Servant Leadership People always say that it takes a special type of person to be a nurse. The critical trait that makes this special type of person is the ability to serve others. While leadership is learned and developed through skills, a combination of those proficiencies together make a great servant leader. Marquis and Huston (2015) explain servant leadership as the ability to serve others, first and for-most. The multiple proficiencies combine to create the servant leader, are those allowing leaders to serve others before themselves. For instance, authority, love, and will as explored in Hunter’s (2012) book explaining the growth of servant leadership and how to implement within personal practice. The compilation and development of
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This is due to the ability to empathize, knowing what CNA’s have going through, having been there themselves at one point. They have the ability to inspire through the compassion and empathy of having once been in the same shoes. The ability to lead with authority is the ability to lead by example.
Love
Often thought of as an emotion, but as described by Hunter (2012) love is a verb; love is the actions and behaviors towards others. In order to be a leader, more specifically a “servant leader”, it is important to treat others with love the verb. This verb encompasses the actions and behaviors such as acting with kindness, having humility, commitment to peers and subordinates, and the act of being self-less (Hunter, 2012). The accumulation of these skills and practices lead to serving with love, thus creating a proficient leader. …show more content…
Furthermore, it presents the ten characteristics originally compiled by Greenleaf to define servant leadership; listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight, stewardship, commitment to the growth of people, and building community (as cited in Swearingen & Liberman, 2004, p. 102-105). All of these terms can be put under the umbrella terms that were initially discussed as the qualities of servant leadership. While several overlap, they are all rooted to convey the same general description. Under love, the basis of having compassion for others and ethics is seen, along with listening, empathy, stewardship, and building community. Next is authority, which encompasses the leadership that helps people grow that Swearingen and Liberman (2004) discussed. While Greenleaf’s definitions that fall under this umbrella would be awareness, persuasion, commitment to growth of people, and the ability of foresight. Finally, will. Will is seeking out involvement, along with actively listening, healing, awareness, stewardship, the commitment to the growth of others and building a
This is due to the ability to empathize, knowing what CNA’s have going through, having been there themselves at one point. They have the ability to inspire through the compassion and empathy of having once been in the same shoes. The ability to lead with authority is the ability to lead by example.
Love
Often thought of as an emotion, but as described by Hunter (2012) love is a verb; love is the actions and behaviors towards others. In order to be a leader, more specifically a “servant leader”, it is important to treat others with love the verb. This verb encompasses the actions and behaviors such as acting with kindness, having humility, commitment to peers and subordinates, and the act of being self-less (Hunter, 2012). The accumulation of these skills and practices lead to serving with love, thus creating a proficient leader. …show more content…
Furthermore, it presents the ten characteristics originally compiled by Greenleaf to define servant leadership; listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight, stewardship, commitment to the growth of people, and building community (as cited in Swearingen & Liberman, 2004, p. 102-105). All of these terms can be put under the umbrella terms that were initially discussed as the qualities of servant leadership. While several overlap, they are all rooted to convey the same general description. Under love, the basis of having compassion for others and ethics is seen, along with listening, empathy, stewardship, and building community. Next is authority, which encompasses the leadership that helps people grow that Swearingen and Liberman (2004) discussed. While Greenleaf’s definitions that fall under this umbrella would be awareness, persuasion, commitment to growth of people, and the ability of foresight. Finally, will. Will is seeking out involvement, along with actively listening, healing, awareness, stewardship, the commitment to the growth of others and building a