Servant Leadership Analysis

One of the fundamental characteristics of a Servant leader is their ability to look at the human and value the human aspect to all business processes. This characteristic of a Servant Leader is important. When you look at employees and value each employee, you can create an environment that fosters motivation. Every human being want to be treated with a level of respect. When being interviewed for an article Cheryl Bachelder stated, “We give dignity to human beings, and we attempt to be humble. People perform better under those circumstances.”(Goudreau 2015) This is a sign that this leader embodies her ability to be humble in situations that require this important characteristic. The leader is showing to her employees that she is no better than they are and that each person has a job to do within the organization. When leaders do not place themselves above their subordinates employees are often willing to go above and beyond for the organization. This is a sign of inspiration. The employee is not being inspired by anything more than being treated like they should be treated in the first place.

Slide Six / Servant Leadership Quote This
is simply a quote that fits with the Servant Leadership style, and truly sums up what most Servant Leaders believe and how they operate their day to day operations of their organization.

Slide Seven / Long Term SMART GOALS I have created three long term short goals that will allow me to become a more effective and respected Servant Leader.
In Servant Leadership respect is something that comes by the employee’s actions not from fear but appreciation. Appreciation of the simplest things in life being treated Human and with dignity. My first Long Term SMART Goal is to complete my Master’s Degree at Western Governors University in Management and Leadership. I believe that through further investigation of who I am as a leader and defining my strengths and weaknesses through the master’s program I will elevate my ability to perform as a Servant Leader. I have heard on occasion that Knowledge is Power, I am hoping that the knowledge I gain will provide me the power to change my leadership style through research and evaluation of my leadership
practices. The second Leadership goal I have set for myself is to create and develop a training program for the managers I support within five years. It is my hope that through further knowledge I will assist others in understanding their leadership styles. Through their search for their leadership style they too can also identify their strengths and weaknesses. Once understanding these strengths and weaknesses they can formulate goals and objectives that will allow them to grow their leadership skills and become effective and refined leaders. My third and final SMART GOAL is to continue my education. I have set a goal that for my entire existence that I continue to pursue leadership guidance and further my knowledge related to management and leadership. This goal has several specific measurements I will attend a minimum of two development and leadership seminars or conferences per year. I will also take advantage of any formal and informal training I am afforded to attend when at all possible. The hope is the continued learning and training will allow me to further refine my leadership practices while also evaluating new and relevant developments in Servant Leadership.