leadership as a way of empowering others
leadership as a way of empowering others
The unit introduction suggested that the sense of empowerment that comes with servant leadership is not power for the sake of the leader, but for the benefit of others. Reflect on how the following quotes influence the way you think about leadership and empowerment:
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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. — John Quincy Adams (as cited by Josephson, 2012).
As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others. — Bill Gates (as cited by Meier, 2011).
Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. — Jack Welch (as cited by Lowe, 2008, p. 88).
An empowered organization is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organizational success. — Stephen Covey (Covey, 1991, p. 212).
Instructions
How do these quotes affect your views on leadership? How can you use them to help guide and shape your personal leadership style? Which quote really spoke to you, and how might it influence the way you view the leadership power and authority with which you have been entrust
