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Chapter 11: Servant and Shepherd Leadership in Higher Education: Empowerment and Mentorship
Key Factors and Use Cases of Servant Leadership Driving Organizational Performance (2022)
  • Gina L. Peyton, Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University
  • David B. Ross, Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University
Abstract
To lead, you must serve, mentor, and teach others. Servant leadership is the systematic process of developing the needs of servants ahead of those leaders found within private or public institutions. Shepherd leadership individually provides others with empowerment and achievement to perform well. The principle behind effective leadership is based on the interplay of responsibility, respect, care, and working with people, not against people. Ultimately, leadership is about character and substance. Using the distinct characteristics of servant leadership and shepherd leadership is to promote and foster the development of successful individuals and relating well with individuals through care and a strong commitment. Honest and caring concern for others leads to empowerment and emotional support which inspires the members to embrace the needs of the organization. This creates a mentoring and learning environment in higher education that is conducive to producing optimal performance from their faculty, staff, and students.
Keywords
  • Servant Leadership,
  • Shepherd Leadership,
  • Leadership,
  • Empowerment,
  • Mentorship,
  • Influence,
  • Higher Education,
  • Rancher Leadership,
  • Higher Education Personnel
Publication Date
Winter December, 2022
Editor
Maria Pressentin
Publisher
IGI Global
ISBN
9781799888208
DOI
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8820-8
Publisher Statement
Description:
Effective leadership is a major influence in the value creation for the success and sustainability required for organizations to thrive. Servant leader, or service minded-behaving leader, motivation and interactions tend to promote exemplary performance and collaboration in organizations. This is a 21st century must-have workplace-applicable style to develop cohesive high performing teams, purposeful and engaging environments, and build trust and organization vitality.
Key Factors and Use Cases of Servant Leadership Driving Organizational Performance provides findings and recommendations to support practical application of servant leadership theory for the 21st century economy. Moreover, the book seeks to share evidence of how servant or service mindset and behavior-oriented leaders might mitigate organizational existing conditions to promote team member empowerment through servant-like interactions, as a result influencing their performance. Covering topics such as empathetic leadership and employee satisfaction, it is ideal for executives, managers, researchers, practitioners, aspiring leaders, educational institutions/libraries, academicians, consulting firms, and students.
Citation Information
Gina L. Peyton and David B. Ross. "Chapter 11: Servant and Shepherd Leadership in Higher Education: Empowerment and Mentorship" HersheyKey Factors and Use Cases of Servant Leadership Driving Organizational Performance (2022)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/david-ross/120/