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This 3 page paper provides a summary of the article and goes on to critique it. The servant-leader model is discussed. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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to an article written in 1970, where the term was coined (Spears, 2004). He supports his view-that this type of leadership is growing-by noting that other authors such as Covey
and Senge have noticed it too (Spears, 2004). The author remarks: "At its core, servant-leadership is a long-term, transformational approach to life and work--in essence, a way of being--that has
the potential for creating positive change throughout our society" (p.9). The rest of the article lists traits of the servant leader, which are as follows: Listening, Empathy, Healing, Awareness, Persuasion,
Conceptualization, Foresight, Stewardship, Commitment to the growth of the people, and Building community (Spears, 2004). Each of these buzzwords or phrases suggest a trait that, according to Spears (2004), good
leaders should possess. He goes on to note that many people are actually embracing this idea and leaders are now looking at their roles philosophically (Spears, 2004). They are embracing
a newfound way of personal and professional transformation. The article concludes with the following thought: "Servant-leadership truly offers hope and guidance for a new era in human development, and for
the creation of better, more caring institutions" (Spears, 2004, p.11). Although it is true that this all sounds good on paper, and transformational leadership is needed in government, is it
really something good for the corporate bottom line? The suggestions again seem good and nice, but sometimes, new leadership means that a company is downsized and such a move will
revitalize the firm. Downsizing sometimes means profit and growth. To hold on to the dead weight that has been dragging the firm down, or to try to meld corporate cultures
during a merger, may mean failure. In other words, running companies sometimes requires ruthlessness and are not in line with the values that are a part of the servant-leader personality.
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