Reflections on Robert K. Greenleaf and servant‐leadership

Spears, Larry C.

doi:10.1108/01437739610148367

Cited by 159 publications

(141 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

121

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…This awareness causes the servant-leader to seek to identify some means for building community among those who work within a given institution. Servant-leadership suggests that true community can be created among those who work in businesses and other institutions (Spears, 1996). Greenleaf said, "All that is needed to rebuild community as a viable life form for large numbers of people is for enough servantleaders to show the way, not by mass movements, but by each servant-leader demonstrating his or her unlimited liability for a quite specific community-related group."…”

Section: <Table 2 About Here>mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Larry C. Spears orders 10 characteristics for servant leaders as follows (Spears, 1996;Waterman, 2011 …”

Section: Characteristics Of Servant Leadersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Serve with no expectation of reward (Wong and Page, 2003;Jaramillo et al, 2009) 33. Conceptual skills (Spears, 1996;Starratt, 2004;Ehrhart, 2004;Waterman, 2011) …”

Section: Determining the Measurement Itemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Promoting Leadership Effectiveness in Organizations: A Case Study on the Involved Factors of Servant Leadership

Shekari

Nikooparvar

2012

IJBA

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The world is crying out for ethical and effective leadership that serves others, invests in their development and fulfills a shared vision. Among the many leadership styles (i.e., authoritarian, benevolent dictatorship, participatory, etc.) the one that best represents the ideals embodied in the human factor is servant-leadership. Servant-leadership incorporates the ideals of empowerment, total quality, team building, and participatory management, and the service ethic into a leadership philosophy. This model of leadership emphasizes increased service to others; a holistic approach to work; promoting a sense of community; and the sharing of power in decision making. Servant-leaders must be value-and character-driven people who are performance and process oriented. The aim of this paper is determining the drivers of servant leadership in order to put servanthood behaviors activities into practice among leaders. So at first we developed literature on servant leadership. Then Thirty-three measurement items were developed on the basis of opinions from leaders and the literature. Then Data collection occurred via a questionnaire. To validate the measurement scales for servant leadership, we performed a factor analysis. The results show that a six-factor measurement model (including emotional dimension, commitment to community, egalitarianism, altruism, managerial skills and human skills) fits the data acceptably. All of the measurement items significantly loaded on the constructs on which they were hypothesized to load. These results gave us confidence that the measures are indeed valid and reliable.

show abstract

Section: <Table 2 About Here>mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Larry C. Spears orders 10 characteristics for servant leaders as follows (Spears, 1996;Waterman, 2011 …”

Section: Characteristics Of Servant Leadersmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Promoting Leadership Effectiveness in Organizations: A Case Study on the Involved Factors of Servant Leadership

Shekari

Nikooparvar

2012

IJBA

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Northouse (2015) and Spears (1996) argue that this form of leadership challenges traditional beliefs about leadership, highlighting servant leadership as a model that liberates leaders so that they may focus on behaving ethically and caring for others thus empowering others to achieve. Thus, servant leadership creates an environment in which teamwork, involvement in decision making and the opportunity for personal growth are seen as key drivers in organisational success (Parris and Peachey, 2013).…”

Section: Servant Leadership (Sl)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Serving from the top: police leadership for the twenty-first century

Martin

Rogers

Samuel

et al. 2017

IJES

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract.Purpose: The police service in England and Wales faces unprecedented challenges as it moves further into the 21st Century. Globalisation, increases and changes in types of crime, including cybercrime alongside perennial terrorist threats, coupled with budgetary constraints, mean that the way the police service has traditionally operated needs to change. In part, the police service sees the drive for professionalisation as assisting in providing an efficient and effective answer to the challenges ahead. Previous approaches to leadership styles, based upon hierarchy and rank, may not be the best approach for leaders in such a dynamic and professional organisation. This paper argues for a debate and a rethink regarding the leadership styles employed by the police in their current role in the context of the influx of new graduate officers.Approach: This paper presents a discursive argument based upon servant leadership models that aspire to address the multi-faceted challenges faced by the police service. Findings:Leaders in the police service may well consider servant leadership for its ability to release the potential and manage the aspirations of graduate officers. Servant leadership is also recognised for its potential in helping the police to better engage with important societal changes that will impact on its organisation and its structure in the future.Original Value: This article considers the problems faced in leading a professionalised police service and the suitability of a novel approach to leadership, that of the 'Servant Leader'.

show abstract

“…Servant leadership focuses both on the spirit of the leader and the task of the leader; it seeks to meet the needs of the follower through actions that empower the follower by the sharing of power and a practice of authenticity in leadership that favours the follower (Laub, 1999). It moves away from the command-control leadership styles and focuses on teamwork, egalitarianism and strong ethical behavior which involve followers in decision making and sacrificially provides quality and direction to the followers (Spears, 1996). Servant leadership promotes the valuing and development of people, the building of community, the practice of authenticity, the providing of leadership for the good of those led and the sharing power and status for the common good of each individual, the total organisation and those served by the organisation.…”

Section: Leadership Stylesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Application of the grounded theory in building leadership models by utilizing the leadership styles. A focus on Pentecostal churches in Zimbabwe

Mwenje¹

2016

Afr. J. Bus. Manage.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Leader-follower relationship is one element that is crucial to the influence and growth of churches. When the leader maintains control and interacts constructively with the followers, understanding the levels that they are at; the likely outcome is a strong organization. The researcher using the grounded theory came up with the Ordinary-Questioning-Decision Making-Stability and the Contextualized Leadership-Follower models that could assist Pentecostal churches in Zimbabwe to build a strong committed membership base. The grounded theory allows data collection, analysis and eventual theory or model to stand in close relationship to one another. The constant comparative approach under the grounded theory was adopted. Christian leadership is not restricted to within church walls but is also effective in the public arena such as profit -making -organizations. The first model entails that leaders identify the levels that their members are at and groom them accordingly using the various leadership styles in the second model.

show abstract

Reflections on Robert K. Greenleaf and servant‐leadership

Cited by 159 publications

References 0 publications

Promoting Leadership Effectiveness in Organizations: A Case Study on the Involved Factors of Servant Leadership

Promoting Leadership Effectiveness in Organizations: A Case Study on the Involved Factors of Servant Leadership

Serving from the top: police leadership for the twenty-first century

Application of the grounded theory in building leadership models by utilizing the leadership styles. A focus on Pentecostal churches in Zimbabwe

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About