A not so new leadership philosophy.
Success!
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Defining Leadership
Activity
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Research
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 Find at least three different leadership definitions.
Individual Definition
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 Write your definition.
 You can use your “favorite” from the research, a
combination of the definitions, or your own creation.
 Leadership is …
Servant Leadership
Proponents
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Proponents
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Lao-Tzu
 Chinese philosopher
 Founder of Taoism
 Author of Tao Te Ching
 About 500 B.C.
“The highest type of ruler
is one of whose existence
the people are barely
aware.”
Research
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 Find at least three people who are examples of
servant leadership.
 Designate someone to share with the class who you
found and why they are considered a servant leader.
Proponents
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Robert Greenleaf
 Founder of modern
Servant-Leadership
 “The Servant as
Leader” published
1970.
 Key terms: stewards,
servants, and shared
vision.
“It begins with the natural feeling
that one wants to serve, to serve
first.”
Proponents
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Larry Spears
 Former CEO of
Greenleaf Center for
Servant Leadership
 10 Key Characteristics:
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Listening, Empathy,
Healing, Awareness
Persuasion
Conceptualization
Foresight, Stewardship
Growth of people
Building Community
Proponents
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Kent Keith
 Former CEO of Greenleaf
Center for Servant
Leadership
 In Practice
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Self-Awareness
Listening
Changing the Pyramid
Developing Colleagues
Coaching
Unleashing of Others
Foresight
Proponents
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Pat Falotico
 CEO of Greenleaf Center
for Servant Leadership
 Retired IBM Executive
 In Practice
Accountability
Empathy
Listening
Self-awareness
People-building, not Peopleusing
 A Journey to do something
bigger than yourself
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Proponents
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Peter Senge
 Author of “The Fifth
Discipline.”
 Learning Organization
 Leaders grow creativity
which increases
adaptability to change.
 Leaders are designers,
teachers, and stewards.
Proponents
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Ken Blanchard
 Author of many excellent
books.
 “The Secret.”
 See the Future
 Engage and develop
others
 Reinvent continuously
 Value results and
relationships
 Embody the values
Proponents
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Barbara Kellerman
 Author of “Followership”
 Current professor of
public leadership at
Harvard University
 “Shooting an Elephant”
(George Orwell, 1936)
 Followership: Isolate,
Bystander, Participant,
Activist, Diehard
“Followers are us. This does not, of course, mean that all of us follow
all of the time…But all of us follow some of the time. It’s the human
condition.”
Proponents
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Others
 Stephen Covey
 Peter Block
 Margaret Wheatly
 John Maxwell
 Trevor Hall
 James Autry
 Betsy Myers
Greenleaf Center bibliography: https://www.greenleaf.org/wpcontent/uploads/2015/11/Servant-Leadership2015October13.pdf
Spark of Leadership
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Defining Leadership
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JW’s Definition
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Person
People
Purpose
Based on Bruce Wilkinson in his
“Leadership Development” training.
Individual Definition
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 Update your definition.
 Share with class.
Successful Examples of
Companies
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According to Servant-Leaders Associates
Research
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 Find a company, industry, business, or etc. that
exemplifies servant leadership principles.
 Designate someone to share with the class who you
found.
Examples
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TD Industries
 Construction
 “Great Place to Work”
by Fortune magazine
www.tdindustries.com
Examples
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The Toro Company
 Landscaping
 2% of pre-tax domestic
profits to communities
www.thetorocompany.com
Examples
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American Family Life
Insurance Company
 Founded 1955
 Fortune 500
www.aflac.com/aboutaflac
/corporateoverview/missio
nandvalues.aspx
Examples
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REI
 Outdoor gear
 Largest consumer co-op
www.rei.com/aboutrei/csr
/2007/sally_letter07.html
Philosophy in Action
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In Action
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In Action
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In Action
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Team Building
 Know & Be Known
 Transparent
 Shared Vision
 Group Dynamics
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Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
In Action
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Leadership Style
 Participatory decision
making
 What Do You Need From
Me Today?
 Solution-Focused
problem solving
 Heads Up/Heads Down
 Cast Shared Vision
 Train, Train, Train
In Action
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Farmer
 Provide
 Prepare
 Protect
 Prop
 Prune
Conclusion
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Small Group Review
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 Discuss Advantages and Disadvantages.
 Designate someone to share with the class.
 Resource:
 Questions and Answers about Servant Leadership by
Kent M. Keith.
Take Away
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 The servant leadership philosophy builds trust.
 Trust is the spark of great leadership.
 Great leaders serve others.
 Serving others is bigger than yourself…you can
change the world.
Lost Generation?
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“Everyone can be great,
Because everyone can serve.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.