While Servant Leadership has become trendy, it is not generally widely adopted in large companies. After reading “The Servant as Leader (excerpt)” and listening to the Podcast with Cheryl Bachelder do, what do you think about the idea of the leader as servant? What elements of it do you find most compelling? Is servant leadership something that will continue to grow or is it just another trendy idea that will go out of fashion? Have you known a leader who practices servant leadership? If so, share your experience of seeing servant leadership in action.
Elliker, J. (2016, October). Understanding ontological conflict between servant leadership and organizations. Servant leadership :Theory & Practice, 3(2), 72-89. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311994462_Understanding_Ontological_Conflict_Between_Servant_Leadership_and_Organizations or download the pdf.
Greenleaf, R. K. (1977). The servant as leader. Paulist Press, 1-28. Download the pdf.
Monroe, Kevin.(Host).(2015). Bachelder, C.(Guest). Servant leadership as a catalyst for culture change and superior performance [Audio podcast]. The Greenleaf Center. Soundcloud. https://soundcloud.com/greenleafcenter/sls-cherylbachelder-120413
Patrnchak, J. M. (2015, February). Implementing servant leadership at Cleveland clinic: A case study in organizational change. Servant Leadership Theory and Practice, 2(1), 36-48. Download the pdf.
What is Servant leadership? (2018, May 8). STU Online. http://online.stu.edu/servant-leadership/
