QUESTION 1 - Servant Leadership

"....The great leader is seen as servant first..." - Robert Greenleaf

Leadership is often conflated or associated with a 'command and control' culture with people who 'take charge'. Robert K Greenleaf, and subsequently other thought leaders, saw a different way. Servant Leadership as a management ethos is not only associated with Agile but is interwoven into broader management theory. Before answering this question review this article in the Torrens Library online paying close attention to the following sections: Abstract, Introduction, Literature Review, Conlusions and Managerial Implications.

Canavesi, A., & Minelli, E. (2021). Servant leadership: a systematic literature review and network analysis. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 34(3), 267-289. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10672-021-09381-3

In relation to your team and the way that it is working,

1. Discuss 2 examples of how team members are working ethically towards their personal growth and development.

2. Is there someone in the team who has stepped up into the servant leadership role - or is working as "primus inter pares" in the group:

a. If so, what contribution is this making to the group's performance?

b. If no one is doing this, what could you do to undertake this role?

3. Based on this reading, why do you believe that Servant Leadership is favoured as a transformational leadership style?

Back your arguments and your position with evidence of your research - as a first point, your readings from lectures, secondly this article, and thirdly articles that you have selected from the references in this article. 3-4 references from academic sources are required for this question.