{"id":992,"date":"2019-10-01T23:54:16","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T03:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/?p=992"},"modified":"2019-10-15T14:02:32","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T18:02:32","slug":"servant-leadership-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/2019\/10\/01\/servant-leadership-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Post 6: Servant Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my opinion, Robert Greenleaf\u2019s paper is well-reasoned and makes a great case for the newly-developed concept of \u201cservant leadership\u201d. He begins his essay with the anecdote of Leo in <\/span>Journey to the East<\/span><\/i>, defines servant leadership, states the problems\/contradictions with it, and applies the term on a micro and macro level. In a modern context, I think our class discussions and many studies on leadership focuses on political figures, so I was a fan of this paper because Greenleaf shifts away from solely focus on politics but applying to all sorts of leaders. Servant leaders and followers are \u201calways searching, listening, expecting that a better wheel for these times in the making\u201d (Greenleaf 80-81) and are able to apply these skills to create a better society. There is a difference between verbalizing what you believe in and being all talk, but Greenleaf really drives the point that servant leaders actually take action against injustice. With prior experience of being a civil servant (i.e. through a nonprofit, campaigning for legislation, etc.) followers can trust that as servant leaders, they can make changes.<\/span><\/p>\n

I was intrigued by Spears\u2019s article as well because of the parallels his characteristics of servant leadership had with charismatic leadership. Some examples include the intersections of \u201cforesight\u201d with being visionary, \u201cawareness\u201d with emotional expressiveness, and \u201ccommitment to the growth of people\u201d with enthusiasm and drive. While I don\u2019t believe charismatic leadership and servant leadership are the same thing, I don\u2019t believe they are mutually exclusive and a leader could exhibit both leadership methods.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anna Marston<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In my opinion, Robert Greenleaf\u2019s paper is well-reasoned and makes a great case for the newly-developed concept of \u201cservant leadership\u201d. He begins his essay with…<\/p>\n

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