1. Written Assignment For the research part (written part) of the assignmentyou will identify 6 leaders (3 male, 3 female / 3 young, 3 old). Interview each of them, either in person or over the phone, practicing active listening and using the attached questionnaire included in the instructions document. Following each interview, fill out the6-point scale, also included in the instructions document, to indicate the extent to which they agree or disagree with the associated servant leadership statements as it pertains to what you heard. In these statements, "He/She" is referring to the person you have identified in a leadership capacity.

You will then provide a written response to the data analysis questions found in the instruction document. Be sure to provide explanations as why the data you're presenting makes sense. This needs to be in an essay format...not Question/Answer.

Servant Leadership Research Project 1 Lipscomb University Instructions: Identify 6 leaders [3 male, 3 female / 3 young, 3 old). Interview each of them, either in person or over the phone, practicing active listening and using the attached questionnaire. Following each interview, fill out the attached 6-point scale to indicate the extent to which they agree or disagree with the associated servant leadership statements as it pertains to what you heard. In these statements, "He/She\" is referring to the person you have identied in a leadership capacity. The in terview: introduce yourself tell them who you are, where you are from, your major and classification, and what you hope to do when you graduate. Ask the following: Describe the company you work for. Describe the corporate climate within your company. Describe the people you work most directly with. What are your current roles and responsibilities? What is your personal philosophy of leadership and where did it come from? (Interpersonal Acceptance / Self Awareness) Describe how you communicate important information to those around you. (Authenticity / Empowering) How do you create, articulate, and implement vision in your current role? (Listening / Providing Direction) To what extent are you able to encourage innovation, creativity, and change? (Empowering / Developing Colleagues) How do you define success? (Humility/ Changing the Pyramid) . How do you respond personally and professionally when those around you are experiencing success? (Stewardship / Developing Colleagues) . How do you respond personally and professionally when those around you are experiencing problems or failures? (Stewardship / Empowering / Handling Conict) . How are the people around you influenced by your leadership? (Changing the Pyramid / Listening / Empowering) 1 Adapted from Leadership: Theory and Practice by Peter G. Northouse [Sage Publications, 2016). Servant Leadership Research Project Lipscomb University KEY: 1 = Strongly disagree 2 = Disagree 3 = Disagree somewhat 4 = Agree somewhat 5 = Agree 6 = Strongly Agree 1. Others would seek help from him/her if they had a personal problem. (Listening) He/She emphasizes the importance of giving back to the community. (Stewardship) He/She can tell if something work related is going wrong. (Self Awareness) He/She gives others the responsibility to make important decisions about their own jobs. (Empowering) He/She makes others' career development a priority. (Developing Colleagues) He/She cares more about others' success than his/her own. (Developing Colleagues) He/She holds high ethical standards. (Self Awareness) He/She cares about others' personal well-being. (Authenticity) He/She is always interested in helping people in the community. (Humility) . He/She is able to think through complex problems. (Foresight) . He/She encourages others to handle important work decisions on their own. (Empowering) 12. He/She is interested in making sure others reach their career goals. (Vision) 13. He/She puts others' best interests above his/her own. (Humility) 14. He/She is always honest. (Self Awareness) 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 . He/She takes time to talk to others on a personal level. (Listening) . He/She is involved in community activities. (Stewardship) . He/She has a thorough understanding of the organization and its goals. (Vision / Foresight) . He/She gives others the freedom to handle difficult situations in the way they feel is best. (Overcoming Obstacles) . He/She provides others with work experiences that enable them to develop new skills. (Developing Colleagues) . He/She sacrifices his/her own interests to meet others' needs. (Humility) . He/She would not compromise ethical principles in order to meet success. (Self Awareness) . He/She can recognize when others are feeling down without asking them. (Interpersonal Acceptance) . He/She encourages others to volunteer in the community. (Stewardship) . He/She can solve work problems with new or creative ideas. (Overcoming Obstacles) . If others need to make important decisions at work, they do no need to consult him/her. (Changing the Pyramid) . He/She wants to know about others' career goals. (Listening) . He/She does what he/she can to make others' jobs easier. (Providing Direction) . He/She values honesty more than profits. (Changing the Pyramid) . He/She handles mistakes by seeing them as learning opportunities. (Authenticity) . He/She uses others' skills to answer new problems in new ways. (Vision) 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 Scoring: Use the following steps to complete the scoring of the questionnaire: 1. Add up the scores on 1, 8, 15, 26, 29. This is the score for Authenticity / Listening. 2. Add up the scores on 2, 16, 18, 23, 24. This is the score for Stewardship / Overcoming Obstacles. Add up the scores on 4, 5, 6, 11, 19. This is the score for Empowering / Handling Conict / Developing Colleagues. Add up the scores on 3, 7, 14, 21, 22. This is the score for Interpersonal Acceptance / Self Awareness. Add up the scores for 9, 13, 20, 25, 28. This is the score for Humility / Culture / Changing the Pyramid. Add up the scores for 10, 12, 17, 27, 30. This is the score for Providing Direction / Vision / Foresight. Scoring Interpretation: High range: A score between 25 and 30 means they strongly exhibit that particular servant leadership behavior. Moderate range: A score between 15 and 24 means they tend to exhibit that servant leadership behavior in an average way. Low range: A score between 8 and 14- means they exhibit that servant leadership behavior below the average or expected degree. Extremely low range: A score between 0 and '7 means they are not inclined to exhibit that servant leadership behavior at all. The score received on the servant leadership questionnaire indicates the degree to which the leader you interviewed exhibits the six characteristics of a servant leader as identified by Dierendonck. Keith, and N orthouse. Data Analysis: What is your average for each of the Big 6 characteristics? What is your group average for each of the Big 6 characteristics? What do your notes say about whatever characteristic was the highest and lowest? What did you learn about these characteristic based on what you heard? According to your data, how do men and women differ on these 6 characteristics? How do older (41+) and younger (ZS-40) differ on these characteristics and how they talked about them? What commonalities does the research show? What did you learn from the type of company they work for [for prot non-profit, public company private company, eta)? Does corporate climate contribute or take away from to the ability to lead as a servant leader? Which characteristics are most inuenced by corporate climate and why? Notes on Interpreting the Data: Level 1 a Do a ranking of each characteristic for your personal interviews (5). What is the average for each characteristic for those you interviewed? Do a ranking of each characteristic for your team interviews (15-20). What is the overall team average for each characteristic? What do your interview notes say about whatever characteristic was the highest? What do your interview notes say about whatever characteristic ranked the lowest? What are the three biggest points you learned about each of these characteristics based on what you heard? What commonalities does the research show? Level 3 I Analyze the data How do men and women differ and rank on the 6 characteristics based on those you interviewed? Explain the differences. Analyze the data Based on those you interviewed, how do older (41+) and younger (25-40) people differ and rank on these characteristics? Explain the differences. Analyze the data What type of company does the person you interviewed work for (for profit, non-profit, public company, private company, large, small, etc.)? How could that have influenced the data? Presentation Notes A third of your grade for this project comes from the presentation you will create. The presentation is the reporting tool for presenting the data you've uncovered. Since this is an online course, you will be expected to create a video of your presentation as well as a slideshow that clearly illustrates what you are discussing. Here is what I expect to see in your presentation: Organization 0 Was there a clear introduction and conclusion? 0 Did the closing summarize the main points and make conclusions? Content 0 Did the presenter(s) identify how the message/data was relevant to the topic and offer interesting/memorable information? 0 Did the presenter(s) reference sources? Delivery 0 Did the presenter(s) appear to be well prepared/rehearsed and professional (in attire, content, and attitude toward the audience)? Visual Aids 0 How well did the visual aids really illustrate the message? (Did they help bring it to life, make it memorable, and were they well choreographed?)