Servant Leadership
Purpose
Lead by serving first and building trust-based high-performance teams
How to Use
From TheServantasLeader.pdf (Greenleaf). 1. Introduce the ten characteristics of servant leaders: listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualisation, foresight, stewardship, commitment to growth of people, building community. 2. Participants rate themselves on each characteristic. 3. Identify the 2-3 characteristics least developed. 4. Design specific leadership practices for each. 5. Use the Hesse Journey to the East story (Leo the servant who was also the leader) as an anchor narrative.
Created by Robert Greenleaf
When to Use
This tool is suited to the following coaching and facilitation contexts:
| Context | Relevant |
|---|---|
| Individual Coaching | |
| Team Coaching | |
| Leadership Development | |
| Facilitation / Workshop | |
| Online / Virtual |