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Complete 40-Hour Seminar
This complete seminar begins by setting the stage for a discussion of
servant leadership with a review of traditional leadership theories. In
trying to find common ground among the various theories they are broken them
into three groups:
leader-focused,
follower-focused, and
situation-focused.
Then we review quality leadership and its contribution to the science of
modern management. We examine the fascinating connection between the
beginning of the
human relations school of management and the
genesis of the
quality revolution.
Perhaps most well known among the advocates of servant leadership,
Robert Greenleaf’s servant-as-leader
approach is analyzed. We examine the compatibility between Greenleaf’s
servant leadership and the philosophy of quality management.
A
discussion of the unique requirements for Christian leadership follows as
identified by researcher
George Barna
and others. We identify
elements, competencies, traits, and leader types that resonate with servant
leaders in all professions.
The remainder of the seminar is devoted to discovering Jesus as servant
leader and the application of His leadership approach to organizations
today. We take a comprehensive look at how Jesus created an “organization”
that began with a small group of largely uneducated men and women under
great oppression that has grown and flourished over the past two thousand
years with a servant-as-leader philosophy.
When we study the life of Jesus from a leadership perspective, we
find that He had a set of guiding principles, a strategy, plans, tactics and
a revolutionary way of dealing with people. No other leader in the history
of the world has so lived out the philosophy of servant leadership than
Jesus of Nazareth. He was the ultimate servant leader.
Topics covered in the seminar include:
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Servant leadership, a paradox
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Misconceptions about leadership
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Differences between leadership and management
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Traditional models of leadership: trait, behavior, and
situational leadership
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Background and history of quality leadership
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The
Hawthorne Studies
and the human relations
school of management
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Definition, principles and functions of quality leadership
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Creating a
quality culture
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Greenleaf’s servant as leader
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Traits and behaviors of a servant leader
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Two models for leadership in institutions
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A model for Christian leadership
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Types of leaders for efficient organizations
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Jesus of Nazareth: a model
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Jesus’ heritage and its impact on His leadership style
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Servant leader defined
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Jesus’ Guiding Principles: vision, mission, values
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His Five-Phase strategy for preparing, deploying, and growing
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Six unique leadership traits
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Ten follower-focused leadership behaviors
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Five tactics for implementation
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