Servant Leadership

Why Servant Leadership? Every leader should be able to point to a philosophical leadership framework that guides what they do, how they show up, and how they lead. Robert Greenleaf developed the concept of Servant Leadership after working for AT&T and recognizing patterns of behaviors in leaders that contributed to a thriving workforce. Servant Leadership: A Journey Into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness written by Robert K. Greenleaf explores the characteristics of Servant Leaders.

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"The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first."

- Robert K. Greenleaf

The Spears Center for Servant-Leadership outlines ten characteristics of a servant leader:

1. Listening

2. Empathy

3. Healing

4. Awareness

5. Persuasion

6. Conceptualization

7. Foresight

8. Stewardship

9. Commitment to the growth of people

10. Building community

2ru North Consulting aspires to provide coaching and consulting services in alignment with the servant leader philosophy. Now, more than ever, the world is looking for leaders who can analyze difficult systems, solve complex problems, and bring people together to find common solutions.

Greenleaf, R. K. (2013). Servant leadership: A journey into the nature of legitimate power and

greatness. Paulist press.

Spears, L. (n.d.). Spears Center for Servant-Leadership. Ten characteristics of a servant leader. https://www.spearscenter.org/46-uncategorised/136-ten-characteristics-of-servant-leadership

What is servant leadership?. Robert K. Greenleaf. (2025, April 14). https://greenleaf.org/what-is-servant-leadership/