Servant Leadership Interviews

Meeting with Kendra Hunter proved to be a very informative interview. IT was a great experience to speak with someone who has a long history in Higher Education but has recently taken the opportunity to move positions. She comes from a unique and established background that clearly informs her leadership styles. Kendra presented as a very confident leader. Hose was very assured of her skills and what she values. She spent a significant amount of time discussing her value for relationships and fostering human potential. This stood out in contrast to her strengths, which she spoke to more easily than her value for relationship building. She stated that her strengths like in analyzing situations and creating plans in order to see those situations through. She also mentioned that her greatest accomplishment was directly related to seeing a challenge within the …show more content…
Rubio Sanchez, Bosco, and Melchar (2013) found that Servant leadership is described as putting the follower first and empowering them to develop. This is where the capacity to put the follower first and allow them to take the lead because the leader is aiming to fulfill the needs of others. In the situation where the leader would need to become the follower it would be at the benefit or service of the follower to become the leader. Servant leadership speaks a lot to developing people and this was a big focus of Kendra’s when discussing influences and strategies. When looking at the ten characteristics of servant leadership the ninth characteristic really speaks to the discussion. The ninth characteristic is described as being committed to the growth of people. This means that a servant leaders is committed to helping everyone in the organization grow personally and professionally, all of which were values or priorities for Kendra (Northouse, P. G. 2016, p. 225, 226, and