Im a bottom-up manager who subscribes to the concept of servant leadership, as articulated by the late Robert Greenleaf. He believed that organizations are at their most effective when leaders encourage collaboration, trust, foresight, listening, and empowerment. In any hierarchy, its clear that the ultimate boss (in my case, me) holds the most power. But a wonderful thing happens when you flip the traditional organizational chart upside down so that it looks like a V with the boss on the bottom. My job is to serve and support the next layer above me so that the people on that layer can then serve and support the next layer above them, and so on.

Setting the Table by Danny Meyer