Collective Knowledge about Servant Leadership

Your Group's Assignment:  What are the characteristics of Servant Leadership that align with each of the School Improvement Categories: Instructional, Shared, Operational/Resource Management and with Interpersonal Relationships? 

Using This Wiki

1. Select a recorder.
2. Recorder will enter in the space below the group's collective knowledge in each category. While the recorder is entering text into the wiki, group members stand behind, providing input!
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4. After you have logged in with a password and your first name, insert your cursor where you want to begin typing, and begin!
5. Don't forget to click the "Save" button at the bottom of your screen occasionally!

NOTE: Feel free to delete these instructions once you have read them!

Instructional Leadership

 Servant leaders must know the curriculum and how adults learn;  provides instructional support; collaborates, monitors;  focused on student results;  leader helps others be key instructional leaders by providing resources;  leader as a coach and evaluator;  developing others to be their best.

Shared Leadership

 Servant leaders use collaborative decision making amongst staff;  ownership by all;  inclusive decision making;  data driven;  persuasive;  development of trust relationships  - feeling safe to be a part of the decision making process;  foresight;  learning focused;  in the midst of it all - monitoring progress; great follower satisfaction; shared credit for success; empowerment of others; high level of communicatiton amongst members in the organization

Operational/Resource Management

 Servant leaders remove obstacles for others to learn and lead;  listener;  provides resources;  stewardship - based on needs and preferred outcomes;  leader exists in the middle of the hierarchy - in touch with all aspects of the organization; aware of human resource strengths & needs w/ability to be empathetic and helpful;  guides others;  overall desire to be helpful; 

Interpersonal Relationships

 Servant leadership is based on strong, positive relationships; empathy, listening, conceptualization, foresight, healing, stewardship, awareness, commitment, persuasion, community;  building culture; creating wiser, freer, autonomous staff;  empowerment;  shared values and norms;