For the entirety of my high school career, I have been a student in the Leadership Center for the Sciences and Engineering (LCSE) held at Norview High School. Being enrolled in this specialty program has strengthened and pushed me academically, as a leader, with public speaking, and as a service worker. Specifically, LCSE has developed my leadership skills and allowed me to become a more service-oriented leader. In the first year of the program, students take Leadership Foundations where the basics of leadership and the history of great leaders are taught. Then, in Advanced Leadership students model leadership skills by hosting holiday gatherings, being counselors for the LCSE Summer Orientation Camp, and completing 200 volunteering hours.
Moreover, while taking the Leadership Foundations Class, there were many lessons that provided me with tools to be an efficient leader. However, when my teacher exposed the class to servant leadership, I immediately took interest in it. At this moment, I finally directed my leadership to embody the qualities of a servant leader. Some of which include: acting with humility, encouraging the new generation of young leaders, valuing diverse opinions, and serving others before
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In previous years, the society failed to affect the community in a positive way; however, since I was shown that the only people who can make a difference are the ones that try, I knew I needed to promote this within the society. During meetings, I told members that in order to see change within the community, we have to act. Therefore, our first service was a Christmas food drive. When we donated the food to the FoodBank of Southeastern Virginia, they informed us that we fed 108 families. With this statistic, members realized that they too can affect the community, therefore, building their
Finally, this paper will address how the practice of servant leadership would affect everyone from the lowest enlisted men to the most senior flag officer and everyone else in-between. Leadership goes well beyond the following definition: “Leadership is the art of influencing and directing people in such a way as to obtain their willing obedience, confidence, respect and cooperation.” In fact, when it comes right down to it, “there are no quick and easy answers to becoming an effective and efficient leader.” Leadership is difficult and enduring work. It is a lifelong process of building and molding not only your skills but also the skills of your subordinates. In a society of instant gratification, we look for the quick fix. Yet the problem is the quick fix or plug and play solution, rarely serves the long-term goals of an organization.
My leadership adventure began during my sophomore year of high school. I awoke one morning to my bedroom full of people cheering and yelling. In my sleepy state, I wondered what was going on. Then, I began to recognize the members of the Downers Grove North J.Kyle Braid club. “Congrats, Lauren! You are going to the ranch!” I was chosen to attend the leadership ranch in Colorado. J.Kyle Braid, a club with the mission to develop athletes into strong leaders, selected two girls and two boys to attend this leadership camp from Downers Grove North each year. My mission was to learn, develop, and strengthen my leadership skills and bring those skills back to my school. I kept hearing how it would
There are many metaphors that describes the essential elements of effective leadership. Coach, team captain, general, visionary, king and pilot are prime examples of leadership metaphors. However, the most effective leadership metaphor is that of a servant leader. To be a great leader, one must have the servant approach to be successful in guiding a team. The focal point of servant leadership is to address the needs of the individuals’ within the team in order to achieve the goal, objective or mission. A servant leader realizes that people are his or her greatest resources and invest time in cultivating them. A servant leaders listens to member of their teams, showing empathy for others; helping solve problems, and are a source for motivation
As a college freshman at Georgia State University, I was most influenced to take part of the Panther L.E.A.P. (Leadership, Engagement, Achievement, and Pride) Program. The Panther L.E.A.P. Program is a residential leadership program at Georgia State University for students considering working in the residential halls on the school campus. The program was to focus on “Social Change Model for Leadership Development.” As a first-time college student, I completed the Panther L.E.A.P. Program in my second semester of attending Georgia State University, and it has been my all-time favorite program thus far at the college. The program was formed to teach students at Georgia State University an updated version of the social change model. The L.E.A.P. Program was divided into different learning modules, and it was a three-month training session for the college students. Each student who attended the program had to complete the different session dates throughout the program time. With that being, I so much fun being part of the Panther L.E.A.P. Program because we did community service work, attended
Servant Leadership is a leadership style that leads by example, does not take credit for deeds done, and makes themselves as humble as possible to serve others. Servant leadership is focusing on serving the highest needs of others to help another individual achieve their personal goals. Servant leadership has to be developed by the person in the leadership role. The leader has got to be aware of themselves as a person before they can be aware of someone else’s needs. The leader has to be a moral and ethical person and have many positive qualities before they can see what another person truly needs. Once a servant leader has these they can start working to meet goals (Trastek, 2014).
Some of the greatest leaders have been in the form of teachers or professors that have had enough courage to engage, interact with, and mentor students from a servant leadership model. Utilizing my faith in the Lord and the desire he has given me to serve others I strive to be able to use the skills I have gained from my education in Organizational Leadership to become one of those teachers. Seeking to create an atmosphere where anyone, including myself can learn and grow within their knowledge of service to others. I strongly believe that how a persons serves others and the motive behind the service portrays the quality of the person character.
With servant leadership, your aspiration to nurture and support students who need assistance or encouragement would not be a difficult task for you. In addition, your strength of commitment, empathy and developing is a solid ground for good business practice.
As a servant leader, people come first and giving back to the community is an integral part of it’s philosophy. Servant Leadership is the practice of serving others with your time and energy, which builds an improved and more considerate world. It is all about leading by example and supporting people, which generally creates a much better work environment and world. Servant leadership requires selflessness, which is the biggest component of the philosophy. A genuine servant leader requires many characteristics such as: passion, dedication, sympathetic, generosity, and a desire to learn from others while also teaching them. With the aid of class discussions and my personal experience from volunteering, these characteristics are imperative for a leader to be considered a servant leader.
I am a firm believer in servant leadership, which is the theory of putting the needs of other first and helping people, will develop people to perform at their greatest potential. I am a proactive and dynamic person, who likes working with people, and take into consideration their points of view and opinions in order to achieve
Servant leadership underscores service. It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first (Greenleaf 2002, p.4). Servant leaders are not only team builders, motivators, but they are ready and willing to take matters in their hands. Besides, they act on their visions and their actions inspire people to become involve. A leader can ascend from anywhere in this world. Moreover, as our leaders rise we are able to examine their attributes, actions, and identify the servant leaders. The ten characteristics that are associated, with servant leadership are; listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight, stewardship, commitment to the growth of people, and building community. This paper will explore and analyze the actions, qualities of a young female head, as it relates to the ten characteristics of a servant leader.
Over the course of the semester, I had the pleasure of meeting inspiring people who do good for our community. Through the class lectures and events, I was reassured of the goodness that provides opportunities and hope for everyone around us. Each person I came in contact with showed exceptional leadership skills, and I know that the lessons I learned, as well as the new perspectives I gained, will guide me through life now, and later on. These individuals unified the characteristics of both a leader and a provider, which combine to establish the foundation of the class, which was servant leadership. The most efficient leaders are willing to take their passions and turn it into actions that benefit society. Additionally, they are eager to
An inspirational quote by Martin Luther King Jr. says, “Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve.” This quote perfectly relates to leadership. Before a person becomes a leader, they must learn from other and learn to serve others before appreciating and leading. Within organizations, servant leaders operate on two different levels. One being for the fulfillment of their subordinates goals and needs while the other
My experience shows that the success of a leader is based on their ability to exhibit servant leadership in such a way that compels people to want to follow them into any situation or circumstance they are facing, with the belief that the leader will guide and shepherd the group in such a way that
Our study of leadership has given me a better perspective of the history of leadership theories and historical leaders. I have gained insight on the importance of good leadership and the value it has in every organization. Going from good to great is definitely impacted by the quality of leadership. I have done enough volunteer work to see the need for quality leaders in non-profit organizations. In addition, I have seen the great need for volunteers as a vital component for accomplishing the mission of every non-profit organization. Our study of leadership has reinforced my thoughts about servant leadership. For instance, the level 5 leader is humble. Humility is a fundamental characteristic of servant leadership (Greenleaf, 1998).
Jones, (2012) Research indicates that Servant leadership has been instrumental in promoting increased employee satisfaction, organizational performance, positive organizational culture, and empowerment. Greenleaf emphasized that an effective leader is one who puts the servants needs ahead of their own in an effort to help the individual grow and develop as human beings. Jones notes that organizations that practice servant leadership in tough economic times will have a healthy workforce, that will increase organizational performance, and employee job