention, apply for the appropriate mentor track.
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✒️ Question: What do you think of the idea of service leadership? Can you list one example of service leadership you have seen on 7 Cups?
our community moderators and even group volunteer moderators serve a great deal of service they help keep the Community safe which is really important in order to keep the site secure, and people wanting to come back. The safety patrol team also has this, flagging inappropriate profiles and forum post is important to make sure that we avoid others triggers as much as possible and make this a safe place for people to want to be and want to receive support. This is because if the community is unsafe, people won’t want to receive support.
@FrenchToast✒️ Question: What do you think of the idea of service leadership? Can you list one example of service leadership you have seen on 7 Cups?
Service leadership emphasizes supporting the people we serve and prioritizing service over individual accolades. One example of service leadership on 7 Cups are listeners! Listeners give up their time to lend a sympathetic ear in service of others.
@FrenchToast service leadership is about serving the people and putting them as the first priority. I think the below quote by by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam defines it all :
“A leader should give the credit of the success to the team members. But when failure comes, leaders should absorb the failures and protect the team members”
@warmheartedCamp3360 An example would be the listeners in 7 cups. I have been lucky to cross paths with some amazing listeners who really use their time in proactively listen and serve us.
@FrenchToast
Question: What do you think of the idea of service leadership? Can you list one example of service leadership you have seen on 7 Cups?
Service leadership is all about seen and unseen contributions made by leaders serving others. It is very important for the community as it provides selfless actions of helping, inspiring and supporting others.
One example of service leadership: Forum supporter
@pandanfe
I really liked your response! 💙
The amazing idea is all about supporting others. I've seen it in support rooms, mostly, group chats.
@LoveMyMoonflowers
very nice and direct response to the question at hand, you very much know the definition of service leadership!
@NewYorker11
thank you so much! (:
@FrenchToast
Question: What do you think of the idea of service leadership? Can you list one example of service leadership you have seen on 7 Cups?
Ans:- It's an excellent way of helping people without being the centre of attention , which is excellent for introverts like me .
The one person who comes to my mind whom I remember here is @Jenna , they are gem of a person .
@LOOPHOLE
Hi, Loop. I'm glad you feel service leadership is a good fit for you. See you at the top!
@FrenchToast
What do you think of the idea of service leadership? Can you list one example of service leadership you have seen on 7 Cups?
Service leadership is leadership that aims to serve others for the success of joint projects in a team or community. For example, Mentor.
@bestBraveheart57
Amazing
@FrenchToast
Question: What do you think of the idea of service leadership? Can you list one example of service leadership you have seen on 7 Cups?
Service leadership is mostly for how u lead the team , the whole community even when you are not getting paid to do it. The passion in you , the whole force that drives u to do all this is amazing and that's service leadership. Here the chatroom mentors and all , they alll work without any payment but still are so passionate
@Grace3012 Awesome points Grace! You're great! :D
@FrenchToast
The concept of service leadership is a powerful and inclusive approach to leadership. It goes beyond traditional notions of leadership by recognizing and valuing various contributions within the community. The emphasis on self-care and the idea that every form of contribution is important reflects a community-oriented mindset.
One remarkable example of service leadership I've witnessed on 7 Cups is the dedication of some listeners to creating and organizing community-based initiatives. For instance, there are those who take the lead in arranging discussion forums, or outreach programs aimed at addressing specific needs or topics within the community.
