3.5 Transformational Leadership
Servant Leadership and Transformational Leadership do share some the same characteristics. Both leadership approaches call for strong communication skills, good listening skills, and are empathetic toward the feelings and views of others. Empathy is needed to have a better understanding of the cognitive and emotional mindset of the team. Empathy is also a tool that is effective for understanding cultural differences. Both leaderships are focused on knowing the followers personally to build trusting relationships that inspire and influence followers to believe in the vision shared by the leader.
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So, what is the difference? Is servant leadership somehow a derivative of transformational leadership? While there are similarities, there certainly are variations. Servant leaders are more focused on service of followers and service to followers. Jesus Christ demonstrated at His last supper how the disciples were to submit one to another and that none were greater than the other. Jesus Christ demonstrates the attitude that servant leaders are to have. They are to act with humility and be ready to serve all with the same attitude God has toward all, and that is He is not a respecter of persons. It is an attitude of submitting one to another and not seeing oneself greater than another. Always ready to put others concerns before their concerns. Jesus’s action was to correct the thinking of the disciples who earlier had been arguing over which one of them were the greatest. Jesus teaches the disciples they are to serve with lowliness of heart and mind and to seek to edify one another in love and humility (Joh 13:1-17 …show more content…
A servant leader’s focus is on service to the followers while transformational leaders have a greater concern for transforming their followers to accept and perform to achieve the goals set forth in the mission and vision statements. In conclusion, while both leaderships are admirable, it comes down to whether the goal is to develop followers to be committed to meet an organization’s objectives. Or, does the objective to meet the organization’s objective take a back seat to valuing the followers first and building a mutual respect that the followers desire to return back to its origination unconditionally. The Bible teaches that one will reap what is sowed. God
Servant Leadership and Transformational Leadership do share some the same characteristics. Both leadership approaches call for strong communication skills, good listening skills, and are empathetic toward the feelings and views of others. Empathy is needed to have a better understanding of the cognitive and emotional mindset of the team. Empathy is also a tool that is effective for understanding cultural differences. Both leaderships are focused on knowing the followers personally to build trusting relationships that inspire and influence followers to believe in the vision shared by the leader.
Both leaderships focus on a team concept that says as a team player you are important in helping the vision to be …show more content…
So, what is the difference? Is servant leadership somehow a derivative of transformational leadership? While there are similarities, there certainly are variations. Servant leaders are more focused on service of followers and service to followers. Jesus Christ demonstrated at His last supper how the disciples were to submit one to another and that none were greater than the other. Jesus Christ demonstrates the attitude that servant leaders are to have. They are to act with humility and be ready to serve all with the same attitude God has toward all, and that is He is not a respecter of persons. It is an attitude of submitting one to another and not seeing oneself greater than another. Always ready to put others concerns before their concerns. Jesus’s action was to correct the thinking of the disciples who earlier had been arguing over which one of them were the greatest. Jesus teaches the disciples they are to serve with lowliness of heart and mind and to seek to edify one another in love and humility (Joh 13:1-17 …show more content…
A servant leader’s focus is on service to the followers while transformational leaders have a greater concern for transforming their followers to accept and perform to achieve the goals set forth in the mission and vision statements. In conclusion, while both leaderships are admirable, it comes down to whether the goal is to develop followers to be committed to meet an organization’s objectives. Or, does the objective to meet the organization’s objective take a back seat to valuing the followers first and building a mutual respect that the followers desire to return back to its origination unconditionally. The Bible teaches that one will reap what is sowed. God