{"id":357,"date":"2018-05-13T20:18:11","date_gmt":"2018-05-13T20:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/twuwafasiyam\/?p=357"},"modified":"2018-05-13T21:24:52","modified_gmt":"2018-05-13T21:24:52","slug":"ldrs-500-unit-2-light-from-many-lamps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/twuwafasiyam\/ldrs-500-unit-2-light-from-many-lamps\/","title":{"rendered":"LDRS 500- Unit 2-Light from many lamps"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the notion of transformational servant leadership role that I am pursuing, I found W. Beran Wolf\u2019s story captures the essence of what it means to be happy, \u201cIf we want to know what happiness is, we must seek in others, outside ourselves.\u201d (as cited in Waston, 1951, p. 11). Finding happiness and reading the anthology light from many lamps, I have learned many life lessons that I can convey in my career and my next move. Modern psychologists defined happiness as, \u201csubjective well-being that coheres in understandable ways.\u201d (Kesebir & Diener, 2008, p.118). I agree with Dr. Wolf that \u201cno one can be happy in work which is centered entirely about his own person and deals exclusively with\u00a0the satisfaction of his own immediate needs.\u201d Constructive altruism for those who \u201cseek the larger happiness and greater effectiveness,\u201d embodied when \u201cdoing things with others,\u201d therefore, the happiness requires the action for it to happen.<\/p>\n

The story of happiness\u00a0aligns very well with servant leadership as I can take from this story, and\u00a0“Altruism” compliment happiness as a\u00a0personal quality that we can all strive for it. When you have \u201caltruistic call,\u201d you have a moral mandate to perform tasks and activities that provide help and bear in mind to support others. Being altruistic means, you take personal responsibility to do something of value for another human being. Beck (2014) found that \u201cexemplary servant leaders demonstrate an altruistic mindset\u201d (p. 310); hence, focuses on the followers\u2019 growth and development. Furthermore, \u201cthe role of mentor and self-awareness, and self-efficacy contribute to the knowledge that servant leadership behavior can be identified and developed through environmental factors (e.g., modeling) and training\u201d (Beck, 2014, p. 310). Altruism works best when leaders have a strong motivation and a deep-seated interest in helping Others (Beck, 2014).<\/p>\n

Commitment to become an effective transformational servant leader, and considering the Impact of leaders\u2019 behavior on others first is the vital part of my repertoire as a human Being. I usually use altruistic practices as the essential foundation for my family and at the workplace; therefore, I am open to accepting assistance if I am willing to assist someone else. Hence, taking the initiative to care for and help someone is very important in the mindset of creating a positive change. In the circle of change and conjunction with altruism at the workplace, collaboration enables individuals to work together to achieve a defined common goal. Van Deierendonk, Stam, Boersma, Windt, and Alkem (2014), shed the light on “servant leader behavior\u00a0is more strongly related to an expected enhancement of the phycological needs of followers, and relatively to the transformational leader who is more focus on the organization (p.559). Psychological need satisfaction is essential for the effectiveness of servant leader, which in regard influence commitment and engagement among followers.<\/p>\n

Finally, I would like to spread the words of Dr. Wolfe about happiness, ” The good life demands a working philosophy of active philanthropy as an orientating map of conduct.”<\/p>\n

References:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beck, C. D. (2014). Antecedents of servant leadership: A mixed method study. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 21<\/em>(3), 299-314. doi.org\/10.1177\/1548051814529993<\/p>\n

Kesebir, P., & Diener, E. (2008). In pursuit of happiness: Empirical answers to philosophical questions.\u00a0Perspectives on psychological science<\/em>,\u00a03<\/em>(2), 117-125.<\/p>\n

Watson, L.E. (1951).\u00a0Light from Many Lamps<\/em>. New York: Simon and Schuster<\/p>\n

Van Dierendonck, D., Stam, D., Boersma, P., de Windt, N., & Alkema, J. (2014). Same difference? Exploring the differential mechanisms linking servant leadership and transformational leadership to follower outcomes. Leadership Quarterly, 25(3), 544-562. Accessed from\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.leaqua.2013.11.014<\/a><\/p>\n

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