3 Priorities of Servant Leaders

I discover that once I talk about servant management, many individuals misunderstand what it means. Some say, “Oh, you imply being good to folks.” Others assume, “That’s all about not micromanaging workers.” Certainly one of my favorites is, “Letting the inmates run the jail!” Actually? Is a jail the perfect analogy for the office?

Though servant leaders are sometimes type and keep away from micromanaging, these concepts miss the mark. So, how can we outline it? The fashionable father of servant management, Robert Okay. Greenleaf, used this check: “Do these served develop as individuals? Do they, whereas being served, turn out to be more healthy, wiser, freer, extra autonomous, extra seemingly themselves to turn out to be servants?”

Servant leaders concentrate on bringing out the perfect in folks and organizations. To do this, they prioritize three key areas:

1. Outcomes — Does itemizing this primary shock you? Servant leaders are answerable for their group’s success. They guarantee folks obtain their objectives, which drives outcomes. Servant management isn’t solely about folks. With out success, there are not any folks to serve. “No margin = no mission.”

2. Relationships — Individuals are the guts of each group. Generally, we speak about organizations as in the event that they exist individually from folks. With out folks, there is no such thing as a group. Servant leaders prioritize progress and well-being as a result of they perceive this fact.

“Servant management is the easiest way to attain each nice outcomes and nice relationships.” — Easy Fact #1, Easy Truths of Management

3. Belief — Management begins with belief. Nice outcomes and robust relationships require an surroundings constructed on belief. Servant leaders develop belief by displaying competence, performing with integrity, demonstrating care, and holding commitments.

Leaders who concentrate on outcomes, relationships, and belief convey Greenleaf’s definition of servant management to life.

Need to discover these concepts additional? Be part of me within the Blanchard Neighborhood on February tenth at 12:00 p.m. Pacific. We’ll focus on Easy Truths of Management and different rules from Blanchard’s management programs. This interactive session will assist flip frequent sense into frequent apply. The Blanchard Neighborhood is free and open to all.