Lolliwaffels and Servant Leadership!

#7 Describe one act of a servant leader that you have witnessed in Iceland.

I saw several people taking on servant leader qualities during our stay in Iceland, but I thought the two that embodied the servant leader aspects the most were Beggy and Berdna, owners of Daladyrd Petting Zoo. They willingly let a group of thirteen strangers into their home without any knowledge of our work ethic or morals, gave us meals every day that we worked for them, talked about life in the U.S. compared to their personal experiences in Iceland and how it has changed since the influx of tourism began, and much more. Beggy was always more than willing to help whenever we needed him, and he kept us cheerful with the jokes and stories he would tell. If there was anything we were doing wrong, Beggy would tell us with a smile and then show us how to do it instead of getting mad and expecting us to figure it out on our own, which would have been extremely difficult as most of the work we were doing was new to most of us. Berdna let us into her home and showed us how she made her clothing pieces and what her inspiration was. Together, they demonstrated every aspect of servant leadership, but more than anything, they encouraged the heart. The two of them would take breaks with us and talk to us. They weren’t just interested in getting the work done, they really wanted to know us. Berdna even introduced us to lolliwaffles, a new leadership team favorite!Read more