Servant Leader Research Paper
Servant Leader Research Paper
Paul Jones
Grand Canyon University
LDR-630 Servant Leadership
December 17, 2014
Introduction As a result of the information revolution commerce is being subjected to a rapid change in many businesses and not-for-profit organizations away from the more old-style dictatorial and tiered models of leadership and in the direction of servant leadership as a way of being in correlation with others. Servant leadership strives to involve others in decision making, is stalwartly based in principled and compassionate comportment, and augments the development of workforces while cultivating the compassionate and eminence of organizational life. It is argued that leaders who combine their motivation to lead with a need to serve display servant leadership. Personal characteristics and culture are positioned alongside the motivational dimension. Servant leadership is demonstrated by empowering and developing people; by expressing humility, authenticity, interpersonal acceptance, and stewardship; and by providing direction. A high-quality dyadic relationship, trust, and fairness are expected to be the most important mediating processes to encourage self-actualization, positive job attitudes, performance, and a stronger organizational focus on sustainability and corporate social responsibility. This paper will examine the characteristics and concepts of servant leadership, with a comparison of servant leaderships to two other leadership styles,
The concept of Servant Leadership The words servant and leader are usually thought of as being opposites. When two opposites are brought together in a creative and meaningful way, a paradox emerges. And so, the words servant and leader have been brought together to create the paradoxical idea of servant-leadership. The basic idea of servant leadership is both logical and intuitive. Since the time of the industrial revolution, managers have tended to view
Paul Jones
Grand Canyon University
LDR-630 Servant Leadership
December 17, 2014
Introduction As a result of the information revolution commerce is being subjected to a rapid change in many businesses and not-for-profit organizations away from the more old-style dictatorial and tiered models of leadership and in the direction of servant leadership as a way of being in correlation with others. Servant leadership strives to involve others in decision making, is stalwartly based in principled and compassionate comportment, and augments the development of workforces while cultivating the compassionate and eminence of organizational life. It is argued that leaders who combine their motivation to lead with a need to serve display servant leadership. Personal characteristics and culture are positioned alongside the motivational dimension. Servant leadership is demonstrated by empowering and developing people; by expressing humility, authenticity, interpersonal acceptance, and stewardship; and by providing direction. A high-quality dyadic relationship, trust, and fairness are expected to be the most important mediating processes to encourage self-actualization, positive job attitudes, performance, and a stronger organizational focus on sustainability and corporate social responsibility. This paper will examine the characteristics and concepts of servant leadership, with a comparison of servant leaderships to two other leadership styles,
The concept of Servant Leadership The words servant and leader are usually thought of as being opposites. When two opposites are brought together in a creative and meaningful way, a paradox emerges. And so, the words servant and leader have been brought together to create the paradoxical idea of servant-leadership. The basic idea of servant leadership is both logical and intuitive. Since the time of the industrial revolution, managers have tended to view
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