Servant Leadership

5 Servant Leadership Servant leadership is focused on service to others, and servant leaders put the needs of others, including employees, customers, and community, before their own. This activity is important because researchers believe that servant leadership can promote leadership effectiveness through its emphasis on providing support and growth opportunities for employees. The goal of this activity is to help you recognize and differentiate between the characteristics of servant leaders. Read each description. Match the servant leader characteristics with the appropriate descriptions. Conceptualization Persuasion Healing Empathy Commitment to the Stewardship 7 Listening Building community growth of people Awareness Foresight Match each of the options above to the items below. Strive to identify and clarify the needs and desires of a group. v Work to understand others' feelings and emotions. An individual's good intentions are assumed, even when he or she performs poorly. Seek to make themselves and others whole in the face of failure or suffering. v Understand their own strengths and limitations. v Rely more on persuasion than positional authority. v a x/ Take a broad-based perspective and seek an appropriate balance between a short-term and long-term focus. Consider the future implications of today's actions. v Assume responsibility for the people and resources they manage. v Value and engage in the development of skills, abilities, and opportunities for others. v Foster cooperation and agreement both within and outside of the work organization. v