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    LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE EIGHTH EDITION

    Servant Leadership

    Chapter 10

    Leadership: Theory and Practice


    LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE EIGHTH EDITION 2

    Servant Leadership Description


     Servant Leadership: A paradox: both service and
    influence
     Interest in Servant Leadership
     Most scholarship has been prescriptive: What
    are the characteristics of good leaders that
    really care about the people they lead?
     But during 21st century, a good amount of
    research has been done on what happens when
    leaders put followers first.
    LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE EIGHTH EDITION 3

    Servant Leadership Defined


     Greenleaf Definition:
    “Servant leadership begins with the natural feeling that
    one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious
    choice brings one to aspire to leadership.

    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
    servant?

    And, what is the effect on the least privileged in society?


    Will they benefit, or, at least, will they not be further
    deprived?”

    Sometimes treated as a trait, but viewed as a behavior


    in this chapter
    LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE EIGHTH EDITION 4

    Spears (2002) version of Greenleaf’s Servant Leadership


    -10 Characteristics of a Servant Leader

    1. Listening 7. Foresight
    2. Empathy 8. Stewardship

    3. Healing
    9. Commitment to the
    Growth of People
    4. Awareness
    10. Building Community
    5. Gentle Persuasion
    6. Conceptualization
    LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE EIGHTH EDITION 5

    Other Versions of Servant Leadership

    Northouse - Leadership Theory and Practice, Sixth Edition © 2012 SAGE Publications, Inc.
    LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE EIGHTH EDITION 6

    Northouse - Leadership Theory and Practice, Sixth Edition © 2012 SAGE Publications, Inc.
    LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE EIGHTH EDITION 7

    How does Servant Leadership Work?


     It is concerned with putting followers first and the
    outcomes that are likely to emerge.
     Servant leadership works best when leaders are
    altruistic and have a strong motivation to help
    others.
     Servant leadership should result in community and
    societal change.
    LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE EIGHTH EDITION 8

    Strengths

     Makes altruism the central component of the


    leadership process.
     Focuses on the well-being of others.

     Provides a counterintuitive approach to the use of


    influence. Leaders should share control.
     Research has resulted in a sound measure of SL –
    the SLQ.
    LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE EIGHTH EDITION 9

    Criticisms
     Because servant leadership appears contradictory, it
    may be seen as whimsical or moralizing, or not really
    “leadership.”
     Researchers are unable to reach consensus on a
    common definition or theoretical framework for SL.
     It’s an incomplete theory because it doesn’t include
    other principles of leadership such as directing,
    concern for production, etc.
     Not enough research has been done to confirm the
    outcomes predicted by the theory.
    LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE EIGHTH EDITION 10

    Biblical Reflection
    Jesus, on servant leadership:

    "You know that the rulers of the nations dominate others,


    and their great men exercise authority over others.
    But it is not this way among you: Whoever wishes to
    become great among you shall be your servant,
    and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your
    slave.”

    Matthew 20:25-27

    Northouse - Leadership Theory and Practice, Sixth Edition © 2012 SAGE Publications, Inc.

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