A servant leader is a servant first. This natural feeling starts by wanting to serve as means to serve first. (Greenleaf, 2008) There are ten main principles that are integrated in the theory of servant leadership. Servant leadership is effective because of the specific practices that help them to be effective leaders and get positive results. (Keith, 2018) The practice of servant leadership rooted about two thousand years ago and now, a man named Robert Greenleaf redefined it with his 1970 publication A Servant as Leader. Greenleaf defined the servant-leader as follows:
"The servant-leader is servant first... It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. That
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Greenleaf (2008) states, “The servant always accepts and empathizes, never rejects. The servant as a leader always empathizes, always accepts the person but sometimes refuses to accept some of the person’s effort or performances as good enough.” As a future leader, I feel attached to this principle, I have always believed that a leader should always look for the best in people. To accept people and to recognizing each person for their special talents and capacities is a must. I think that by refusing to accept certain behavior and performances is part of a growing process, as a leader, you are wanting them to become the best that they can be. Helping see a better version of themselves and hopefully inspiring them to become servant leaders for a greater …show more content…
Healing other’s and oneself is essential for growth. Servant leaders strive for the betterment of others. They believe that people are more capable of offering much more than what they think they can. As a servant leader, it is a commitment to open and explore more frameworks and possibilities for the success of others. I believe helping others finding their true potential can be very challenging, however a servant leader one can use all of its powers to make this happen (Keith, 2018). Growing and building a community within an organization serves to foster a strong sense and spirit. Today organizations like schools, a principal must work hard to maintain an effective school community. Sharing a vision is vital for an organization, maintaining the sense of belonging among each other is being part of humanity (Keith,