Servant Leadership

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Unit 1

A. While servant leadership can be connected to biblical principles and Christianity, it is not exclusively tied to it. In what ways do the principles of servant leadership cross religious and cultural lines? Justify your opinions by providing specific examples.

B. Discuss the traits, behaviors, and leadership style you would expect to see in a person who identifies as a servant leader. In your response, include discussion about the following.

a. In what ways can servant leadership be considered a vocation?

b. When people commit to being servant leaders, what does that mean about the types of behaviors they exhibit and prohibit personally and within the organizations they are leading?

c. How does servant leadership differ from traditional forms of leadership?

                                                             RESOURCES

Electronic Resource

  1. A Servant Leadership Story

Read “A Servant Leadership Story,” by Malinski, located on the Servant Leadership Institute website (2017).

  1. Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business

Read “Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business,” by Rivers, from Texas CEO Magazine (2015).

  1. Raymond Reyes – Greenlief [sic]

View “Raymond Reyes – Greenlief [sic],” by Reyes, located on the YouTube website (2010).

  1. Servant Leadership Experience Overview

Read the “Servant Leadership Experience Overview” to learn the specifics about the course project due at the end of Topic 8.

  1. Servant Leadership: The First Pillar of the Colangelo College of Business

Read “Servant Leadership: The First Pillar of the Colangelo College of Business,” by Gibb, located on the Grand Canyon University website (2015).

  1. What Is Servant Leadership?

Read “What Is Servant Leadership?” located on the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership website.

e-Library Resource

  1. The Servant as Leader

Read “The Servant as Leader,” by Greenleaf, from Servant Leadership: A Journey Into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness (2002).

e-Library Resource

  1. The Servant as Leader

Read “The Servant as Leader,” by Greenleaf, from Servant Leadership: A Journey Into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness (2002).

Other

  1. Biblical Servant Leadership References

Other

  1. Biblical Servant Leadership References

Read the “Biblical Servant Leadership References” handout.

Read the “Biblical Servant Leadership References” handout.