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Full-Text Articles in Leadership Studies
Leaning Away To Lean In: Aspirations Of Servant-Leadership Through The Tenets Of Giving Things Up, Listening, And Silence, Evan Wildstein
Leaning Away To Lean In: Aspirations Of Servant-Leadership Through The Tenets Of Giving Things Up, Listening, And Silence, Evan Wildstein
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
Frick (2011) inspires reflection when he notes, “We tend to believe that we must do something to solve a problem.” This is a powerful notion seen through the lens of modern life. Organizational life, especially, is full of action. Whether or not certain actions should be taken is largely a consideration of oughtness, though many believe as Frick suggests — that we feel we must do something. This belief has limitations, which we are wont to learn if we are receptive, irrespective of where we might be in our lives. While this may seem counterintuitive, leaning away from action to …
A Journey In Servant-Leadership, Larry C. Spears
A Journey In Servant-Leadership, Larry C. Spears
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
Larry C. Spears explores servant-leadership, his own journey in servant-leadership, and the powerful significance of Philip Mathew's 2021 book Finding Leo.
The Follower As Servant, Jeffrey L. Mcclellan
The Follower As Servant, Jeffrey L. Mcclellan
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word leader? I imagine it conjures images of power and influence. Some think of wealth and status. Some think of specific individuals who represent leadership to them. Often leaders are thought of in very positive ways. Some might even say mythical ways (Bennis, 1999). Everyone wants to be thought of as a leader. In fact, research suggests most people do think of themselves as leaders (Laurent, 1978). Parents want their children to be leaders, not followers. Indeed, when someone says that one is a follower, it is …
Reaching Servant-Leadership Through The Journey Of Forgiveness, Kathryn Acorda Harlan
Reaching Servant-Leadership Through The Journey Of Forgiveness, Kathryn Acorda Harlan
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
I was introduced to the true magnitude of forgiveness through a leadership course at Gonzaga University in the early summer of 2021. The basic definition and meaning of forgiveness was evident. However, understanding the value of forgiveness, as a recipient and giver was a new endeavor. We are introduced to forgiveness as early as preschool. However, to truly understand, recognize and practice forgiveness is a lifelong lesson and journey. Forgiveness is a process. Since this course at Gonzaga University, I have continued to research forgiveness and how it relates to human interaction, our physical and emotional health and how it …
Tracing The Nine Servant-Leadership Anthologies From 1995 To The Present, Larry C. Spears, Shann Ray Ferch, Jiying Jenny Song, Philip Mathew
Tracing The Nine Servant-Leadership Anthologies From 1995 To The Present, Larry C. Spears, Shann Ray Ferch, Jiying Jenny Song, Philip Mathew
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
In this article, Shann Ferch, Jiying Song, Philip Mathew, and Larry C. Spears share some thoughts and reflections on the series of nine servant-leadership anthologies on which they have had direct involvement to-date; and, to provide some background on how each book came to be published.
The Relationship Between Servant-Leadership And Employee Resilience, Aaron D. Wilkinson, Mark Rennaker
The Relationship Between Servant-Leadership And Employee Resilience, Aaron D. Wilkinson, Mark Rennaker
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
Liu et al. (2019) wrote, “resilience has become increasingly important for individuals, organizations and society to flourish in the uncertain, risky, turbulent and ambiguous world we live in today.” Resilience enhances the functioning of individuals, teams, and organizations (Britt et al., 2016). Workplace stressors lead to outcomes antithetical to resilience, such as burnout (Lee & Ashforth, 1996), poor physical and mental health (Beasley et al., 2003; Holden et al., 2010), absenteeism (Väänänen et al., 2003), intention to turnover (Chiu et al., 2009; Deery et al., 2010), anxiety, and depression (Melchior et al., 2007). In contrast, Robertson et al.’s (2015) review …
Next Generation Leadership: The Rise Of The Robot Servant-Leaders?, Jan G. Langhof, Stefan Güldenberg
Next Generation Leadership: The Rise Of The Robot Servant-Leaders?, Jan G. Langhof, Stefan Güldenberg
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
People have always dreamed of a selfless servant, a machine that serves humans (Domaine, 2008; Mayor, 2020), a helper who frees people from heavy labor. This dream has inspired the common notion and understanding of the role which robots take in our society: The robot is humans’ servant. The origin of the English word robot lies in the Czech word robota, which can be translated as “servitude” or “compulsory labor”, describing the compulsory service in the context of a feudal system (Launius & McCurdy, 2012). Technological change progressed rapidly in the last few decades (Avadikyan et al., 2016). We have …
Love In Basketball: Transforming Inappropriate Power In Men's College Basketball Coaching Through A Servant-Led Response And Companionate Love, Adam Gierlach
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
In the summer of 2003, the Baylor University’s men’s basketball program was ripped apart when student-athlete Carlton Dotson murdered his teammate and roommate, Patrick Dennehy. While the details surrounding the events are still unknown, the abhorrent tale, which weaves a tapestry of drug use, gun violence, and unstable behavior, was held as an example of the moral decay of big-money college sports. And it remains the only known case of a student-athlete killing a teammate in the history of U.S. intercollegiate athletics (Wise, 2008). The story fails to simply end with tragic violence; investigations revealed deception, lies, manipulation, and an …
I Love Fred Moten, Shann Ray
I Love Fred Moten, Shann Ray
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
A poem by Shann Ray Ferch.
Leadership And Paradox: The Role Of Servant-Leadership In Recognizing, Accepting, And Responding To Paradox, Jeffrey L. Mcclellan
Leadership And Paradox: The Role Of Servant-Leadership In Recognizing, Accepting, And Responding To Paradox, Jeffrey L. Mcclellan
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
As much as we would like to live in a world that is logical, straightforward, and simple, this is not the world in which we live. The world we inhabit is full of inconsistency, irony, and paradox. Improvement requires change, but the security needed to navigate change is rooted in stability. Diversity is both a powerful force for creativity and community and a source of tremendous myopia and conflict. We engage in in-depth strategic planning knowing that much of what we do to navigate our world once our plans are set involves deviating from those plans; and yet, the existence …
Servant-Leaders As Co-Laborers: A Field Philosophy Model, Jae Webb
Servant-Leaders As Co-Laborers: A Field Philosophy Model, Jae Webb
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
In 2013, Professor R. Edward Freeman joked about his father’s sarcastic witticism in response to his choice of career. The joke is not that philosophy is a feckless art, but rather that its modern practice has been relegated to the realm of theory, with incredibly salient subject matter but a practice that is seemingly ineffectual in the everyday world. Justice is one such area of interest for philosophers; however, abstract theoretical or philosophical justice, especially in relation to environmental resources and in consideration of environmental relationships, is increasingly meaningless for contemporary society. Environmental injustice is lived and experienced, it is …
Leading From Within The Shadow Of Doubt: A Servant-Leader's Approach To Conceptualization And Foresight, Michael T. Von Behren
Leading From Within The Shadow Of Doubt: A Servant-Leader's Approach To Conceptualization And Foresight, Michael T. Von Behren
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
The fifty-four mile march from Selma to Montgomery through rural Alabama holds sacred space both geographically as well as on the list of the most iconic moments of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Thanks to the ongoing public service of Rep. John Lewis, who as a young man aided in organizing that march, the route is now a National Historic Trail offering interpretive centers and recreation areas for those seeking to learn from the trail blazing leaders of this country’s struggle for equity (National Park Service, 2020). Two marches bookend the trail’s history. The first, better known …
The Servant-Leader On The Battlefield: Themes Of Home, Ambition, Ethics, And Death In The Film 1917, Joe Walsh
The Servant-Leader On The Battlefield: Themes Of Home, Ambition, Ethics, And Death In The Film 1917, Joe Walsh
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
Film provides a unique medium in which the audience can be engaged through many senses, asking viewers to participate in the storytelling beyond a passive consumption of the artform (Barsam & Monahan, 2016). As art acts as a reflection of reality and the human connection to the great unanswered questions, studying film is a powerful case-study device for leadership scholars and practitioners. “No well-made film is unable to teach us something about leadership because leadership is about conflict, choices, and integrity” (Carey, 2005). Leadership studies often looks at military structures and other perilous situations for leadership lessons in success or …
A Personal Remembrance Of Robert K. Greenleaf, Larry C. Spears
A Personal Remembrance Of Robert K. Greenleaf, Larry C. Spears
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
Larry C. Spears shares a personal remembrance of Robert K. Greenleaf. An earlier version of this remembrance was published in “The Servant-Leader” newsletter (1990). It later appeared as a chapter in Fortuitous Encounters by Paul Davis and Larry Spears (2013).
Servants Of The Times: Process-Relation And Complexity In Servant First Leadership, Michael T. Von Behren
Servants Of The Times: Process-Relation And Complexity In Servant First Leadership, Michael T. Von Behren
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
A bus seat in the first Colored row, an unusual flood of White commuters, a testy bus driver, a recently minted young minister, and a U.S. court order for desegregation, none of these are static items. Each is a happening in itself. Each is the product of a precipitating flood of moments leading up to an event or more than an event, a protracted event that history has dubbed the Montgomery Bus Boycott. On the other side of the 381-day ordeal Martin Luther King Jr. emerged as the nationally recognized leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) (Williams, 1996/2009). …
A Conceptual Model For Community-Building Through Servant-Leadership At Different Organizational Levels, Kasey N. Morris, Kevin J. Hurt
A Conceptual Model For Community-Building Through Servant-Leadership At Different Organizational Levels, Kasey N. Morris, Kevin J. Hurt
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
Community lays the foundation for a strong, flourishing society. It interconnects individuals, organizations, and societies by encouraging shared vision and mutual respect among all parties involved. The term community has two primary uses: (1) geographic and (2) relational, where geographic describes community as a physical location while relational refers to a community in terms of its psychological closeness to and quality of relationships with others (Gusfield, 1975). McMillan and Chavis (1986) build on the relational concept, stating that a “sense of community is a feeling that members have of belonging, a feeling that members matter to one another and to …
Servant-Leadership At Servicemaster: A Commitment To Love, Development, And Diversity, Helen H. Chung
Servant-Leadership At Servicemaster: A Commitment To Love, Development, And Diversity, Helen H. Chung
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
In society and business, there is increased energy and focus on caring and inclusive forms of leadership. An emphasis on control and exchange has shifted to more personalized forms, including but not limited to transformational, authentic, ethical, and spiritual leadership. Servant-leadership in particular is gaining traction as a practice that potentially facilitates multiple benefits for organizations and individuals. While servant-leadership ideals and practices have resonated with religious, non-profit, and educational institutions, they have also emerged in the for-profit business sector. In management scholarship, curiosity about the model in the 1990s has evolved into an earnest examination of the framework (Eva …
First Lady Of The United States And The World: A Case Study Of Eleanor Roosevelt's Servant-Leadership, Jeffrey H. Coats
First Lady Of The United States And The World: A Case Study Of Eleanor Roosevelt's Servant-Leadership, Jeffrey H. Coats
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most dynamic social advocates of the 20th century. Her formative youth was spent in an era of austere social conventions in which women were considered to be slightly above property and whose conventional role was to be a mother and take care of the household. Roosevelt defied the stereotypes of her day. Despite her financially privileged upbringing, she saw many injustices of society and chose to serve others to help ease their suffering. She was the longest serving First Lady of the United States during some of the United States’ darkest times: The Great …
Servant-Leadership, Diversity, And Forgiveness, Douglas J. Fuller
Servant-Leadership, Diversity, And Forgiveness, Douglas J. Fuller
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
The concept of a servant-leader can be challenging because, on its face, it sounds paradoxical. How can one lead by being a servant? The very idea of this concept in organizational life seems incongruent, due in large part to the long history of top-down, coercive power-based management practices. As the father of servant-leadership, Robert Greenleaf, writes in 1998, “Coercive power exists because certain people are granted (or assume) sanctions to impose their will on others. These sanctions may be overt, as when one may be penalized or punished if one does not comply; or the sanctions may be covert and …
Why Asking The Question Of Being Still Remains A Question For Our Time, RóIsíN Lally
Why Asking The Question Of Being Still Remains A Question For Our Time, RóIsíN Lally
Leadership Studies Faculty Scholarship
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Post-Phenomenology, Transduction, And Speculative Fabulations, RóIsíN Lally
Post-Phenomenology, Transduction, And Speculative Fabulations, RóIsíN Lally
Leadership Studies Faculty Scholarship
This response briefly argues that post-phenomenology has always cut across the transcendental-empirical divide and is able to cultivate a deep respect for technologies in their otherness, without denying their relation to humanity. It does this by revisiting Don Ihde’s genetic phenomenological variations and tracing its relation to Gilbert Simondon’s ontogenesis. Having set up the historical nature of objects, the second part of this paper will take up Yoni Van Den Eede’s call for a more speculative approach.
Using Data Visualization To Analyze Big Data In Social Networks, Tracey J. Hayes
Using Data Visualization To Analyze Big Data In Social Networks, Tracey J. Hayes
Communication & Leadership Faculty Scholarship
Today social networks allow protests to develop using complex components and strategies; furthermore, new tools for digital analysis allow scholars to study patterns and connections in those social movements analyzing online protests and the complex rhetorical work and connections occurring within an online protest (Hayes, 2016). The tools and programs available to study social media in many ways make the process easier, in regards to the amount and type of data available. Nonetheless, this increase in available data presents challenges as data must be collected, sorted, selected, and analyzed. The options present many difficult choices as much of this is …
Cultivating Volunteer Leaders In The Fertile Climate Of Servant-Leadership, Michael T. Von Behren
Cultivating Volunteer Leaders In The Fertile Climate Of Servant-Leadership, Michael T. Von Behren
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
A blossoming field of interest in public life, corporate endeavor, and academic inquiry is the cultivation of leadership. Peter Northouse (2019) began his seminal review of scholarly leadership study saying, “People continue to ask themselves and others what makes good leaders” (p. 1). As I take in his work on the landscape of leadership theory a popular folk tune plays in my mind: “Inch by inch, row by row, gonna make this garden grow. All it takes is a rake and a hoe and a piece of fertile ground” (Mallett, 1997). The variety of theoretical models identified by Northouse present …
A Journey In Servant-Leadership, Larry C. Spears
A Journey In Servant-Leadership, Larry C. Spears
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
Welcome to our 2021 edition of The International Journal of Servant-Leadership. I would like to offer my special thanks to all of our contributing authors in this journal. Each edition of IJSL contains a wonderful array of articles and papers, poetry and research, film reviews and reflections from around the world that demonstrate many remarkable journeys in servant-leadership.
A Door Ajar, Peering Into The Nature Of A Person: Three Insights For Servant-Leadership, Michael T. Von Behren
A Door Ajar, Peering Into The Nature Of A Person: Three Insights For Servant-Leadership, Michael T. Von Behren
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
Nested among the many inspiring traits of Abraham Lincoln was his ability to perceive accurately the nature of a person. Donald T. Phillips (1992) therefore raises the challenge, “If modern leaders don’t intuitively understand human nature as well as Lincoln did, they should at least make an attempt to learn more on the subject” (p. 35). This article is an attempt to foster that end, in my own life as a leader, as well as within the lives of those who take the time to read these words. A leader’s lasting impact for good or for ill rests upon this. …
Motivational Interviewing: A Tool For Servant-Leadership, Jemima Neddy Organ
Motivational Interviewing: A Tool For Servant-Leadership, Jemima Neddy Organ
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
In this essay I hope to interest the servant-leadership (SL) community in the well-developed communication style known as motivational interviewing (MI) (Miller, 1983; Miller & Rollnick, 2013), which bears similarities to a SL style of guiding and leading namely: listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight, stewardship, commitment to growth, and building community. Furthermore, there is extensive scientific literature bearing on the nature and efficacy of MI in facilitating human growth and change, which could describe SL in practical terms that can be taught, measured, and studied.
Servant-Leadership And The Montessori Philosophy: A Principal’S View, Christine M. A. Lapierre, Bonnie Caldwell
Servant-Leadership And The Montessori Philosophy: A Principal’S View, Christine M. A. Lapierre, Bonnie Caldwell
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
Servant-leadership is a philosophy of leadership that has stirred the hearts of many leaders across the world over the last few decades. They can be found in organizations such as businesses, education and non-profits. Taking into consideration Robert Greenleaf’s (1991) assertion, they believe that “the servant-leader is servant first…It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first” (p. 7). According to Greenleaf, a true natural servant-leader responds by listening first and has developed the ability to do so. The followers then see this person as a servant.
My Fortuitous Encounters: A Law & People Who Listened, Bobbette Brown-Vandenberg
My Fortuitous Encounters: A Law & People Who Listened, Bobbette Brown-Vandenberg
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
My career in educational and athletic settings has spanned over four decades. I believe my vocational calling was serendipitously sparked and subsequently nurtured through many fortuitous encounters over a lifetime. Coined by Mr. D. J. De Pree in the 1920’s, fortuitous encounters are “evidence of the hand of God” (Davis & Spears, 2013, p. xiii) in our lives. Davis and Spears (2013) further described these encounters as “moments where a person, place, or thing causes our lives to change in a more positive direction” (p. 1). In this essay, I will describe persons, a place, and legislation (a thing) that …
The Social Construction Of Leadership Through Parenting, Blaze Burnham
The Social Construction Of Leadership Through Parenting, Blaze Burnham
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
Leadership is a thought-provoking word that encompasses practically everything in the realm of life, love, and the pursuit of delight. Before beginning a doctorate in leadership studies at Gonzaga University, I regarded leadership as a skill that specific people in management roles practiced. I felt as if one had to be an executive in a sizeable professional establishment to understand the practice of governance and how one could undertake the nuances of practicing the leadership vocation. One can discover leadership in personal, family, professional, organizational, communal, social, and global life.
Servant-Leadership For Social And Environmental Justice, Jeff Vanek
Servant-Leadership For Social And Environmental Justice, Jeff Vanek
International Journal of Servant-Leadership
Whether we are talking social or environmental justice, we are talking about people issues. Humanity and nature are inseparably intertwined, and servant-leadership is the perfect leadership style needed to address the challenges our planet faces. The term servant-leader, as used today, was coined by Robert Greenleaf in his 1970 essay The Servant as Leader