This is unlike traditional leaders who make a conscious choice to assuage their drive for wealth, material possessions and power (Cianci et al., 2014). An example of servant leadership in practice can be seen in the case of Nelson Mandela (the first Black South African president and a Nobel laureate) who sacrificed his personnel freedom by spending more than 20 years in jail to spearhead the end of apartheid in South Africa. A traditional leader in Mandela’s position would have taken the opportunity to enrich himself with regard for others. The three aspects of the servant leadership show that the leader has an absolute set of priorities in distributing equity, empowerment and leadership (Marquis & Huston,
This is unlike traditional leaders who make a conscious choice to assuage their drive for wealth, material possessions and power (Cianci et al., 2014). An example of servant leadership in practice can be seen in the case of Nelson Mandela (the first Black South African president and a Nobel laureate) who sacrificed his personnel freedom by spending more than 20 years in jail to spearhead the end of apartheid in South Africa. A traditional leader in Mandela’s position would have taken the opportunity to enrich himself with regard for others. The three aspects of the servant leadership show that the leader has an absolute set of priorities in distributing equity, empowerment and leadership (Marquis & Huston,