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Servant Leadership For Social And Environmental Justice

January 22, 2021 Jeff Vanek Blog

Whether we are talking social or environmental justice, we are talking about people issues. Humanity and nature are inseparably intertwined, and servant leadership is the perfect leadership style needed to address the challenges our planet faces. The term servant leader, as used today, was coined by Robert Greenleaf in his 1970 essay The Servant as…

How Do You Look?

March 2, 2020 Jeff Vanek Blog

In quantum physics there is a theory known as the observer effect. In short, the idea is that by simply observing something, in this case a subatomic particle, you change the thing being observed. From a physics perspective, this might be troubling. How can one be sure one is observing the “real” nature of a phenomenon…

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About Me

I am the director of human resources at a zoo where the human species in the workplace environment is my field of expertise. Besides a law degree, I have a master’s in environmental science with a sustainability emphasis. My professional experience can be summed up in two words: compliance and culture. My philosophy of work and life can be stated in these two words: servant leadership. I strive for social and environmental justice as expressed by these three words: people, planet, prosperity.

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My book, Somehow I Thought I Would Be Taller, won the League of Utah Writers Gold Quill Award for best nonfiction in 2015. Please feel free to purchase it, give it as a gift, recommend it to others—I won’t mind at all.