Most of, if not all of my leadership experience has been through athletics, and servant leadership is something that is emphasized from the start of any athletic career. It manifests itself differently in every sport, but the main idea, to paint with a broad brush, is that no one is too important or too skilled to be put above their teammates. A leader of a team demonstrates this asset off the field more than on it. The captains should be the ones who clean the bus after an away game, or clean up the field after practice. This sends the message that they are putting their teammates before themselves. In turn, this makes them more approachable, especially to younger players, and this builds overall team camaraderie.<\/p>\n
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Greenleaf and Spears talk about servant leadership in a more general setting. Greenleaf references Hermann Hesse\u2019s Journey to the East<\/em>to show what exactly is meant by servant leadership. In this story, Leo does the grunt work for his crew, and when he disappears, the whole mission falls apart. Later, we find out that Leo was actually the leader of this mission. This directly ties to our previous conversations about humility in leaders; humility is the principle that servant leadership revolves around. Followers will not support a leader who puts himself first. Followers want a leader who will genuinely care for them, and servant leadership is the best way for a leader to prove this to their followers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Most of, if not all of my leadership experience has been through athletics, and servant leadership is something that is emphasized from the start of…<\/p>\n