However, for over the last six decades, one the most influential authors for the terminology and study of servant leadership, is a man that goes by the name of Robert K. Greenleaf. In his studies, Robert K. Greenleaf describes servant leadership as a type of leader that serves others, rather than the followers serving the leader. Doing so will have the followers achieve and improve. As any leader, they are responsible for the followers and those that are not on the same level as others. The people served grow as individuals, becoming 'healthier, wiser, more autonomous and more likely themselves to become servants' (Greenleaf, 1977).…
The book The Servant: A Simple Story About The True Essence of Leadership, written by James C. Hunter, brings out essential principles of leadership in a narrative story form. The story is about a man named John Daily who has lost his priorities as a boss and as a husband. His wife insisted he go on a week-long spiritual retreat at a Benedictine Monastery where he reluctantly agreed, but had an experience that turned his life around. John’s experience in one short week at the monastery is profound and life changing. Each day at the monastery John and five other individuals from various walks of life such as a nurse, a soldier, a pastor, a college basketball coach and a school principal that spend several hours learning about leadership.…
Servant leadership crosses lines with Christianity and culture in many aspects. The expected behaviors represent a meaningful matching that servant leadership share with Christianity and culture. In other words, servant leadership, Christianity, and culture are predictable to have satisfactory results with their followers. Equally important is the unparalleled engagement of servant leadership that shares with church and culture leaders in guiding the outcomes of their leaders. In addition to implementing a distinctive module of leadership by utilizing the main principles that incorporate servant leadership with the religion and the culture (Scuderi,2014) Servant leadership has a solid relationship with religion and culture in terms of the…
In an essay by Robert K. Greenleaf, the author coins the term "servant leader. " Exactly what is a servant leader? Are there any in your organization? If you don't have any servant leaders, how can you develop them? The answers to these questions may surprise you and introduce you to a vital source of leadership for your business.…
In the book, The Servant, James Hunter explores the concept of Servant Leadership. Throughout the narrative, lives of people from various walks in life are analyzed with the lens of servant leadership. The reader can look into the life of a Healthcare worker, a soldier, a member of corporate America and an educator. Characteristics of Servant Leadership Active Listening…
Service and Leadership Service and leadership! Even though they are two different things they both do correlate well with each other. For example, most of the time when you lead you are serving others whether it be big or small you still are offering some type of service. Throughout my life I have faced many challenges and have overcome so many different barriers with the tools I’ve learned growing up. One of them was how to serve and lead, not only serve myself but to serve others.…
Servant Leadership: Leading the Way to a More Just and Caring World Amberlie Silva Denver School of Nursing Servant Leadership: Leading the Way to a More Just and Caring World Throughout history, leadership has been portrayed as the sole responsibility of select individuals that were chosen through circumstance or job title to do and achieve great things (Rogers, 2009). This concept of leadership implies that decisions are made to the betterment of those in powerful positions and not to serve the needs of an entire organization. Servant leadership changes this concept and places the importance of good leadership qualities on every part of an entire organization, by motivating others to “become the…
An organization that has allowed me to find an issue that I am passionate about is servant leadership. I have learned how to put others before myself. As a member, I have stood up for many things between our local and regional projects that raise money for specific causes. The one cause that I have stood up for and is one of the most important issues to me is world hunger. I have stood up for world hunger awareness by becoming involved in an organization called Hearts and Hands for Hunger and raising public awareness of the issue.…
According to Thakore (2013), “the focus of leadership needs to be shifted from process and outcome to people and the future” (pg. 24) This single statement sums up all that is servant leadership. In history, good management has been defined by managers passing down instruction while employees obey orders without questioning leadership. Over time, experience has proven that this model or style of leadership is not nearly as effective as the servant leadership approach.…
“Servant leadership has its origin from religion; servant…
I currently work as an Executive Assistant and Human Resources Manager at a dental office Northern Nevada. It is a family owned practice and consists of sixty employees, including nine dentists and twelve hygienists. The practice was started by our owners’ father and then was bought in the early 2000s by our current owners, his sons. The objective of our practice is to treat patients with the highest level of care while using state of the art technology to improve the level of dentistry. Our office not only performs general dentistry, but we also have onsite specialties such as pediatric dentistry and orthodontia as well as an on-site lab where all our crowns and dentures are made by professionals who have over forty years of experience…
Introduction As emerging professionals, choosing what type of leader to be can be challenging. Do you want to take the role of a dictator and insure that the tasks are getting done? Or is it important to have an enjoyable work environment where members of the group feel welcome to start discussions. In this discussion it looks at the idea of servant leadership.…
Introduction Ben completed his undergraduate degree in Chemistry before coming to the University of Texas at Arlington to complete his premedical studies. Growing up in a strong Christian home, Ben quickly stepped into a leadership role with Chi Alpha, however, since getting married Ben relinquished his leadership role to focus on his marriage and academics. Although Ben has recently transferred to a local Bible college to pursue a Biblical studies degree, we have remained close and connect personally at least once a month. This motivational plan will focus on a coaching style relationship to address living up to his potential both as a student and a husband. Biblical Principles…
Overview Servant leadership is ideology that a leader serves the people that they lead. They do this by ensuring the welfare of the people are taken care of. Servant leaders is describes as a leader who serves others first, who brings a sense of belonging and community, and disperses the power evenly among the people (Adhiambo, J. M. ,2012, pg.11). The culture that I chose to show example of servant leadership is one of the poorest cultures in the world and its leaders in the region are some of the most corrupted. Even with all this said the cultures of Africa have had some great examples of a servant leader and what it can do in a region.…
While looking through the resources provided for this section it was interesting to see Bommelje quoting Robert Greenleaf, where he says a servant leader seeks first to serve, “then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead.” That was very profound because if I look back at my career to where I am now, becoming a leader was a natural step. My desire to serve others moved me toward a leadership role, where I could be a mentor to others and a student to those that I respect and seek knowledge and mentorship. One thing I have discovered about myself is…