A Personal Model of Leadership

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Introduction Through identification and ongoing assessment of her leadership style and ability this leader is able to develop and understand her own strengths and limitations in order to grow and develop into a more effective leader. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of servant leadership, contingency, path-goal styles leadership to gain an understanding of current leadership models, identify this author’s style of leadership and explore why leadership is important to organizations, society and this author. A Personal Model of Leadership Servant leadership was a term that was first used by Keifner Greenleaf(1970) in his first essay, The Servant as Leader (as cited by Crippen, C., 2005). Greenleaf based his essay on his belief that a servant leader is a servant first, and explained that it would begin with the natural urge to serve and then the leader would make a conscious choice to become a leader, in doing so he makes the choice to ensure that others needs are met first (2005 ). As a servant leader develops he should always keep aware of those who he serves and strive to ensure that they are becoming healthier, wiser, freer, have an increase in autonomous, and are become more like servants themselves (2005). Leaders and organizations can use the principles of servant leadership to frame decisions, and service that include focus on the community, care of others and quality services (Waterman, R., 2011). Watermen states that working to higher purpose increases standards, integrity and should lead the followers through supports, shared visions and bring followers together in toward a common purpose to provide service to others. Contingency theory asserts that a leader will be effective bas... ... middle of paper ... ... Works Cited Bocook, M., (2011), Self-assessment, State University, PCN 802. Crippen, C., (2005). "Servant-Leadership as an effective model for educational leadership and management: first to serve, then to lead." Management in Education (Education Publishing Worldwide Ltd) 18(5), 11-16. Retrieved from EBSCOhost on August 10, 2011. Plotner, A., Trach, J.,(2010), Leadership development perspectives from community rehabilitation program directors, managers, and direct- service personnel, Journal of Rehabilitation, 76(3), 3-9, Retrieved from EBSCOhost on August 10, 2011. Schultz, D., Schultz, S., (2010). Psychology and work today (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson. ISBN-13: 9780205683581 Waterman, H., (2011), Principles of servant leadership and how they can enhance practice, Nursing Management, 17(9). Retrieved from EBSCOhost on August 9, 2011.

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