2019 - 09 - 21 - Servant Leadership

Out of all of the models of leadership, I find that servant leadership is the one that I resonate with most, and also the one I think resonates with most instructional designers. And that's because we tend to have a "natural desire to serve others." This natural desire to serve others is at the core of servant leadership. And although in all of the research and all of the studies people come up with many attributes and characteristics, in the end, it boils down to that core. Essentially with servant leadership, you have a leader whose focus is on serving the needs of the team. I like to think of this as clearing the path of obstacles and helping people on the team find what they are looking for both at work and in their wider lives. Much like was described in transformational leadership this sets an example for the whole team who then see service to others as something to emulate. With everyone focused on helping others, everything then turns out to be that much easier.