Applying Servant Leadership Management Assignment Paper
Select and research a contemporary political, social, religious, or business, leader to learn about how the leader employs Greenleaf's principles of servant leadership to motivate, influence, and lead others. You may use the "Individual and Corporate Servant Leaders" handout in the Topic Materials if you need assistance locating potential leaders. Write a 500-750 word paper that addresses the following.
1. Summary of the principles of servant leadership employed by the leader.
2. Specific examples to illustrate the leader's application of servant leadership principles.
3. Information about the unique way the leader inspires followership.
4. Discussion of what would you seek to emulate or see more of in your own organization from both the people who lead you and the leadership you provide to others?
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LDR-630-RS-Individual and Corporate Servant Leaders.docx
Servant Leadership
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Introduction
Servant leadership first of all begins with one’s willingness to serve others (Greenleaf R. K., 2002). The feeling of serving others has to come naturally to the person before engaging in it. Most leaders are known for taking advantage of leadership positions to benefit themselves in one way or another. This should not be the case because leadership is not an opportunity but rather a huge responsibility. Robert. K. Greenleaf outlined the requirements that one has to have in order to be considered a servant leader (Greenleaf R. K., 2002). The main requirement is having a conscious choice which overpowers other greedy ambitions that come with the possession of power. One leader that follows such guidelines in Sir Richard Branson. This paper sets out to illustrate the servant leadership contributions that he has employed in leading the staff in his company.
About Richard Branson
Being the founder of the Virgin group which manages over 400 companies globally, he is a man who has a lot of responsibilities and requires a lot of help in managing them. Despite this fact, he is always in tune to make the world a better place by changing it the way he can. He does this by being a servant to his staff and leading by example. Those who work with him, therefore, follow his example through his methods of serving them (Branson, 2014).
Branson’s Example
Ways in which he has served his staff is by participating in certain programs with them. He also makes random visits to their offices and offers a helping hand in any way he can. This is not easy as it requires him to humble himself and seek to serve the interests of others before his. His selfless att...