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Servant Leadership
Servant Leadership
Servant Leadership
LEADERSHIP
Mr. Ezekiel D. Rodriguez
Servant
Leadership
Servant Leadership
Loobidoobido
Leadership
Definition, Differentiation and Traits
Leadership
What is
LEADERSHIP?
Leadership
Leadership is stated as the "process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task."
"Leadership is ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happen. -Alan Keith
"Leadership is influencing people to get things done to a standard and quality above their norm. And doing it willingly.
Leadership
Leadership
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. (John Quincy Adams)
Panatag Pyramid
Leadership Abilities Vision Process Create and Lead Teams Assess Situations Quickly and Accurately Foster Conflict Resolution Project Management
Professional Competence
Leadership Competencies
Core Competencies
Communicate openly
Listen, support and help.
Involvement of everyone.
Leading Team
Bring out the best in your people Encourage group decision. Monitor progress, but dont micromanage.
By Elmer Towns
Leadership Attributes:
LEADERS
Need to Be, Know, and Do.
What Effective
Set Direction
Have and create a positive selfimage. Display integrity and learning ability.
Leverage diversity.
Build teams. Make change happen.
Direct emotions.
Manage attention. Share power and authority. Build collaborative relationships
Servant Leadership
Definition and Characteristics
Servant Leadership
"The servant-leader is servant first It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead.
(Robert K. Greenleaf )
the phrase Servant Leadership was coined by Robert K. Greenleaf in The Servant as Leader, an essay that he first published in 1970.
Servant Leadership
Servant leadership is a philosophy and a practice of leadership coined and defined by Robert Greenleaf in 1970. Servant-leaders achieve results for their organizations by giving priority attention to the needs of their colleagues and those they serve. Servant leadership is characterized by a belief that leadership development is an on-going, life-long learning process.
Servant Leaders
Servant Leadership
Characteristics of
Servant Leadership
Calling
Servant leaders have a natural desire to serve others. Servant leaders have a desire to make a difference for other people and will pursue opportunities to impact others lives.
Listening
Servant leaders are excellent listeners. People understand that servant leaders want them to share their ideas and that these ideas will be valued. Listening is a skill that can be learned and is essential for those who desire to be a servant leader.
Empathy
Servant leaders can walk in others shoes. Leaders who are empathetic have earned confidence from others by understanding whatever situation is being faced. This characteristic is a skill that comes more naturally to some than others, but is pertinent for all who aspire to be a servant leader.
Healing
Servant leaders are people who others want to approach when something traumatic has happened. They are good at facilitating the healing process and others gravitate toward them when emotional needs arise.
Awareness
Servant leaders have a keen sense for what is happening around them. They are always looking for cues from the environment to inform their opinions and decisions. They know whats going on and will rarely be fooled by appearances.
Persuasion
Servant leaders seek to convince others to do things rather than relying on formal authority. They are naturally very persuasive and offer compelling reasons when they make requests. They never force others to do things.
Conceptualization
Servant leaders nurture the ability to conceptualize the world, events and possibilities. They encourage others to dream great dreams and avoid getting bogged down by day-to-day realities and operations. They foster an environment that encourages thinking big and valuing the creative process.
Foresight
Servant leaders have an uncanny ability to anticipate future events. They are adept at picking up patterns in the environment and seeing what the future will bring. They usually anticipate consequences of decisions with great accuracy.
Stewardship
Servant leaders often are characterized by a strong sense of stewardship. Stewardship stems from medieval times when a steward would be assigned to hone the skills and development of the young prince to prepare him for his reign.
Growth
Servant leaders have a strong commitment to the growth of people.
They believe that all people have something to offer beyond their tangible contributions.
Building Community
Servant leaders have a strong sense of community spirit and work hard to foster it in an organization. They believe that an organization needs to function as a community. A servant leader instills a sense of community spirit in the workplace.
Lobidoobidoo
Answer the following questions and create a symbolic leadership stance that would represent your team.
BROADCAST IT
What is a leader to you? What does it mean to serve the community? Do you commit any of your time to service? How does service impact you personally? For you, what is Servant Leadership? Do you consider yourself as a Servant Leader? How?