The document discusses the qualities of servant leaders. It lists five key qualities: 1) putting others ahead of their own agenda, 2) having confidence to serve others despite position or rank, 3) initiating service to others especially in times of crisis, 4) not being concerned with position or rank, and 5) serving out of love rather than for personal gain or promotion. It also provides steps for developing these qualities, including reflecting on motivations for leadership, performing small acts of service, connecting with others, and making service a daily priority. The overall message is that true leadership requires being willing to serve others selflessly.

1. Qualities of Servant Leaders
The following are the qualities of a servant leader.
1. Puts others ahead of his own agenda. The first mark of servanthood is the ability to put others ahead of yourself and
your personal desires.
2. Possesses the confidence to serve. The real heart of servanthood is security. Show me someone who thinks he is too
important to serve and I’ll show someone who is basically insecure. How we treat others is really a reflection of we
think of ourselves. Philosopher-poet Eric Hoffler
The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves, we do unto others as we do unto
ourselves. We hate others when we tolerate ourselves. We forgive others when we forgive ourselves. It is not
love of self but hatred of self which is at the root of the troubles that afflict our world.
The Law of Empowerment says that only secure leaders give power to others. It is also true that only
secure leaders exhibit servanthood.
3. Initiates service to others. It is a way of serving without being compelled. It manifests one’s concern to do things for
others especially during crisis. You can really see the heart of someone who initiates service to others. Great leaders
see the need, seize the opportunity and serve without expecting anything in return.
4. Is not position-conscious. Servant leaders don’t focus on rank or position. When Colonel Norman Schwarzkopf stepped
into that minefield, rank was the last thing on his mind. He was one person trying to help another. If anything, being
the leader gave him a greater sense of obligation to serve.
5. Serves out of love. Servanthood is not motivated by manipulation of self-promotion. It is fueled with love (willingness
to serve). In the end, the extent of your influence depends on the depth of your concern for others. That is why it is
important for leaders to be willing to serve.
To internalize the deeper meaning of servant leadership, one must apply the following process:
1. Reflecting on It. As a leader, one must reflect about himself to determine who he is as a person and identify his inner
leadership intention.
“Where is your heart when it comes to serving others? Do you desire to become a leader for the perks and
benefits? Or are you motivated by manipulation of self-promotion?”
If you really want to become the kind of leader that people want to follow, you will have to settle the issue of
servanthood. If your attitude is to be served rather than to serve, you may be headed for trouble. If this is an issue in
your life, then heed this advice.
a. Stop lording people, and start listening to them.
b. Role play for advancement, and start risking your own interests for other’s benefit.
c. Stop seeking your own way, and start serving others.
d. It is true that one who would be great must be like the least and servant of all…
2. Bringing It Home. To improve your skill in servanthood, you must do the following:
a. Perform small acts. When was the last time you performed acts of kindness to others? Start with those closest to
you: your spouse, children, and parents. Find ways today to do small things that show others you care.
b. Learnt to walk slowly through the crowd. One of the greatest lessons I learned as a young leader came from my
father. I call it walking slowly through the crowd. The next leagues, or employees, make it your goal to connect
with others by circulating among them and talking to people. Focus on each person you meet. Learn his name. If
you know it already, make your agenda of getting t know each person’s needs wants and desires. Then late when
you go home, make a note to yourself to do something beneficial for half a dozen of those people (anecdote of a
leader, anonymous).
c. Move into action. If an attitude of servanthood is conspicuously absent from your life, the best way to acquire it is
to startserving.Begin servingwith your body and your heart will catch up. Sign up to serve others for six months at
your Church, a community agency of a volunteer organization. If your heart changes then it works.
3. Daily Take-Away. Albert Schweitzer wisely stated, “I don’t know what your destiny will be,, but one thing I know. The
ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve”. If you want to lead on
the highest level, be willing to serve on the lowest.
In the truest sense, servanthood is the gift of doing good of others which is sometimes includes the exclusion of
meeting personal needs. Servanthood looks for ways to do for others both within and beyond the congregation and
community. Servants do not choose to serve, but serve from a sense of identity and call. Gifted servants never feel
upon or taken advantage of, but see each opportunity to do for others as a way to be true to self and in service to
others. As leaders, the need to reflect on it, bring it home and try ding it away daily is a great passion for going along
with others.

2. Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (by Steve Covey)
Covey presents an approach to being effective in attaininggoals by aligning oneself with the principles of a character ethic
that he presents as universal and timeless.
I. Independence or Self-Mastery. The first three habits surround moving from dependence to independence (i.e. self-
mastery):
Habit 1: Be Proactive. Take initiativein lifeby realizingthat your decisions (and howthey align with life’s principles) are
the priorities determination factor for effectiveness in your life. Take responsibility of your choices and subsequent
consequences that follow.
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind. Self-discover and clarify your deeply important character values and life goals.
Envision the ideal characteristics for each of your various roles and relationships in life.
Habit 3: Put First Things First. Plan, prioritize, and execute your week’s tasks based on importance rather than urgency.
Evaluatingif you’re efforts exemplify your desired character values;propel you towards goals, and enrich the roles and
relationships that were elaborated in Habit 2.
II. Interdependence. The next have to do with interdependence of working with others):
Habit 4: Think Win-Win. Genuinely strivefor mutually beneficial solutionsor agreements in your relationships. Valuing
and respecting people by understanding a “win” for all is ultimately a better long-term resolution that if only one
person in the situation had gotten his way.
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood. Use emphatic listening to be genuinely influenced by a
person, which compels them to reciprocate the listening and take an open mind to being influenced by you. This
creates an atmosphere of caring, respect, and positive problem solving.
Habit 6: Synergize. Combine the strengths of people through positive teamwork, so as to achieve goals no one person
could have done alone. Get the best performance out of a group of people through encouraging, meaningful
contribution, and modeling inspirational and supportive leadership.
III. Self-Renewal. The last habit relates to self-rejuvenation:
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw. Balance and renew your resources, energy and health to create a sustainable, long-term,
effective lifestyle.
Beatitudes for Leaders
George Kuitholil
Blessed is the leader who knows where he is going,
why he is going and how to go there.
Blessed is the leader who knows discouragement,
who presents no alibi.
Blessed is the leader who leads for the good of the most concerned,
and not for the personal gratification of his own ideas.
Blessed is the leader who develops leader while leading
Blessed is the leader who has his head in the clouds
but his feet on the ground.
Blessed is the leader who considers criticism and opposition
as a call to improvement and challenge to prove his worth.
Blessed is the leader who considers leadership
an opportunity for service.
Blessed is the leader who, in spite of being honest and sincere,
experiences hardship, misunderstanding and personal issues.
In the long run, he will find that the trouble he takes is small
Compared to the sense of personal fulfillment
and achievement for the good of all.