{"id":983,"date":"2019-10-02T01:00:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T05:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/?p=983"},"modified":"2019-10-02T01:00:02","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T05:00:02","slug":"servant-leadership-1030-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/2019\/10\/02\/servant-leadership-1030-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Servant Leadership (10:30 class"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robert Greenleaf, in his journal piece, initially implies that there is a distinction between one being a servant and one being a leader. He then goes on to pose the question of whether or not a person can play both roles at the same time. Can a servant-leader hybrid be just as productive?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Once again (I think I do this with every class topic and discussion), I could not help but compare Greenleaf\u2019s point-of-view of \u201cLeo\u201d, the central figure of Hermann Hesse\u2019s <\/span>Journey to the East<\/span><\/i>, to a religious point-of-view. I find that \u201cLeo\u201d having been first a servant before becoming a noble leader mirrors that to Jesus Christ\u2019s role on Earth. Greenleaf provided a quote, \u201c<\/span>the great leader is seen as a servant first<\/span><\/i>\u201d. Jesus, during His days on Earth, worked as a carpenter\u2026 which was and still is one of the lowliest and <\/span>humble<\/span><\/i> jobs that anyone could take. It was not until later on that Jesus was regarded as a \u201cnoble\u201d leader. Jesus and Leo were both destined to be leaders from the start, however, they knew deep down that they were servants first.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Greenleaf mentions one problem of accepting the alternatives to fusions of servant and leader: the contradiction in the servant as leader. I don\u2019t think the two contradict, per se, yet there is more of a balance between the two. It seems that service and leadership do fall on opposite sides of the spectrum. Yet, it is best to find the way that these opposites complement each other. It would be most productive and serene to find the ways in which being a servant connects to being a leader, rather than ways in which they are divided.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Larry Spears\u2019 \u201cTen Characteristics of Effective, Caring Leaders\u201d should include his suggestions but not be limited to them. After an in-depth look at \u201chumility\u201d and what it means in leadership, I believe Spears could add \u201chumility\u201d to his list of characteristics. In terms of effectiveness, a humble leader is able to not only acknowledge strengths but is able to acknowledge weaknesses as well, or something the leader can <\/span>not <\/span><\/i>do. This maximizes effectiveness because too much time nor energy would be wasted on a leader trying to figure out how to do something without having a clue on how to do it. Next, the amount of care that a leader has will follow effectiveness. This would really be a test of whether or not the leader truly cares for the people or for her\/his own pride and reputation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robert Greenleaf, in his journal piece, initially implies that there is a distinction between one being a servant and one being a leader. He then…<\/p>\n

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