at2016 parenting as a servant leadership
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Yashasree Barve,
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Parenting as
Servant Leadership
Agenda
Servant Leadership
Parenting
How do they relate
A story and history…
Robert K. Greenleaf
Core Concepts
THE NATURAL DESIRE
THE CONSCIOUS CHOICE
THE BEST TEST
Servant leadership is a
philosophy and set of
practices that enriches the
lives of individuals, buildsbetter organizations and
ultimately creates a more just and
caring world.
Time to bust Myths
A servant-leader is a weak leader who “follows” the dictates and ideas of others.
Servant leadership does not work because people cannot be trusted.
Servant leadership can’t be effective because it cedes too much power to employees.
Qualities of the Servant Leader
1: Values diverse opinions
2: Cultivates a culture of trust
3: Develops other leaders
4: Helps people with life issues
5: Encourages
6: Sells instead of tells
7: Thinks you, not me
8: Thinks long-term
9: Acts with humility
Activity Time
This exercise is a forcing function
• to get participants to reflect on the subject of servant leadership from their own contexts,
• to help them better understand this information.
5
min
Parenting
Parenting or child rearing is the
process of promoting and
supporting the physical,
emotional, social, financial, and
intellectual developmentof a child from infancy to
adulthood.
Parenting Styles
Develops other leaders
Non-interference that is intended to
benefit someone or something more than continual attention would
Encourages
Excellence & Creative Dissatisfaction
Values diverse opinions
Sells, not tells
Listening
Retrospectives
In conclusion
• Servant leadership is about focusing on other people's needs – not their feelings. Don't
avoid making unpopular decisions or giving team members negative feedback when this is needed.
• Use it alongside styles like Transformational Leadership, where you develop an inspiring vision of the future, motivate people to deliver
this, manage its implementation, and build an ever-stronger team.
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Further Reading
SOURCE: Source
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-QBqVFHXfI
• http://www.slideshare.net/dsclibrarydaytona/mercedes-pp-servant-leadership-revised-102412-14903368
• https://www.greenleaf.org/
• https://www.starkstate.edu/public/system/uploads/files/Student-Life/Servant-LeadershipPowerPoint.pdf