Servant Leadership
About This Course
Servant leadership may seem like a contradicting term, but it is becoming a very popular tool in many businesses. Servant leadership is a philosophy that involves focusing on the success of others (i.e., your employees), and in turn building better professional relationships that can benefit both manager and employee. Servant leadership shows that managers can be great leaders while boosting their employee’s confidence and furthering their success at the same time.Please login.
Learning Objectives
Servant leadership may seem like a contradicting term,
but it is becoming a very popular tool in many businesses.
Servant leadership is a philosophy that involves focusing on the success of others (i.e., your employees),
and in turn building better professional relationships that can benefit both manager and employee.
Servant leadership shows that managers can be great leaders while boosting their employee’s confidence and furthering their success at the same time.
Curriculum
8h
What is Servant Leadership?
Servant leadership is a leadership philosophy prioritizing the growth and well-being of team members. Leaders serve by fostering collaboration, empathy, and empowerment, ultimately enhancing organizational performance and promoting a positive workplace culture.
Leadership Practices
Leadership practices in servant leadership include active listening, prioritizing team development, fostering open communication, encouraging collaboration, modeling ethical behavior, and creating a supportive environment that empowers employees to achieve their best.
Share the Power
"Share the power" in servant leadership emphasizes distributing authority and decision-making among team members. By empowering employees, leaders foster collaboration, enhance engagement, and encourage ownership, leading to a more motivated and effective workforce.
Characteristics of a Servant Leader
Characteristics of a servant leader include empathy, active listening, humility, commitment to the growth of others, ethical behavior, a focus on community, and the ability to inspire and empower team members for success.
Barriers to Servant Leadership
Barriers to servant leadership include organizational cultures resistant to change, lack of support from management, entrenched power dynamics, insufficient training, and employee skepticism about leadership intentions, which can hinder effective implementation.
Building a Team Community
Building a team community involves fostering trust, encouraging open communication, promoting collaboration, and celebrating diversity. Leaders should create opportunities for team bonding, share goals, and support individual growth to enhance cohesion and performance.
Be a Motivator
Being a motivator involves inspiring and encouraging team members to achieve their best. This includes recognizing achievements, providing constructive feedback, setting clear goals, and fostering a positive environment that promotes growth and collaboration.
Be a Mentor
Being a mentor involves providing guidance, sharing knowledge, and supporting the personal and professional development of team members. Effective mentorship includes active listening, offering constructive feedback, and fostering a trusting, open relationship.
Training Future Leaders
Training future leaders involves identifying potential, providing skill development opportunities, offering mentorship, and fostering a growth mindset. Programs should focus on communication, decision-making, emotional intelligence, and ethical leadership to prepare them for success.
Self-Reflection
Self-reflection involves evaluating one’s thoughts, behaviors, and experiences to gain insight and promote personal growth. This practice helps leaders identify strengths, areas for improvement, and align actions with values and goals.
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