Servant Leadership: Qualities and Impact
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Running head: SERVANT LEADERSHIPServant LeadershipName of the Student:Name of the University:Author’s Note:
2SERVANT LEADERSHIPExecutive SummaryServant leadership is one of the important aspects of the present day business environments. It isa method where the leaders do not consider themselves as the superiors, rather servant leadersare the ones who follow the policy of serving first. For them, persuasion and understanding aremuch more important than dominating. Service leaders do not differentiate between theirfollowers. They believe in the policy of bestowing their service to the general good of thecommunity. The aim of this paper will be to see the origin and the meaning of servant leadershipalong with some of it’s characteristics. It will also talk about some of the major significantservant leaders of human history.
3SERVANT LEADERSHIPTable of ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................4Literature review..............................................................................................................................5Characteristics of servant leadership...............................................................................................6Listening..........................................................................................................................................7Empathy...........................................................................................................................................7Healing.............................................................................................................................................7Awareness........................................................................................................................................7Persuasion........................................................................................................................................8Conceptualization............................................................................................................................8Foresight..........................................................................................................................................8Stewardship......................................................................................................................................8Building community........................................................................................................................9Some of the famous servant leaders................................................................................................9Nelson Mandela...............................................................................................................................9Mother Teresa................................................................................................................................10Martin Luther King........................................................................................................................11Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................11References......................................................................................................................................13
4SERVANT LEADERSHIPIntroductionServant leadership is a term that is widely relevant in most of the companies in thepresent day scenario. The very term servant leadership is oxymoronic in nature. This is a termthat was first coined by Robert K. Greenleaf in one of his essay. The two words servant andleader are totally different in nature. This is because of the fact that a leaders is known to besomeone who always leads whereas a servant is someone who is known to serve everyone(Trastek et al., 2014, pp.375).Hence the very basic meaning that comes to our mind the moment we talk about servantleadership is that of a leader who is a servant first. It begins with the very natural feeling that aservant leader is someone who will have to serve first (Marshall, 2016, pp.312).It begins with this very natural feeling that a servant leader is one who will have tohave to serve first. In other words, a servant leader is someone who will have to cater to theneeds and demands of the people. Serving the basic needs of the people will be the first andforemost priority of the leaders. A servant leader is someone who will always focus on thegrowth and well being of the people (Marshall, 2016, pp.312). He will always consider himselfas the servant first. In other words, before being a leader he will always try to recognize himselfas a servant. Rather a servant who will have the people. Servant leaders are the ones who feelpride in serving others. Others here refer to the people or the community to which they belong.This is different from the normal leadership because a normal leader is one who usually tries toaccumulate and exercise his power or his position on his fellow followers or on his subordinates.In other words a normal leader is one who always tries to stay at the very peak or at the very topof the pyramid. However servant leadership is very different. A servant leader is someone whoalways tries to place his service first and then his power (Marshall, 2016, pp.312)Literature reviewThe term servant leadership was coined by Robert k. Greenleaf in his essay called the Servant asLeader. According to his opinion a servant leader is different from that of a normal leader. Thisdifference that persists between the servant leader and the normal leader is the way they take careof their position and their responsibility (Marshall, 2016, pp.312). In other words, a servant
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