Grand Canyon University:
LDR-630
04/10/13
Women and Servant Leadership
Thesis statement
There are many great leaders that have led a plethora of individuals or companies to greatness. After researching most of these great leaders that have utilized servant leadership, but most of them were men. As aspiring women in our great country I want become a great female leader and take many to greatness. I want utilize my knowledge and experience to meet this goal and groom and teach other women how to achieve the same accomplishment so that history can be written to show that there has and will continue to great women leaders.
Servant Leadership is where the leader feels the need to take care of the needs of their employees. It has been proven in such organizations such as GE that this method works. Their employees basic needs were taken care of and addressed. This allowed the employees to feel appreciated and they were able to productive at the same time.
Situational Leadership in comparison to Servant Leadership is different in some ways but can still get the same end result. Using Situational Leadership you have to tailor the management style based off the person you are working with and their limitations as well as the skill of the leader. Dwight Eisenhower used this type of leadership to get the results that he wanted when e was a general as well as the 34th president of the United States.
Charismatic Leadership is one of the most modern styles used and is different in many ways then the other styles that are used. The leader uses their charm a likeability to get their employees or followers to be productive Bill Clinton was famous for using his charm and wit to get the American people to follow him when he was president as well as today.
I currently work for an organization that employs 8,000 people across the United States. Our vision is to educate people so that they can better themselves as well s their neighborhoods or
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