As I was reading The Servant, by James C. Hunter, I felt a sense of accomplishment by being able to recognize some concepts and theories I learned in my Business Management class. Some of these concepts and theories include: servant leadership (pgs.64,65,77,85), power vs. authority (pgs.80, 85), theory X and theory Y (pg.72,73), Maslow´s hierarchy of needs (pg.68-70), and the Hawthorne effect (pgs.103-105).
Servant Leadership (pgs.64-65,77,85)
When I began reading The Servant, it was evident the first concept that was going to pop into my reading was servant leadership. I first noticed this term on page 64, when Simeon was summarizing what a leader is, stating how a leader serves the customer. On the next page, Simeon elaborated on his definition …show more content…
Nevertheless, Simeon explained to John how people like Greg are actually needed when taking decisions. In page 72 Simeon shares how his first mentor in business taught him to have this defiant contradicting attitude when he was the vice president at a sheet metal manufacturing company. Greg described how he was a theory Y type of person, meaning a “hands-and have-fun-kind of leader, more of like a “kumbaya”. He then contrasted the theory X type of people, which in his case were two other vice presidents called Jay and Kenny. These two men were lazy, dishonest, and lacked initiative in work. Because of these personality traits, they showed a theory X type of personality.
In addition, Simeon discussed how Kenny and Jay, because of their theory X kind of thinking, had a very square minded and dinosaur way of thinking, which would eventually lead toc the company´s failure. Conversely, Simeon explained how he and his theory Y personality would´ve given away the company. Bill, who was the president had to set boundaries between these two ways of thinking. At the end of the day, they all needed each other to balance the opinions. The advantage of having these theories differences was that decisions ended as a compromise due to this reciprocity from the three
Servant Leadership (pgs.64-65,77,85)
When I began reading The Servant, it was evident the first concept that was going to pop into my reading was servant leadership. I first noticed this term on page 64, when Simeon was summarizing what a leader is, stating how a leader serves the customer. On the next page, Simeon elaborated on his definition …show more content…
Nevertheless, Simeon explained to John how people like Greg are actually needed when taking decisions. In page 72 Simeon shares how his first mentor in business taught him to have this defiant contradicting attitude when he was the vice president at a sheet metal manufacturing company. Greg described how he was a theory Y type of person, meaning a “hands-and have-fun-kind of leader, more of like a “kumbaya”. He then contrasted the theory X type of people, which in his case were two other vice presidents called Jay and Kenny. These two men were lazy, dishonest, and lacked initiative in work. Because of these personality traits, they showed a theory X type of personality.
In addition, Simeon discussed how Kenny and Jay, because of their theory X kind of thinking, had a very square minded and dinosaur way of thinking, which would eventually lead toc the company´s failure. Conversely, Simeon explained how he and his theory Y personality would´ve given away the company. Bill, who was the president had to set boundaries between these two ways of thinking. At the end of the day, they all needed each other to balance the opinions. The advantage of having these theories differences was that decisions ended as a compromise due to this reciprocity from the three