Servant Leadership

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Less Skilled

• Putting self interests above others.

• Being stingy with ones' time.

• Believes leadership is a reward rather than a responsibility.

• Oblivious to others' needs.

More Skilled

• Getting to know the people around you.

• Being generous with your time.

• Prioritizing others.

Very Skilled

• Giving without expecting in return.

• Being vulnerable and/or transparent with people.

• Giving people what they need rather than what they want.

Over Skilled

• Failing to set personal boundaries.

• Saying yes to everything.

• People pleasing.

• Avoids conflict by accommodating too much.

• Apologizing every time you disappoint someone.

Potential Issues

• Self-centeredness.

• Rewards-focused leader.

• Reluctant to be transparent or vulnerable.

• Short-cited thinking.

Resource List

1. What It Means to Serve Others (Medium Article)

2. What is Servant Leadership? (YouTube Video)

3. The Art of Servant Leadership (SHRM Article)

4. Servant Leadership (Wikipedia Entry)

5. Traditional Leadership vs. Servant Leadership (Forbes Article)

6. The Ideal Team Player (Amazon Book)

7. The Motive (Amazon Book)

8. Ken Blanchard on Servant Leadership (YouTube Video)

9. The Necessity of Servant Leadership (TED Talk Video)

10. How Great Leaders Serve Others (YouTube Video)

11. How a Jar Can Change the Way You Lead and Serve (TED Talk Video)

12. Quotes to Inspire the Servant Leader (Medium Article)

13. Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing (Amazon Book)