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Will servant leadership get you promoted? Maybe | John Baldoni video | 3 areas that help your company thrive in a crisis Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( October 5, 2020 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading Edge [] [Will servant leadership get you promoted? Maybe]( Managers who exercise servant leadership will create employee loyalty but could miss out on promotions in organizations that prioritize results and "a sense of personal power and toughness," write Tera Allas and Bill Schaninger of McKinsey. "Unless employee satisfaction, including satisfaction with an immediate boss, becomes a core part of a company's performance evaluations, behavior is unlikely to change," they write. 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