NUR 674 Topic 14: Servant Leadership
NUR 674 Topic 14: Servant Leadership
NUR 674 Topic 14 Servant Leadership
Servant leadership is a style and philosophy of leadership whereby the leader interacts with their followers or subordinates to attain authority instead of power. It aims at shifting management and personnel interaction from controlling activities to a synergistic relationship (Eva et al., 2019). In the past years, servant leadership has become a popular model of leadership in the Christian community. The Biblical perspective of servant leadership is that it should seek to serve others by focusing on their development and well-being to benefit the common good. Therefore, Christian servant-leaders are expected to serve God by investing in their followers to jointly achieve a task for God’s glory (Eva et al., 2019). On the other hand, the secular perspective of servant leadership is based on a non-Christian secular and religious idea. The secular view entails the leader using their subordinates to get what they want. It is about authority, power, and command and is not necessarily dishonest, unethical, or cruel.
Power is the ability of a leader to influence their followers’ behavior with or without resistance through various strategies to push or encourage action. Authority refers to legitimate power associated with a particular position and is based on control and credibility. The biblical perspective on power and authority is that leaders should use this to lead their followers towards a particular goal rather than control them (Sullivan, 2019). Besides, power and authority should be used to develop and make others’ lives better rather than benefiting the leader. Conversely, the secular perspective on power and authority is that the leader uses them to give orders and control individuals to take a specific course of action to achieve a goal (Sullivan, 2019). Therefore, leaders enforce the power of their position in the organization through coercion.
References
Eva, N., Robin, M., Sendjaya, S., van Dierendonck, D., & Liden, R. C. (2019). Servant leadership: a systematic review and call for future research. Leadersh Q 30 (1): 111–132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2018.07.004
Sullivan, G. S. (2019). Servant Leadership: Philosopher’s Perspective. In Servant Leadership in Sport (pp. 41-65). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Objectives:
Summarize your practicum experience in relationship to the seven servant- leadership principles.1.
Identify strategies to implement servant-leadership principles in a leadership role.2.
Sep 1, 2022 – Sep 7, 2022 Max Points: 15
Resources
Actions, Style and Practices: How Leaders Ensure Compassionate Care Delivery
Read “Actions, Style and Practices: How Leaders Ensure Compassionate Care Delivery,” by Vogus and
McClelland (2020) from BMJ Leader.
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Servant Leadership – Issue of Servant
View the “Servant Leadership – Issue of Servant” video.
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Flipping Accountability on Its Head
Read “Flipping Accountability on Its Head,” by Markovitz (2019) from Rotman Management.
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Servant Leadership in the Veterans Health Administration.
Read “Servant Leadership in the Veterans Health Administration,” by Mustard (2020) from Nurse Leader
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