Leadership styles C/LtCol Caleb Malinowski

Class Overview Servant Leadership defined. The importance of Servant Leadership. Examples of servant leaders. What servant leaders are like and what they do.

SERVENT LEADERSHIP Is when the leader sees themselves as a servant to the team. Is a mindset and a way of life rooted in selflessness. Is a devotion to duty and to the development of the potential in one’s followers.

Servant leaders are... Inspirational. Effective. Helpful. Successful. Selfless. Humble. Willing to work hard to better themselves for the benefit of others. NOT concerned with using leadership positions to obtain power, honor, fame, or success.

What servant leadership is NOT. “I am the officer in charge, my job isn’t to go work. My job is to sit in this chair and monitor your work.” -A quote I heard spoken at a TX WG Encampment

“Wait…I thought I was in charge....” A true leader can serve his/her followers without completely neglecting themselves and losing command in the process. There is a vast difference between being “servile,” and being a “servant.” Servant leaders are not forced to help those below or above them, they choose to.

Humility is the key. Humility will give you the ability to accomplish things for others that may seem detrimental to you. As a leader you will sometimes have to humble yourself and take a fall for the sake of your follower’s success. No barrier to successful leadership is less conquerable or more troublesome then the downfall of pride. Pride makes it impossible for the leader to put his people before himself.

Why Servant Leadership is so important. It creates an atmosphere of good moral character. It sets an outstanding example, creating more inspirational and successful leaders. No one wants to work for a selfish boss. If they do work for them, it is out of fear. Servant Leadership inspires your followers to want to work harder and succeed because of what you have done for them. They work hard because they want to, not because they are forced to.

Lt. Col Hal Moore: Servant Leadership Epitomized

Servant Leaders in the real world. -Lt. Col Hal Moore: “I will be the first to step on the field, and I will be the last to step off.” -Ronald Reagan: “There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn’t care who gets the credit.” -George Washington: “The next time you have too much work and not enough men, the next time you are too important or too high ranking or proud to work, send for the Commander in Chief, and I will come again.” -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr: “Recognize that he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. That’s the new definition of greatness.”

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