Building Workplaces of Integrity

Gary E. Roberts

Chapter Chapter 8 in Developing Christian Servant Leadership, 2015, pp 131-141 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Servant leaders are called to make difficult decisions regarding staffing and other human resource system issues. One of the key biblical principles relates to God’s concern for the individual. In Matthew 18 and Luke 15, the shepherd cares deeply and passionately for each sheep. There is no question of viewing employees as resources and costs to be minimized, rationalizing the flippant sacrifice of the individual or the few for the greater good, thereby reducing human beings to cogs in a machine. God numbers the hairs on the head of each of the six billion plus human beings; hence, he knows each of his sheep intimately. We as servant leaders are called to embrace that same spirit. What does this mean for the servant leader?

Keywords: Servant Leader; Compassion Fatigue; True Mission; Application Question; Information Technology Revolution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137492456_8

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