Servant Leadership Style Analysis

To be a leader there are many ways to be go about it, and depending on the situation and circumstance the type of leadership style can vary. When you think of servant leadership you may think of a typical hierarchy where employees serve and cater to the bosses. In this situation servant leadership is the opposite it is where the leader serves the people. According to an article I found it defines servant leadership as the foundation for leaders other effectively. It goes on to define servant leadership as a person’s dedication to helping others be their best selves at home, work, and in the community (Economy, 2015). Servant leaders can be described as leaders who believes every person has value, deserves civility, trust, and respect. They believe people can accomplish much when inspired by a purpose beyond themselves. There is a major difference in servant

leadership style than the others which is the natural feeling to serve. The major difference is that servant leaders make sure that other people’s highest priority needs are being served. Servant leaders can be applied to non profit organizations because they are effectively able to inspire others to voluntary action. They build teams that sustain competitive differentials, and they are able to push an organization forward (Berryman, 2009). A few examples of organizations that utilize servant leaders are DC Service Corps, Greenleaf, and Food for the Hungry.
Transformational leadership is defined as a process where leaders and their followers raise one another to higher levels of morality and motivation (Spahr, 2015).

Examples of what a transformational leaders is someone who is a model of integrity and fairness, they set clear goals, has high expectations, encourages others, provides support and recognition, gets people to look beyond their self-interest, and inspires people to reach for their highest potential. Transformational leaders are the ones to lead by example and have the mind set to change things that no longer work. There is a difference in this leadership style that sets it from the rest, they are usually working to change the system, they start by solving challenges, and they minimize variation of the organization (Ertel, 2016). Transformational leadership can be applied in non-profit agencies because they have the characteristic to make a change for a purpose which is the purpose of a non-profit agency. Non-profit agencies must continue to creatively problem solve and develop ideas which is what transformational leaders do best (Ertel,

2016).
In my practicum at Lafayette High School The most appropriate leadership approach that would be best would be transformational leadership. I feel as this leadership style would be the best choice because in order to help student to achieve their overall goal which is to graduate the school social worker needs to be able help them on that path. Setting goals, providing support, helping to inspire them are all what is needed and exactly the role of transformational leadership.
Throughout history there has been many good examples of what different leaders look like and for servant leaders there are many we are familiar with. For example Abraham Lincoln was a servant leader; because of his actions during the civil war. Martin Luther King Jr. was a servant leader due to his actions during the civil rights movement. There are many transformational leaders throughout history as well. A few I can name; Walt Disney, Nelson Mandela, Hellen Keller, and Jim Jones.