Changing the Military with Servant Leadership

In this essay, the author

• Explains that foresight is useful at all levels within the military structure, from a young recruit to senior flag officer.
• Explains that leadership and management are drastically different. one manages a supply program, but it takes leaders to lead their soldiers, sailors, airmen, and/or marines into battle.
• Analyzes how leadership is defined by webster's online dictionary as "uniting followers to a shared vision that offers true value, integrity, and trust to transform and improve the organization and/or society."
• Defines management as the art or science of directing, conducting, and administering the work of others to achieve defined objectives. these management traits are important to any company and the military, but they are significantly different from leadership.
• Explains that mentoring and coaching provide a passageway to success. servant leadership calls upon leaders to coach and mentor their subordinates to ensure everyone succeeds.
• Explains that there are many military great leaders throughout history like genghis khan, alexander the great and napoleon bonaparte, but they are far from what we would consider servant leaders. mohandas gandhi and dr. martin luther king jr.
• Analyzes dr. martin luther king jr.'s march and "i have a dream" speech, which led many to remember his life work. he empowered people with important information and promoted cooperation among those who worked for him.
• Explains that servant leadership gives others the power to lead. it makes an organization stronger by strengthening the people within it.
• Explains that leaders are molded and grown. they have the power to influence success of the people they lead. servant leadership permits you to build a organization that produces better results.
• Analyzes how the military cares about the well-being of its members and their families. most military leaders speak out of both sides of their mouths with high operational tempo and the responsibility to do more with less.
• Explains greenleaf, r. k., the servant leader within: a transformative path.
• Analyzes the importance of leadership and its impact on the military's vision.
• Opines that military leaders need to create an environment in which people are supported and encouraged to grow and develop as leaders.
• Explains how servant leaders build communities by showing their willingness to care for the personal and professional growth of their peers and subordinates. to understand servant leadership, one must first understand the difference between the traditional definitions of leadership and management
• Explains that mentoring is a method leaders use to strengthen and shape those who are entrusted to their care. it involves teaching, counseling, and advising.
• Explains that servant leadership combines mentoring, coaching, management, and leadership. it raises everyone in the organization to new heights and elevates the entire organization.
• Explains that commitment to the growth of people is an important characteristic of a servant leader. by growing servant leaders in your organization, you will increase productivity, multiply the organization’s efforts.
• Opines that the military needs to build future servant leaders. mentoring and coaching are methods that can improve servant leadership across the organization.