Response to ACHSAHS-SPRINGS’s post
Servant Leader Characteristics in Action in Group Project Work
There are many actions that could, and should be taken by leaders when coordinating a project in their context. What actions do you think are most important?
The project environment impacts how committed team members are toward tasks and the project objectives. Team-leaders who have the interest in servant leadership approach, they invest in their members’ growth; and influence career developments through “modeling, team building, and open decision-making” (Page & Wong, 2000, p.72). Regarding, environment, leaders should be able to realize the importance of the environment surrounding their team;. Therefore they can know how their members are treated, the team members accountability in decision making, development of a new ides, and how power and information flow, therefore they are committed to the task through modeling and building a positive environment to support their team. A successful team leader employs the principles of servant leadership and focuses on the needs of the team.