Servant Leadership
Servant leadership is a fairly recent addition to the field of leadership and involves the leader serving others, specifically his followers. Although servant leadership has not received an immense amount of corroboration, evidence suggests that the companies which have implemented it have experienced tremendous growth (Hunter, 2003). From Southwest Airlines to Starbucks, Chick-fil-A to Men’s Wearhouse, business and corporate leaders around the world are beginning to realize the benefits of servant leadership and are searching for servant leaders, instead of those with more qualified resumes. Not only does servant leadership improve the condition and chemistry of many secular corporations, but it is also a mandate for the Christian (Blanchard, 2003). Jesus clearly instructed his disciples to follow carefully after himself, and Christians are commanded to do likewise. Although the term servant leadership seems oxymoronic, servant leaders place a greater emphasis on the betterment of th