Similarities Between Servant Leadership And Quantum Leadership
There are many views describing the qualities necessary to be a good leader. The two types of leadership that will be discussed further are servant leadership and quantum leadership. Each leadership style provides different characteristics of good leadership. First, servant leadership and quantum leadership will be discussed individually. Then, the two leadership styles will be compared. Finally, a personal experience of change in the workplace and behaviors that could have made the change process easier will be discussed.
Servant Leadership
Servant leadership is a style of leadership that is characterized by service and humility.
There are many qualities that servant leaders possess. According to an article titled Servant Leadership, there …show more content…
Quantum leaders constantly try to find a way to better understand and shape the interaction between people, processes and structures. Quantum leaders are characterized by fluidity, flexibility, and mobility; they reflect synthesis, work from the whole, and coordinate the intersection (Malloch & Porter-O’Grady, 2009). Quantum leaders are flexible and able to go with the flow. These leaders allow time to distance themselves from their organization in order to take a step back and see what can be done better. Quantum leaders realize that nothing is constant. Everything is changing in some way. A quantum leader is not concerned with the change going on around them. Rather, they are concerned with how their followers are reacting to that change. When quantum leaders take a step back and evaluate their organization’s progress, they are also able to better understand their own contributions to the company. This time away allows the leaders to assess where their company is headed in the big picture. It is important for the organizations to allow for these changes to occur and adapt to those changes. Quantum leaders successfully convey to their followers that change is good and adaptation to changes is important for personal and company
Servant Leadership
Servant leadership is a style of leadership that is characterized by service and humility.
There are many qualities that servant leaders possess. According to an article titled Servant Leadership, there …show more content…
Quantum leaders constantly try to find a way to better understand and shape the interaction between people, processes and structures. Quantum leaders are characterized by fluidity, flexibility, and mobility; they reflect synthesis, work from the whole, and coordinate the intersection (Malloch & Porter-O’Grady, 2009). Quantum leaders are flexible and able to go with the flow. These leaders allow time to distance themselves from their organization in order to take a step back and see what can be done better. Quantum leaders realize that nothing is constant. Everything is changing in some way. A quantum leader is not concerned with the change going on around them. Rather, they are concerned with how their followers are reacting to that change. When quantum leaders take a step back and evaluate their organization’s progress, they are also able to better understand their own contributions to the company. This time away allows the leaders to assess where their company is headed in the big picture. It is important for the organizations to allow for these changes to occur and adapt to those changes. Quantum leaders successfully convey to their followers that change is good and adaptation to changes is important for personal and company