A Servant Leadership Analysis

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When a leader serves the team, the followers get benefited. This inspires and motivates the team. Through serving others, the leader experiences the same problems that the followers face. These experiences help the servant leader understand the issues and empathize with the team. The service to others also enables the leader to be proactive and help them solve the problems effectively. This adds value to others and the organization (Julian, 2016). A servant leader adopts different methods to empower the team. Encouragement and motivation are important among them. These methods will aid the team to maximize their potential to be effective in their task. As the leader supports the team, it is easy for the leader to persuade the followers. People

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