Presented By: Oris Guillaume and Robin McLarenintroducing A New Approach in the Academic and Faculty Environment Servant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

Oris does the introduction1Servant Leadership

Our Focus?Servant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

Oris2Why Servant Leadership?Evaluating each part 1Leader and Manager 2Leading the School 3Academic Management Servant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

Oris3DefinitionLeadership: Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal (Northouse, 2010). Followers: Followers are those individuals who voluntarily engage in the leadership process by partnering with leaders and other followers for the purpose of achieving a common vision.

Academia: The milieu or interests of a university, college, or academy; academe (World English Dictionary, 2009).

Faculty:The members of the teaching staff of an educational institution (World English Dictionary, 2009).

Servant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

Robin, these are the definitions we are working from.4Challenges in academic servicesTechnology, Generational, Managerial, and ResourcesServant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

RobinThese are the challenges we are facing in academic services todayTechnologyGenerational DifferencesManagerial differencesLack of Resources5Leadership StylesServant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

Robin: What are the different leadership styles that you are aware of? Refer to the handouts and get others to define the terms called out.Servant Leadership encompasses these types of leadership styles6Origins of Servant LeadershipGreenleaf and The BibleServant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

Robin: Where did servant leadership come from and what does it mean more specifically? I am going to hand it over to Oris to explore this further.7Introduction to Servant LeadershipServant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

Oris

8Who are servant leaders?The servant-leader is a servant first (paradox)

Servant leaders are hard working

Servant leadership is a conscious choice

Servant leaders arent just legally compliant, they are ethically sound and morally aware

Servant leaders care for people; not control people

Servant leaders build a community at work

Servant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

Oris9Servant Leader CharacteristicsListeningEmpathyHealingAwarenessPersuasion ConceptualizationForesightStewardshipCommitmentBuilding Community

Servant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

Oris10Where did servant leadership really get started?Servant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

Oris11whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave (Matthew 20:26,27)

Jesus

Servant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

Oris12Who do you most admire?Servant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

Oris: What leader do you most admire?13S.E.R.V.E.Value Results and Relationships V SSee the Future EEngage and Develop People RReinvent Continuously EEmbody the ValuesServant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

Robin: A fun acronymS: visionE: development is service: raising childrenR: InnovationV: People centeredE: no lip service, actual service14The Impact of Servant LeadershipServant-leadership principles are being applied by a wide variety of people working for-profit, non-profit, churches, universities, health care organizations, and foundations

Servant-leadership impacts the health and effectiveness of your organization and community

It builds trust between you and the employees

It results in loyalty to the leader and the organizationServant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

In PracticeExamples from Shorter UniversityServant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

Servant Leadership in the ProfessionFocus on you first, your team second and the company third

Volunteer to help in other departments

Be an innovative business partner; not just order taker

Seek to train company leaders in the art and practice of servant leadership

Servant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

Oris17Servant Leadership in the ProfessionGive back to the education Profession

Mentor someone

Help those who are in transition

Become a leader in a professional organizationServant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

ConclusionServant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

How do you become a servant leader?StudyReading, observationsLessons, workshops, conferencesDiscussBuild relationships at every opportunity. The results could be endless.

Allow time for good ideas to emerge.

It is not change people fear; it is loss.

Meaningful communication is critical. No amount of e-mail, faxes, text messages can equal the value of face-to-face meetings.

Servant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

Robin: study, research, start building relationships, visit the Greenleaf center online20How will you use what you have learned today and become more proactive in your leadership development?

Servant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

Questions???

Do You have anyServant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

22ReferencesServant Leadership: A New Approach in The Academic and Faculty Environment

Academia. (n.d.). Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition. Retrieved January 03, 2011, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com /browse/academia

Barbuto, J. E., & Wheeler, D. W. (2002). Becoming a servant leader: Do you have what it takes? NebGuide G02-1481-A. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, Nebraska Cooperative Extension.

Greenleaf, R. K. (1978). The leadership crisis: A message for college and university faculty. Humanitas: Journal of the Institute of Man, 14, 3. Pittsburg,PA: Dusquesne University Press.

Greenleaf, R. K. (2002) Servant Leadership: A journey into the nature of legitimate power and greatness (Rev. ed.) Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press.

Northouse, P. (2010). Leadership theory and practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.Research. Leadership Quarterly, 9(1), 85-105

Sendjaya, S. and Sarros, J.C. (2002), Servant leadership: its origin, development, and application in organizations, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, Vol. 9 No. 2, pp. 57-65.Senge, P. (1990), The Fifth Discipline, Doubleday, New York, NY.

Spears, L.C. (2003) Introduction: Understanding the growing impact of servant-leadership. In the servant-leader within: A transformative path (pp. 13-28). New York: Paulist Press.