Servant Leadership: History and Concepts

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According to Robert K. Greenleaf, what is the primary characteristic of a servant-leader?

  • Aspiring to acquire material possessions
  • Wanting to serve first (correct)
  • Being a leader first
  • Having an unusual power drive

What did Greenleaf emphasize as the best test for a servant-first leader?

  • The increase in their material wealth
  • Their power drive
  • The growth of those being served (correct)
  • Their ability to acquire material possessions

According to Greenleaf, what distinguishes the servant-first from the leader-first?

  • The desire to serve first (correct)
  • The acquisition of material wealth
  • The need to assuage power drive
  • An unusual power drive

What does Greenleaf consider as an effect on the least privileged in society?

<p>Growth and benefit (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of a servant-first leader according to Greenleaf?

<p>Serving other people's highest priority needs (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Greenleaf consider as the natural feeling of a servant-leader?

<p>A wish to serve first (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the story that stimulated Robert Greenleaf's concept of the servant-leader?

<p>Journey to the East by Herman Hesse (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Greenleaf, what is the key to the greatness of a leader?

<p>Being seen as a servant first (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Greenleaf describe as the single characteristic that stands out in a servant-leader?

<p>Desire to serve (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the additional characteristics of a servant-leader, according to Greenleaf?

<p>Empathy and acceptance (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What sets servant leadership apart from other theories, based on the views of scholars?

<p>Moral component and focus on serving followers for their own good (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Greenleaf emphasize in terms of the success of all stakeholders in servant leadership?

<p>Concern for the success of all stakeholders, including the least privileged (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a servant-leader encourage among followers, according to Greenleaf?

<p>Enhanced moral reasoning among followers (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is considered important for a servant-leader's vision and organizational goals, based on Greenleaf's views?

<p>Testing the moral basis of the servant-leader's visions and goals (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is described as a counter to the leader's hubris in servant leadership?

<p>Self-reflection (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which book did Robert Greenleaf write that provided a long list of characteristics important to servant-leaders?

<p>The Servant as Leader (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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