{"id":110,"date":"2017-10-18T21:08:26","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T04:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/icandothis\/?p=110"},"modified":"2017-10-18T21:08:26","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T04:08:26","slug":"servant-leadership-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/icandothis\/2017\/10\/18\/servant-leadership-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Servant Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Servant leadership<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awareness in servant leadership as described by Spears (2002) , based on Greenleaf\u2019s writings, \u00a0is \u201cbeing attuned and receptive to one\u2019s physical , social and political environments\u201d , \u201cunderstanding oneself and the impact one has on others\u201d . I understand it as having an objective view of one&#8217;s own perspective on a situation.<\/p>\n<p>Emotional intelligence is described by Mayer, Caruso &amp; Salovey (2000) \u00a0as \u201cthe ability to perceive and express emotions, to use emotions to facilitate thinking , to understand and reason with emotion, and to effectively manage emotions within oneself and in relationship with others\u201d. Simply put it is the ability to manage emotions .<\/p>\n<p>Self awareness, as per the psychodynamic approach, focuses on the theory that individuals behave or react in a certain way because of their past experiences, which they might or might or not be aware of . As per Northouse (2016, p. 307)\u00a0 personal and collective insight by leader and follower can create reflective practitioners.<\/p>\n<p>The above mentioned approaches have been theorized in different models of leadership , though I don\u2019t think they are mutually exclusive . In my opinion an effective leader would do well to incorporate all three in their personal leadership approach.<\/p>\n<p>After watching John Maxwell\u2019s video (Maxwell, 2013) , I agree with his statement towards the end that we are at different leadership levels with different people. I see many of the servant leadership characteristics in my immediate boss. He is very invested in the well being of our team, and makes every effort to address their concerns. He also believes in empowering his team members to make decisions. Unfortunately there are way more leaders who are at a level one on Maxwells scale, than the higher levels.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>References<\/p>\n<p>John Maxwell: The five levels of leadership. (2013, Sep 10). Retrieved from https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aPwXeg8ThWI<\/p>\n<p>Mayer, J.D., Caruso, D.R. &amp; Salovey, P. (2002). Selecting a measure of emotional intelligence: The case for ability scales, In R. Bar-On &amp; J.D.A. Parker (Eds), The handbook of emotional intelligence ) pp.320-342). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass<\/p>\n<p>Northouse, P.G. (2016). <em>Leadership theory and practice<\/em><em>.<\/em> Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE<\/p>\n<p>Spears, L.C. (2002). Tracing the past, present and future of servant-leadership. In L.C. Spears &amp; M. Lawrence (Eds), Focus on leadership: Servant-leadership for the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century ( pp1-16). New York: Wiley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Servant leadership Awareness in servant leadership as described by Spears (2002) , based on Greenleaf\u2019s writings, \u00a0is \u201cbeing attuned and receptive to one\u2019s physical , social and political environments\u201d , \u201cunderstanding oneself and the impact one has on others\u201d . I understand it as having an objective view of one&#8217;s own perspective on a situation. 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