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1) Describe the attributes of a servant leader.
2) Why is it an appealing approach to leadership?
3) What concerns would you have regarding it?

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1) Describe the attributes of a servant leader.
2) Why is it an appealing approach to leadership?
3) What concerns would you have regarding it?

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1) Servants leaders are constantly focused on the well-being of others and oftentimes use their leadership styles in positions of management. When the servant leader is a manager, the focus turns away from the power that is inherently a part of being a manager, and is instead on the ability to lead as a servant. Servant leaders have specific qualities in which they develop and ultimately excel, which makes them great in their capacity as a servant leader. Servant leaders have excellent listening skills and more specifically, they actively listen. This is in contrast to many other styles of leadership, where listening skills are refined, but the leader/manager is not really practicing or modeling active listening. In addition, servant leaders have a deep sense of awareness regarding others' positions and attitudes. A servant leader takes into account the specific positions that others serve, as well as the attitudes, motivations, and situations of individual employees. The servant leader is focused on caring about the actual person as a whole and not on solely what's ...

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