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According to the Georgia Servant Leadership Alliance, servant leadership is “a philosophy of life and leadership dedicated to the growth and development of others. Servant Leaders are committed to building value-based institutions that contribute to creating a sustainable, just and caring society.” The philosophy of servant leadership sounds simple, but in practice is difficult.
Robert Greenleaf, the philosopher who coined the phrase, describes the servant leader as one who takes care to make sure that other people’s highest-priority needs are being met. In his 1970 book, Servant as Leader, Greenleaf suggests that individuals assess whether or not they are leading to serve by asking: “Do people, because of my leadership, grow as individuals? Do they become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous and more likely to become servant leaders themselves?”
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