Robert K. Greenleaf: Servant Leadership In Nursing
Servant Leadership
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Servant Leadership
According to Robert K. Greenleaf, servant leadership “is a philosophy and set of practices that enriches the lives of individuals, builds better organizations and ultimately creates a more just and caring world”. Participative leaders are ones who accept input from group members when decision making and problem solving, but the leader has the final say when choices are made. This style of leadership motivates and encourages team members which leads to more effective and accurate decisions. Participative and servant leadership primarily focus on the members of the group giving them the majority control over the decision making process, each one collaborates …show more content…
There are ten characteristics associated with servant leaders which are listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualism, foresight, stewardship, growth, and community building. Servant leadership is described as “an altruistic model for leadership that can stimulate change at personal and organizational levels (Jackson, 2007)”. Servant leaders are strong and resilient leaders who are characterized by compassion, flexibility, supportiveness, inclusiveness, and encouraging environments demonstrated by teamwork and value of constituents. Leadership is viewed as an opportunity where influence is exerted through persuasive practices. In conclusion, the need for strong, effective and nurturing research leadership is needed to mitigate the negative aspects of organizational culture and to develop a positive research …show more content…
Honesty and trustworthiness are easier said than done. When you keep your word and commit to someone that you will or are going to do something, in turn that person respects you and a bond has been created and vice versa. Once a bond has been established then people feel more at ease when it comes to communication with you as an individual. Another way that you can demonstrate servant leadership is by demonstrating integrity with everyone that you come in contact with. Integrity is more than just a noun it is an action which gains you respect from individuals who are unknowing to your
MidAmerica Nazarene University
Servant Leadership
According to Robert K. Greenleaf, servant leadership “is a philosophy and set of practices that enriches the lives of individuals, builds better organizations and ultimately creates a more just and caring world”. Participative leaders are ones who accept input from group members when decision making and problem solving, but the leader has the final say when choices are made. This style of leadership motivates and encourages team members which leads to more effective and accurate decisions. Participative and servant leadership primarily focus on the members of the group giving them the majority control over the decision making process, each one collaborates …show more content…
There are ten characteristics associated with servant leaders which are listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualism, foresight, stewardship, growth, and community building. Servant leadership is described as “an altruistic model for leadership that can stimulate change at personal and organizational levels (Jackson, 2007)”. Servant leaders are strong and resilient leaders who are characterized by compassion, flexibility, supportiveness, inclusiveness, and encouraging environments demonstrated by teamwork and value of constituents. Leadership is viewed as an opportunity where influence is exerted through persuasive practices. In conclusion, the need for strong, effective and nurturing research leadership is needed to mitigate the negative aspects of organizational culture and to develop a positive research …show more content…
Honesty and trustworthiness are easier said than done. When you keep your word and commit to someone that you will or are going to do something, in turn that person respects you and a bond has been created and vice versa. Once a bond has been established then people feel more at ease when it comes to communication with you as an individual. Another way that you can demonstrate servant leadership is by demonstrating integrity with everyone that you come in contact with. Integrity is more than just a noun it is an action which gains you respect from individuals who are unknowing to your