Dr. Freeborough,
With every passing week, I am gaining a clearer understanding of the principles of servant leadership and how these principles can be applied within my current role in my organization as well as how they can be applied in other settings. I found it interesting how even though recent research supports the use of servant leadership it is still not utilized in more often in today's workplaces (Heskett, 2013). Research from Linuesa-Langreo & Ruiz-Palomino (2016), showed that the use of servant leadership increased creativity and empowerment within the organizational culture, thus leading to improved productivity. While I still question the rational behind organizational leaders not utilizing servant leadership principles more
With every passing week, I am gaining a clearer understanding of the principles of servant leadership and how these principles can be applied within my current role in my organization as well as how they can be applied in other settings. I found it interesting how even though recent research supports the use of servant leadership it is still not utilized in more often in today's workplaces (Heskett, 2013). Research from Linuesa-Langreo & Ruiz-Palomino (2016), showed that the use of servant leadership increased creativity and empowerment within the organizational culture, thus leading to improved productivity. While I still question the rational behind organizational leaders not utilizing servant leadership principles more