The company has always demonstrated a high level of integrity‚ and leadership works to ensure employees are a priority. As Hess and Cameron (2006) noted‚ multiple publications have consistently ranked Synovus as a top place to work (p. 14). Leadership has implemented a culture of doing the right thing‚ as well as serving the employees rather than employees serving them. The latter is known as servant leadership. Servant leadership has three primary characteristics; the leader’s top priority is serving
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As a transformational leader‚ the focus is more on the intellectual than the servant leaders. The servant leader is more focused on the developing their follower’s personal growth with emphasizes on their personal growth. These different focuses illustrate the servant leader’s focus on individual development and the transformational leader’s focus on organizational development. (Lowder‚ 2009) Servant leaders also place more emphasis on emotional levels‚ focusing on behaviors associated
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Servant Leadership In considering my emergent leadership style‚ I believe I have the hallmarks of a servant leader. I see the need of building relationships within the school community‚ as well as within the school site‚ that will result in networking and fostering a relationship-focused workplace. I believe in empowering my contemporaries‚ to support their endeavors as we move into uncharted territory with new Common Core state standards. I am an emerging leader in that I now see myself in a developing
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The predominant worldview of leadership is that it is an opportunity to tell others what to do‚ and to control outcomes for personal gain or reputation enhancement. I do not share this view. I believe all leadership boils down to one word; influence. True leaders‚ those that serve others‚ are people who have a clear vision of what the future will be like and then work cooperatively with others to see and move toward a shared future. This is the essence of the leadership style that Jesus Christ modeled
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CHAPTER TWO THE NEED: BIBILICAL MODELS OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP Introduction There are basic attitudes which we see in the lives of those whom God called to servant leadership in the Bible. These include a serving attitude where the leader sees his[1] primary responsibility to those whom he leads as to serve and develop them to fulfill their God-given mandate. The leader serves by putting on a redeeming attitude‚ like Moses and Joshua. In other words he takes responsibility for
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characteristic of Servant Leaders is the commitment to values and beliefs‚ ethics and a “commitment to the growth of people.” (Northouse‚ 2013‚ p. 222). Transformational Leaders like Servant Leaders are also concerned with their follower’s values and ethics. However the literature makes a difference in the styles‚ suggesting that transformational leaders possess charisma and exceptional vision. Previously I thought my style was transformational. However‚ by reading and discussing leadership styles I have
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could in fact be detrimental to the employee and the company. To ensure I actually follow through with this‚ I will schedule time on my calendar with peers to practice. As a servant leader‚ it’s in my nature to make sure people feel cared for and their needs are meet. Unfortunately‚ employees try to use this type of leadership to their advantage by attempting to manipulate situations or me in order to get what they want. I tend to see the good in people and want to help those when they ask
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Following the servant leadership theory‚ I tend to put the needs of others before my own. I spend so much time trying to assisting everyone else that I don’t get to focus on myself. I am always dropping everything I do to assist others‚ which would sometimes interfere with my own productivity. I assist approximately seventy-five supervisors‚ and by having the open communication‚ I am sometimes interrupted twenty through thirty times a day answering questions. The second weakness I have is sometimes
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vision statement is a much broader‚ big dream concept. In servant leadership theory leaders are able to balance the day to day operations with conceptual thinking. The outcome of being able to conceptualize is building a future for the organization and being able to change course if needed. Increasing persuasion skills would also be a benefit to any leaders skill set. Persuasion can sometimes be considered a negative or a weakness. Some leadership styles outline ways to directly tell followers
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opportunity to interview my Principal‚ Dr. Tim Anderson and Head of School‚ Dr. Julie Giardino. Since we are employed at a Christian school‚ I was interested in learning their personal teaching philosophies‚ views on education and personal beliefs on leadership. In regards to their teaching philosophies‚ both believe innately and unequivocally that all children have the ability and a right to learn. Together‚ they have over 30 years of educational experience and their passion for student learning and
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