Servant Leadership
Leaders perhaps operate best when they seek to serve the needs of the people who serve the organization. In my view, one must take care to facilitate the growth and development of one’s employees, as it is one’s employees who are the face of the organization.
Servant leadership is built on the solid foundation of transformation, seeking to evolve the others into leaders as well. A servant leader is one whom operates guided by an internal compass of ethical judgment. Greenleaf spoke of servant leaders as being characterized by virtuous distinction. “A servant leader’s ability to lead with integrity depends on his or her skills for withdrawal and action, listening and persuasion, practical goal setting and intuitive prescience. The focus is on goals, success, learning, and assisting”. (Cunningham, Cordeiro ,1999,pg.196).
As an educator, one makes a choice to facilitate the growth of others. The choice to educate is the choice to serve, a characteristic found within the paradigm of the servant leader (Greenleaf,1977).
References:
Cunningham, W. G., & Cordeiro, P. A. (1999). Educational Leadership: A
Problem-Based Approach (2nd ed.). New York: Allyn & Bacon.
Sendjaya,S. ,Sarros,J.(2002).Servant Leadership: Its Origins, Development,
and Application in Organizations. Journal of Leadership &
Organizational Studies,9(2),57-64.
Servant leadership is built on the solid foundation of transformation, seeking to evolve the others into leaders as well. A servant leader is one whom operates guided by an internal compass of ethical judgment. Greenleaf spoke of servant leaders as being characterized by virtuous distinction. “A servant leader’s ability to lead with integrity depends on his or her skills for withdrawal and action, listening and persuasion, practical goal setting and intuitive prescience. The focus is on goals, success, learning, and assisting”. (Cunningham, Cordeiro ,1999,pg.196).
As an educator, one makes a choice to facilitate the growth of others. The choice to educate is the choice to serve, a characteristic found within the paradigm of the servant leader (Greenleaf,1977).
References:
Cunningham, W. G., & Cordeiro, P. A. (1999). Educational Leadership: A
Problem-Based Approach (2nd ed.). New York: Allyn & Bacon.
Sendjaya,S. ,Sarros,J.(2002).Servant Leadership: Its Origins, Development,
and Application in Organizations. Journal of Leadership &
Organizational Studies,9(2),57-64.
