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- 2. The term “Servant Leadership" was coined by Robert Greenleaf, a twentieth century researcher who was skeptical about traditional leadership styles that focused on more authoritarian relationships between employers and employees. Greenleaf influenced an entire generation of management experts and institutional leaders by: •discussing the skills necessary to be History a servant-leader •the importance of awareness, “true leaders are chosen by foresight and listening their followers” •the contrasts between coercive, manipulative, and persuasive power
- 4. “The servant-leader is a servant first…” Leadership in which the leader transcends self-interest to serve the needs of others, help others grow, and provide opportunities for others to gain materially and emotionally. Servant Leadership seeks to move management and personnel interaction away from "controlling activities" and toward a synergistic relationship between parties. Servant-leaders achieve results for their organizations by giving priority attention to the needs of their colleagues and those they serve. Servant-leaders are often seen as humble stewards of their organization's resources: human, financial and physical.
- 5. 4 different types of leadership Changing Leader Focus from Self to Others
- 6. How good of a Leader are you? Results are based on a class participation
- 7. Authoritarian Leadership Autocratic Leaders - Independent decisions with little or no input from the group Provides clear expectation – What & How & When Difficult to transition from Authoritarian to Democratic style Participative Leadership Democratic Leaders – Most effective leadership style Offer guidance to group and allow input from other group members Group Participation – Creates motivation and Encouragement BUT, the leader retains its authority to make the final decision
- 8. Stewardship Leadership Pivotal shift in leadership thinking Follower are empowered in decision making Leaders have limited control Alternative to leadership Servant Leadership One step beyond Stewardship Developed by Robert Greenleaf Achieve results by giving priority attention to the needs of their colleagues and those they serve Not a weak form of leader, or a service leadership
- 9. Scenario #1 My new manager called us all in a room for an impromptu meeting, to tell us “I am the only one in this department who is authorized to take any decisions. The rest are to follow order.” What type of leadership is this? AUTHORITARIAN
- 10. Scenario #2 As the newly appointed divisional sales manager, you want to schedule a meeting. During the meeting, a group of sales associates, each with in-depth knowledge of their local markets, might be able to offer constructive comments to a divisional sales manager about an upcoming sales campaign What type of leadership is this? PARTICIPATIVE
- 11. Scenario 3 I was hired to deliver a new back office software suite. After meeting with our customers, I compiled a business requirements documents. Proud of myself and what I was delivering, I packaged the document and handed it to the senior technical architect. The architect reviewed the pages and suddenly the architect screamed, “These are not the required documents.” I spent the next several days nailing down every possible nuance the architect could desire and studied great examples of business requirement documents. A couple weeks later, I approached the architect again with a new version of the document. The architect said “Perfect.” What type of Leadership is this? SERVANT LEADERSHIP
- 12. Characteristics.. Larry C. Spears, who has served as President and CEO of the Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership since 1990, has extracted a set of 10 characteristics that are central to the development of a servant leader: Listening Empathy Healing Awareness Persuasion Conceptualization Foresight Stewardship Commitment to the growth of people Building community
- 13. Its your choice to serve.. 1. Servant leadership could be as simple as encouraging others in their personal development and helping them understand the larger purpose in their work. 2. Doing some voluntary work for your community.. not expecting anything in return 3. Mothers who give up their career for their kids and family.
- 14. Heart to Serve… You can be that servant ... (Dr Martin Luther King Jr)
- 15. Quotes: Golden Rule: “Do to others as you would have them do to you”
- 16. Advantages Long-term concept Leads to high loyalty of customers Employee identification with the company Excellent corporate culture Leader’s significance to the people Principle to improve the return on investment of staff
- 17. Disadvantages Many characteristics of a Servant Leader Needs time to apply
- 18. Benefits for the employees Motivation Moral duty to one other Responsibility Dignity Meaningfulness Development of potential Professional growth Empowerment
- 19. Companies seeking Servant Leaders 7-Eleven Darden Restaurants Marriott International Starbucks TD Industries Toyota U.S. Army Whole Foods Zappos.com
- 20. Johnson & Johnson Robert Wood Johnson: “It is the duty to the leader to be a servant to those responsible to him.”
- 21. Southwest Highest productivity in the industry (2011) Doesn’t practice “soft management” Up-side-down priorities pyramid Three core values - Warrior spirit - A servant’s heart - A fun-loving attitude
- 22. Conclusion Learning objectives Types of Leadership Authoritarian Leader Participative Leader Stewardship Leader Servant Leader To be a Servant Leader Encourage others in their development Understand the larger purpose in their work
- 23. Learning Objectives It takes specific characteristics to be a Servant Leader The advantages and benefits make a Servant Leader in high demand Companies who employ Servant Leadership are thriving
- 24. Anyone can be a Servant Leader!!
- 26. Workshop Evaluation Your feedback is welcome Questions??