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Servant Leadership

Jerry CeresScoutmaster

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Learning Objectives

Understand the concept of servant leadership.

Recognize the importance of leader – team bonds.

Know the responsibilities of leader to team and team to leader.

As a result of this session you will be able to:

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Servant LeadershipWhat does it mean to you?

Others-first leadership

Serve those who you lead

Make the team’s experience betterHelp them learn new skills

Help them succeed in achieving goals

Help them take on as much responsibility are they are able

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Others-First LeadershipAs a leader, what are the advantages for you?

I can share responsibilities

I won’t have to work as hard

I can see others succeed

I won’t have to yell

Team members grow

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Others-First LeadershipAs a patrol member, what are the advantages for you?

I have more freedom

I would get to do more

I would have more responsibilities

I would learn more and grow

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Different From Other Leadership Approaches

Abandons top-down hierarchical style

Individual is servant first

Drive is to lead to serve better

Objective to enhance individuals growth

Increase teamwork and personal involvement for all.

Selfless, egoless – “others first”

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Servant Leadership

Encourages:

Collaboration

Trust

Foresight

Listening

Ethical Use of Power

Empowerment

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People-Organization Bonds

People choose groups to join that fit their needs

They form bonds and develop expectations how group should behave toward them.

Leaders/organizations foster expectations by:

Kinds of work they do

Value system, ideology, benefits, and services

Attitudes toward members (fairness, trust, and respect)

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Responsibilities

Basic Leader Responsibilities (left)

Basic Team Member Responsibilities (right)

5 minute patrol assignment

List responsibilities for the assigned role (above)

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Basic Leader (1)

Output of the team (provides direction/resources)

Problem solving:

Make good plans – clearly explained logic

Putting plans into effect, including delegating parts to team members

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Basic Leader (2)

Leadership of the team:

Engaging the judgments & commitments of members

Set context of why and how of team actions – where it fits into the big picture/goal

Clearly defining assignments

Obtaining continuous advice/feedback from members on how to improve process

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Basic Leader (3)

Stewardship:

Provide safe, secure, & healthy work environment

Setting the example

Coaching team members

Recognizing/rewarding team members

Improving processes and working methods

Managing the resources used by the team

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Basic Team Member (1)

Working effectively:

Working safely

Apply judgment & discretion when completing tasks

Making solid work plans & being flexible when completing them

Provide advice to team & leader on ways to improve

Keep leader informed on progress of assignments

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Basic Team Member (2)

Working within the limits of:

Effective use and stewardship of resources

The assignment details

Big picture and intentions of assignment

The policies, ethics, procedures, methods, and processes set by the group or its organization

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Patrol Discussion #1

Take a few minutes and think back over your patrol and leader experiences thus far in this course. See if you can identify one or two examples of servant leadership you have observed.

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Patrol Discussion #2

Homework assignment

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Conclusion

Easier to give orders, maybe yell a bit.Might work in the short run – especially in emergencies

Builds robust teams that perform for the long run

Remember that a servant leader enables the success of those he or she leads.

Servant leadership isn’t easy

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Video

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Thank You!