African Servant Leadership Theory

We think of servant leadership as a powerful theory of leadership that will cross culture lines with a diverse roles that many can follow. After reading some of the articles from Greenleaf we can see that servant leadership is more than a theory but one of the first leaders to ensure not just them but others people priority needs will be served. When you look at the African culture and how servant leadership plays an active role in it you have to remind yourself of things from the past that could hinder your process of this theory. We first must ask a few questions to better understand if this leadership style can be affective for this culture. The first question would be that do those served grow on others as a person or would they not become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become servants? …show more content…
An example would be how families plays an important role for the cultures value which could be different in other areas. The other area of this culture would be understanding basic values that will flow through any organization in this culture while focusing on how Christianity could support this …show more content…
History should that Buddhism banned all women from practicing in a monastic but after seeing how the world was changing they later reversed his decision. This could be similar to how Jews handle the prayers in the synagogue. Servant leadership would need to step in and bring all parties together to give all the equal treatment while they pray. The men are on at one level with no woman there besides them. How can you have complete services if you separate at a place of worship? The women are able to pray on a balcony or the congregation behind a small