Servant Leadership Values

A personal model of leadership is a uniqueness in the way in which one leads. Leadership styles are determined by experiential interactions with coworkers and leaders, as well as the essential values that one feels are important. One’s values help to determine not only how one views the world around them, but also how one interacts, and reacts, in accordance with various individuals and situations. They are a core set of beliefs which determine the significance of others, circumstances, and emotional events that transcend a physical understanding of the world. In leadership, values, on various levels of relations, help to define one’s style of leading others. Values are equally important to the servant leader as they are to traditional …show more content…
Sustainment, from a level of personnel assets, requires a clearly defined path of advancement, through stages of career progression. Development, especially in servant leadership practices, is an ongoing process that ensures that employees are physically, mentally, and emotionally equipped; not just for applications at their current level of responsibility, but also for a future as a leader. According to Vidic and Burton (2011), development is not only an ongoing process, it is also a progressive plan to ensure that employees have maximum opportunities to develop their skills as a leader. The implications of a well-trained and developed workforce benefits not only the leader-employee relationship, but also the success of the organization, through the procurement and retention of knowledgeable and skilled individuals. Development, however, should not be reserved for employees alone. Leaders at all levels should implement a form of development through continuing education, multisource 360 and 180 feedback, and projects or training to maintain proficiency and competency in basic tasks. Individual development is not restricted to educational and institutional training. Performing community service, and volunteering with local organizations, can also be an effective tool in leadership development (Farrell, 2014). In this way, the organization and the individual benefit. The individual gains knowledge and experience through volunteerism, which may not be available in the workplace, as well as a cost free alternative to professional leadership courses and exercises. The organization benefits from a more intuitive leader, and a boost to public opinion within the local