25 traits of a servant leader

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25 Traits of a S ervant Leader Transitionin g to Agile Project Mana ger

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Page 1: 25 traits of a servant leader

25 Traits of a Servant LeaderTransitionin

g to Agile

Project

Manager

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What is Servant Leadership?0Robert Greenleaf (1904-1990)

0 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.

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Planning Traits1. Vision of the future together

2. Do anything to make the project go

3. Willing to say I am sorry, forgive me

4. Seeks consultation from the team

5. Follows through on commitments

6. Anticipates the seasons of the project

7. Anticipates the phases the team will

go through

8. Anticipates the changes team

members will experience

9. Plans for personal growth

10. Encourages individual Team Member

growth

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Leadership traits10. Explains complex inter-project issues to

the team

11. Shares the budget, scope and schedule

constraints with the team.

12. Praises the team in public

13. Initiates meaningful customs & traditions

14. Fights for the best for the team

15. Stands in the service of the team in front

of management

16. Frequently encourages individual

contributions

17. Frequently encourages team collaboration

18. Remember, your job isn’t control it is to

communicate

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Communication Traits19. Trusts the team’s assessment of

technical issues

20. Build for consensus whenever possible

21. Ask for input. Respect peoples

opinions

22. Learn the team’s communication

styles. Each person is different

23. Clarify anything you don’t understand

24. Clarify anything you think others don’t

understand.

25. Listen more than you talk.

26. [bonus] Say, “I am Sorry” when you

make mistakes, and we all make

mistakes.

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summary0 Planning

0 Leadership

0 Communication

0 ~ Peter Senge

0 “If you are really serious about the deeper

territory of true leadership,’ I would say, ‘read

Greenleaf.’“

0 Stephen Covey

0 “The only way you get empowerment is through

high-trust cultures and through the

empowerment philosophy that turns bosses

into servants and coaches”

0 Robert Greenleaf

0 “It begins with the natural feeling that one

wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious

choice brings one to aspire to lead.”