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!
3. To add text, click on the "Edit Page" button at the top left. You will be prompted to enter a password. The password is the name of our program. You will also be asked to enter your name so we can know who edited the page.
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

• Understanding the personal needs of those within the organization
• Healing wounds caused by conflict within the organization
• Being a steward of the resources of the organization
• Developing the skills of those within the organization
• Being an effective listener

Shared Leadership

 Servant leaders are effective because the needs of the followers are so looked at, that they reach full potential and employees perform their best.

Operational/Resource Management

Servant leadership emphasizes the leader's role as steward of the resources (human, financial and otherwise) provided by the organization. It encourages leaders to serve others while staying focused on achieving results in line with the organization's values and integrity.

Interpersonal Relationships

• Devote themselves to serving the needs of the organization's members
• Develop employees to bring out the best in them
• Coach and encourage those employees
• Facilitate their personal growth