INDIVIDUAL PROJECT

Topic: Leading Servant Organizations

Benchmark – Servant Leadership and the Greater Good

Details:

Research a servant leadership organization of your choice or one of the organizations listed on the “Individual and Corporate Servant Leaders” handout in the Topic Materials. Selections do not need to be limited to businesses. Entities such as hospitals or educational institutions are also acceptable. In a 750-1000 word paper, address the following.

1. Provide a summary of how the organization implements the principles of servant leadership in the way it interacts with or provide service to customers, hires and manages employees, and models its operations and policies.

2. Discuss specific commitments the organization makes to stakeholders and how implementing servant leadership affects not only the organization, but also the community and the common good.

3. Knowing that most organizations do not function with the principles of servant leadership as part of their operations, discuss how the concepts and behaviors associated with servant leadership might be a source of conflict or might create operational challenges within the organization. Provide examples to support your ideas and discuss specific ways the organization’s leader has addressed these challenges.

4. What do you see as the greatest benefits for organizations that adopt the principles of servant leadership as their operational model? Provide specific examples to justify your opinions.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide

LDR-630-RS-Individual and Corporate Servant Leaders.docx ATTACHED

RESOURCES

Electronic Resource 

1. Simon Sinek: Why Good Leaders Make You Feel Safe 

View “Simon Sinek: Why Good Leaders Make You Feel Safe,” located on the TED website (2014).

http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_why_good_leaders_make_you_feel_safe?language=en 

2. The CEO of Popeye’s Says Becoming a “Servant Leader” Helped Her Turn Around the Struggling Restaurant Chain 

Read “The CEO of Popeye’s Says Becoming a ‘Servant Leader’ Helped Her Turn Around the Struggling Restaurant Chain,” by Goudreau, located on the Business Insider website (2015).

http://www.businessinsider.com/popeyes-ceo-servant-leadership-traits-2015-3 

3. TheThe Baltimore Ravens’ John Harbaugh Discusses Servant Leadership 

View “The Baltimore Ravens’ John Harbaugh Discusses Servant Leadership,” by Smart CEO Magazine, located on the YouTube website (2013).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEIDjB7uyFc 

4. Top Midsize Workplace: AutomationDirect.com 

Read “Top Midsize Workplace: AutomationDirect.com,” by Tierney, located on the AJC.com website (2014).

http://www.ajc.com/news/business/top-midsize-workplace-automationdirectcom/nfF67/ 

5. Why Isn’t Servant Leadership More Prevalent? 

Read “Why Isn’t Servant Leadership More Prevalent?” by Heskett, from Forbes.

http://onforb.es/10Vh7qx