Running head: Characteristics of Servant Leadership Characteristics of Servant Leadership Kimetha F. Spoon Grand Canyon University MGT 420 Organizational Behavior & Management January 30‚ 2011 Characteristics of Servant Leadership When one hears the term servant‚ it is usually associated with the Bible since it clearly indicates that all Disciples of Christ or believers are servants. Servant is defined as “a person working in the service of another”. When Robert K
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A Critique of Servant Leadership According to Robert K. Greenleaf‚ “The servant-leader is servant first. It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. The best test is: do those served grow as persons; do they‚ while being served‚ become healthier‚ wiser‚ freer‚ more autonomous‚ more likely themselves to become servants?” This is the simplest definition of servant-leadership. The pattern is cyclical- one learns how to serve
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1. ‘Individualism’ and ‘Uncertainty Avoidance’ are the two main dimensions proposed by Hofstede which are mentioned in the text as influential factors in international collaboration. The text gives scores of the UK USA and Germany and Japan on these dimensions to illustrate the differences. a) Look up the scores of these same countries on the remaining cultural dimensions on www.geert-hofstede.com | Power Distance | Individualism | Masculinity/Femininity | Uncertainity Avoidance |
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their actions can cause employees to feel unappreciated. No matter how many perks you can offer an employee‚ Google needs to understand the importance of human interaction and emotion. Google could learn a lot from the characteristics of servant leadership. If employees could feel that Google’s intention was to help‚ inspire‚ listen‚ and
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Outline the key features of one theory/model of leadership servant-leadership vision Sergiovanni (2005) viewed vision as such a crucial element for change because it greatly influences the process of transformation in the servant-leader and in teachers‚ parents‚ and students and the school community as a whole. A good vision is meaningful if it is credible and can propel constituents to embrace it. Sergiovanni (1993) prescribed servant-leadership as the leadership style which could effectively
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Fundamentally‚ servant leadership entails leaders being servants first. It starts off with a natural feeling that one wants to serve‚ and goes beyond one’s self interest‚ where leaders are genuinely concerned about serving their followers. Further‚ it also involves leaders not using their power to get things done but instead try to persuade and convince their followers. In this way‚ followers support their leaders and are motivated to become the very best they can become (Dierendonck‚ 2011). Indeed
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Fuel Hedging and ‘Servant Leadership’‚ discusses the servant leadership approach used at Southwest Airlines both in the past and present. The article touches on a number of topics‚ but most relevant is how effective servant leadership is for this company. The former president‚ Colleen Barrett‚ chose to continue the style of leadership begun by her predecessor and con-fonder of the company‚ Herb Kelleher. Their goal was to promote a collaborative and equal work environment. This servant style of leadership
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Evaluating Servant Leadership What is servant leadership? When this question is asked‚ the first response that comes to mind is a leadership role in some sort of spiritual capacity. In actuality‚ this concept can be applied to both professional and spiritual roles of leadership. Robert K. Greenleaf’s theory of servant leadership includes qualities such as listening‚ empathy‚ healing‚ awareness‚ persuasion‚ conceptualization‚ foresight‚ stewardship‚ growth and building community (Greenleaf‚ 2002)
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Servant-leaders focus primarily on the growth and well-being of people and the communities to which they belong. Servant leadership combines both practical advice on how to be a better leader‚ as well as the philosophical notions of what it is to be a good leader. According to my Servant Leadership Assessment‚ on which I scored 94 percent‚ I am a Servant Leader Professional. As a servant leader‚ I’m a "servant first” I focus on the needs of others‚ especially team members‚ before considering my own
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! Impressions of indentured servants Although it may appear that being an Indentured Servant is better than being somebody’s slave‚ that is not the case at all. Yes‚ slaves are permanent and can not work off their debt but when you are an indentured servant you are treated horribly. If you are an indentured servant you might as well call yourself a slave. Chances are that you are not going to survive anyway therefor you will have been a slave for the majority of your life without working your
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