In case of Servant leadership, it attempts to be more righteous in its approach by providing more concern to others by serving them in terms of their needs and aspirations. In case of Traditional leadership, there is a ‘Top-of-the-Pyramid’ structure wherein there is just one leader at the peak, usually autocratic in nature while the rest others are in lower levels of the pyramid and are bound to obey by the instructions given by such a traditional leader. However, in case of the Servant leadership style, it is more superior to the Traditional leadership philosophy because it attempts to be more righteous in its approach by providing more concern to others by serving them in terms of their needs and aspirations as against the Traditional leadership where it attempts to be more harsh in approach by way of being impassive to the needs and aspirations of others. Servant leadership theory strives to the best to incorporate all the expectations of the teammates with the view to build an Organizational environment which is most conducive for the growth and benefits rendered to the employees. The main aspect that makes Servant leadership thus superior is that it believes in putting the teammates first before themselves unlike in case of the Traditional leadership styles where the subordinates are required to adjust or accommodate themselves as per the leaders’ approaches for achieving more feasible results. Owing to all this features, servant leadership can impact follower’s attitudes and behaviors in Organizations.
One of the “real-life” examples of someone that I can think demonstrates a servant leadership approach in his role as a leader is Tenzin Gyatso. He is a spiritual leader in Tibet and is popularly addressed in world over as ‘Dalai Lama’. He reaches out to his followers in an earnest possible way, by patiently listening to them and by attempting to provide solutions that could be practical in their lives. He believes in arriving at consensus than by ruling with authority. He allows the minds of the followers to speak and although he detests the solutions by means of violence, his approach has been known to be subtle yet strong.
Scholarly references:
1. Servant Leadership: A Journey Into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness By Robert K. Greenleaf.
2. An article on Servant Leadership: A Review and Synthesis by Dirk van Dierendonck which was First Published on September 2, 2010.
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