Concept Of Servant Leadership

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Page, D., & Wong, T. P. (2000). A conceptual framework for measuring servant leadership. The human factor in shaping the course of history and development, 69-110.

There is an age old question. Are individuals made to be a leader or are individuals born to be leaders? JoAnne Ciculla, a professor in leadership and ethics program at the Jepson School of the University of Richmond states the question should be what is leadership, but what is good leadership? (Giampetro-Meyer, Brown, Browne, 1998). Ciculla reference three types of leadership: transformational, transitional, and servant leadership. These are just a few. With leadership, you have to be willing to take charge and direct others, and not all the times this will be receptive because …show more content…

The primary motive of the servant leader is to serve and not lead others (Sendjaya & Sarros, 2002). It was while working as an executive at AT&T that Greenleaf developed the framework and introduced the concept of servant leadership.
When you think of servant leadership there are several individuals who may come to your mind. These would be individuals who did not think of themselves, but of the needs of others. Mundus Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, the dahlia Lemhi just to name a few. For me these are Individuals who truly gave or give their lives for the service of others. erest, In doing this , S., & Sarros, J. C. (2002). Servant leadership: Its origin, development, and application in organizations. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 9(2), 57-64.
For me, the ultimately person that I can relate to with a servant attitude would be that of Jesus Christ. For me being brought up in a Christian home, I was always taught how Jesus came to serve others and not himself. Even though he was a leader, he still served his followers.
What are my thoughts on servant

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