The idea of being a servant-leader is much more different than that of Divine Right leadership. Divine Right is the notion that God has chosen the monarchs\/rulers; therefore, they have the right to ascend to the throne, justifying their leadership. A servant-leader comes with being a servant first and wanting to serve, then deciding to lead. A servant-leader always wants to make sure that their followers\u2019 highest priority is being fulfilled. This can go the other way around too with a leader-servant. This is a person who wants to become a leader due to selfish reasons, to gain power or material wealth, then choose to serve after gaining that leadership position. It seems like there is a good number of leaders in our world who follow this path. I liked Greenleaf\u2019s analogy of the servant and the wheel. No one wakes up in the morning thinking that they want to reinvent the wheel. A servant, however, is always searching for the next, better wheel to emerge.<\/p>\n
I agree with Greenleaf\u2019s statement that more servant leaders are speaking up for injustice in our society, however, not all are in political positions. One person who particularly stands out to me is Greta Thunberg and all of the other children fighting for climate change activism. There are many things that a leader needs, both inspiration and to initiate, whichever of his leaders trust him will be the ones who follow. Leaders also need to establish a goal with their followers, either a goal they set themselves or decided on collectively with their followers. The person must have followers who trust them to be able to achieve their goals. To gain their trust they need to be confident in themselves and their qualities like their values, intelligence, ability to lead, etc. This reminds me of the threshold of narcissism a rule must have to be a competent leader. Yet, these leaders need to know the perfect balance between confidence and cocky, so that they are able to remain humble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The idea of being a servant-leader is much more different than that of Divine Right leadership. Divine Right is the notion that God has chosen…<\/p>\n