The Importance Of A Servant Leader

In America, leaders come in all shapes and sizes. Some are successful businessman, others lead people to stand up for themselves. No matter what the definition of a leader people have, a leader should be someone to look up to. Fighting for something and not giving up is a trait that any great leader should have. Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Marilyn Monroe are leaders who break the rules of society, fighting for the rights of the people, and using persuasiveness to become successful and influential.

It is very commonly stated that there are two types of people in this world: leaders and followers. A leader is someone who is brave, or good at divulging the bravery of others. A leader is someone who is relaxed, or able to bring serenity into a time of chaos. Most importantly, a leader is persuasive and able to provide people with the direction needed to achieve the task at hand. Unfortunately, these are not qualities that one can simply decide to possess. People are not followers simply because they choose to be, but because they do not have what it takes to be anything more. Although many people will try to rise above and lead others, there are only a select few that will succeed.

Worldly speaking multiple terms used to describe leaders do not always paint a beautiful picture. In every aspect of our modern culture, we have people that lead in a variety of roles, however without the fortitude that we see in those of biblical leaders. With words such as tyrant, overbearing, unfair to soft spoke, push over, or domineering leaders have rarely been praised instead the topic of gossip and news publications. In addition, countless times leaders are misunderstood, and at times lacking the skills needed to lead well. However, this is not the case when we begin to turn to the leaders of the Bible. Within the word, we meet people that lead with

Influencing people by means of doing great things for others, selflessly, is what makes a leader. Josephine Bahkita embodies that because though she was kidnapped and treated terribly, she still used her influence to give to people who were in need, when she could have done nothing instead. Furthermore, instead of seeking revenge on her kidnappers, she would thank them for showing her everything she was missing, and the way her life turned out. She could have become bitter and uncaring, but she allowed her experience as awful as it was to change her into a better person. People who have the ability to learn from terrible things in their lives are leaders because they don’t let those experiences change them, instead they use those experiences to help other people (Catholic Online). A leader has to stand behind unwaveringly for what they believe in. Josephine Bahkita was a little girl sold into slavery who didn’t know who God was, but she knew someone was always watching over her. No matter how awful her life was, she still believed that someone was always there. When Josephine went to Italy with her owner’s family, she became a Sister. It took a lot of courage for Josephine to ask to stay in Italy where the laws of slavery were abolished. She

According to Greenleaf (1970), servant leaders “want to serve, to serve first” and there are ten key characteristics of servant leadership, which are listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight, stewardship, commitment to the growth of people and building community. The bottom line within an organization looks to measure the success of the business by looking at more than its financial success. It also looks at factors such as how well the organization treats its employees and even the environment. According the video, statistics showed that in the survey of the 100 Best Places to Work, about one-third of these companies claimed to be servant lead companies. Additionally, public held companies, who also claimed to be servant lead, showed significantly better financial success than those companies who were not servant lead. Servant leadership allows for team members to feel more empowered and involved and therefore in control of their work. Servant leadership can be a company’s competitive advantage. In the video we learn that many of the top companies which are considered as being the best companies to work for are servant lead companies. These companies are able to realize the growth and development of employees and in the process, the company benefits as well. Servant lead companies have shown to be able to survive difficult times and are able to continue to thrive when other companies are struggling.

This artifact justifies competency fifteen by demonstrating that was I able to work with a teacher and learn the keys to be a more successful servant leader. Through observations and reflections of my time in Mrs. Pavy’s classroom I was able to learn strategies to become a better servant leader. It was a great opportunity to teach whole group lessons, small group lesson, and individual tutoring all while modeling servant leadership to the students. I was also able to help Mrs. Pavy with grading and prepping learning opportunities before the school day began. By completing these observation journals I learned to be more aware of my actions inside and outside of the classroom. This will be a benefit to my future classroom so that I will be more

Personally I think that the idea of being a servant leader is the best way to lead someone in any situation. It provides people with the necessary tools to be successful and keeps them motivated beyond the point of your being there to hold their hands through everything. It’s a small way to give people that necessary push and keep them moving forward. Instead of just giving people what they need at that time you give them the power to make their choices and propel their own life forward. Having someone realize that they “can” is a very powerful thing.

The Servant is a motivating, influential, empowering, and informative book. Just from the title, it seems so simple; a servant leader is someone in a leadership position that serves other. Yes, this is one small part of what servant leadership stands for, but there are many more components that shape a servant leader. Hunter (2012) states “Anyone wanting to be a leader must first be a servant. If you want to lead you must serve (p.71).” Being a leader is defined as positively influencing others to work towards goals that are for a common good (Hunter, 2012, p.79). In order to lead through service, there must be certain characteristics present. All of servant leadership is built on authority. Authority is defined as “a skill of getting people to willingly do your will because of your personal influence” (Hunter, 2012, p.79). A leader cannot build authority without service and sacrifice (Hunter, 2012). Hunter (2012) states, someone who leads through service and sacrifice does it by identifying and meeting legitimate needs and by putting the needs of others before their own personal needs. Serving and sacrificing for others is built on the word love (Hunter, 2012). Hunter (2012) talks about how love is always thought of as a feeling, but it can actually be a verb that describes someone’s behaviors. “Love is built on will, and the formula that produces the will is intentions plus actions” (Hunter, 2012, p. 89). Hunter (2012) sums up all of these

Our world craves good leaders. The problem is not a shortage of willing leaders. The problem is an increasingly skeptical view among followers as to whether these people can truly lead. People are warily looking for leaders they can

One of the key aspects of values-centered leadership is actually knowing what comprises it and how it is implemented. Within the Intelligence Community (IC) we often relate this to Servant Leadership. Unknown to most is that this style of leadership has been employed and practiced by many in past years.

Effective leaders can be developed over time through study and practical experience. Some individuals may be born with a greater propensity towards leadership, but even these individuals must take advantage of leadership experiences in order to hone their skills. The Bible gives us examples of men and women who appeared to be unlikely leaders, but were molded by God to guide God’s people in times of need. Moses the murderer led the Israelites to the Promised Land and David the adulterer became the greatest king of Israel (Exodus & 2 Samuel). What set these men apart was not their genius, speaking ability or military prowess but rather their dependence on God. The kings that followed David failed to ensure that Israel remained faithful to the Lord and this resulted in the division of the kingdom and exile of the nation (1&2 Kings). Christian leaders of today can look to the example of Moses and David to encourage perseverance and commitment to following God’s leading. Indeed, God will always provide the means for His people to succeed in the roles where He places them (2 Corinthians

I think is very important for the leader to have been a servant first. The leader that have experience on her field will do a better job than someone that has no idea how that is made and is trying to lead people. I knew about this leadership, I just didn’t know there was a name for it.

In his book Leading Leaders (2006) author, Jeswald W. Salacuse presents the challenges and approach needed for leading leaders. In the first chapter Leaders as Followers Salacuse (2006) develops his theory of leaders as followers. Salacuse (2006) notes that high-talented organizations and traditional corporations face the challenge of leading leaders due to the highly skilled individual’s in these organizations (p. 2). These skilled individuals are leaders themselves, therefore, the leader has limited authority over the individuals they lead (as cited in Salacuse, p. 2). Salcuse (2006) names these skilled individuals ‘“elites,’ ‘elite is a person who has more—education, more talent, more money, and more clout than the rest of us”’ (pp.

As written in the lines above, employee engagement has a significant impact on an employee and their engagement. Although there has been many articles and research written about leadership and servant leadership, in this study, it will provide and overview, key traits and influences that servant leaders use in collaboration to address significant problems with strategy and other individuals. Therefore, how do managers and leaders facilitate the engagement of their employees? Leaders do this through their leadership style. In 1970, Robert K. Greenleaf identified servant-leadership, which was different from the traditional views of leadership. According to Greenleaf, “The servant-leader is a servant first. Servant

You may think that the Bible does not have much to say on this topic, but if the Bible is understood correctly, it is easy to see that the whole book is a manual on leadership written by the best leader of them all; God the father. All throughout scripture we are given examples of both good and bad leaders, along with the consequences for each. If you are thinking, "Well I