Servant Leadership

Satinder K. Dhiman (), Veronica Gonzalez (), Armen Baghgedjian () and Gursharan Kaur ()
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Satinder K. Dhiman: Woodbury University
Veronica Gonzalez: Woodbury University
Armen Baghgedjian: Woodbury University
Gursharan Kaur: Vancouver Island University

Chapter 52 in The Palgrave Handbook of Servant Leadership, 2023, pp 1273-1305 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract After briefly mapping the construct of servant leadership, this chapter presents its three exemplars in the twentieth century: Mahatma Gandhi, Saint John Paul II, and Nelson Mandela. We initially explore the alchemy of Gandhi as a servant leader and peace-messenger who inspired leaders such as Nelson Mandela, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Dalai Lama. An exploration of Saint John Paul II’s servant leadership underscores the paradigm’s Christian underpinnings and proposes his intellectual development of “personalism” as a complementary philosophical framework. By virtue of his office, charisms, and estimable spirituality, John Paul II’s servant leadership recalls that of its quintessential historical model: Jesus Christ. This chapter additionally surveys Nelson Mandela and his harmless and nonviolent methods to achieve peace and prosperity in South Africa. Through further exploration, we see how Mandela demonstrated himself as a paragon of servant leadership, by prioritizing the concept of giving to others rather than receiving. These narratives further exemplify how modern-day leaders and organizations can emulate the attributes of these illustrious servant leaders.

Keywords: Servant leadership; Gandhi; Saint John Paul II; Nelson Mandela; Transformational leadership; Spiritual leadership (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-01323-2_77

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