The Ten Principles of Servant Leadership: Tools for Teachers and Students Presenter: Diane Silvers, Ed.D. ESUHSD Adult Ed Program COABE/CCAE National Conference April, 2011 [email protected] LinkedIn & facebook 1 2 The Ten Principles of Servant Leadership Robert Greenleaf – 1970 - Developed the concept – First CEO Larry Spears - 1995 - Former CEO Kent Keith – 2008 – current CEO Listening – (to self and others) Empathy – (understanding) Healing – (search for wholeness of self and others) Awareness – (of self and of others) Persuasion – (building consensus) Conceptualization – (dreams and of day-to-day operations) Foresight – (intuitive ability to learn from past and see future consequences of actions) 8. Stewardship – (holding institution in trust for the good of society) 9. Commitment to Growth – (personal, professional, spiritual of self and others) 10. Building Community – (benevolent, humane, philanthropic, to benefit others) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 3 1. The servant leadership principles of (1) listening, (2) empathy, (3) healing, and (4) awareness : (Relationship-building actions) 2. The servant leadership principles of (5) persuasion,(6) conceptualization, and (7) foresight : (Future-oriented actions) 3. The servant leadership principles of (8) stewardship, (9) commitment to growth, and (10) building community: (Community-oriented actions) 4 Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs A Theory of Human Motivation - 1943 5 MOTIVATORS 6 g Co mm t ity en un mi tm 62 Co m ds hip 64 wa r n ht tio sig ali za Fo re ptu 84 St e ce as i on es s 140 Bu ild in Co n su en 120 Pe r Aw ar lin g thy 38 He a pa ni n g 40 Em te Lis Frequency of Perceptions Satisfaction Total # of Responses for each of the ten principles 180 170 160 139 112 100 80 81 60 63 42 20 0 7 g Co mm un t ity en ip 140 Bu ild in mi tm ds h 64 Co m wa r 73 St e n ht tio sig ali za Fo re ce ptu as i on 54 Co n su es s 80 Pe r en 20 Aw ar lin g thy 40 He a pa ni n g 60 Em Lis te Frequencies of Perceptions Dissatisfaction Total # of Responses for each of the ten principles 180 169 160 138 120 100 73 57 63 32 16 0 8 Frequencies of Perceptions of Satisfaction & Dissatisfaction (Includes Combined Grand totals for each of the ten principles) 400 350 339 300 250 200 Satisfaction 185 170 169 146 141 150 Dissatisfaction 139 138 135 126 Satisfaction + Dissatisfaction 112 92 100 73 64 54 38 50 84 80 74 57 81 64 73 62 63 63 42 32 16 C om m un i ty en t it m ui ld in g B C om m te w ar ds hi p Fo re si gh t S P er su as i on C on ce pt ua liz at io n s w ar en es A H ea lin g pa th y m E te ni ng 0 Li s Frequencies of Perceptions 277 | Relationship-building 431 Perceptions | Future-oriented 422 Perceptions | Community-oriented | 742 Perceptions 9 SERVANT LEADERSHIP IN K-12 DISTINGUISHED TEACHER’S PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Introduction: What specific behaviors or practices have you exhibited to develop relationships with your students? 1. When you practice the art of listening to your students, what specific examples come to mind? 2. When you express the art of empathy, what specific examples come to mind? 3. What examples can you provide that demonstrate your commitment to the awareness of yourself or others? 4. When you model the art of stewardship with students, it is assumed one is committed to serving the needs of others first in order to benefit the greater good of the class. What specific examples come to mind? 5. When you are building community within your classroom, what do you do? 6. Can you give examples of self-healing or healing of students needs? 7. What examples can you provide to indicate your commitment to your students’ personal growth? 8. What actions do you exhibit in your classrooms that demonstrate conceptualizing future ideas and goals? 9. What specific examples can you provide that exhibit foresight in your classroom? 10. When you practice the art of persuasion, what actions come to mind? 10 Printed with permission: Todd W. Bliss, Ed.D. © 2006