Transformational Authentic and Servant Leadership

The premier skill in Servant Leadership is?

  • Courage
  • Vision
  • Persuasion
  • Listening

In Servant Leadership the leader must always have this in order to lead his organization.  The absence of this means the individual is not a leader at all.

  • objectivity
  • technical skill
  • foresight
  • situational awareness

This theory requires that personal and professional morality must match in all things?

Our course notes/readings identified this as a weakness of Authentic Leadership theory?

  • it may empower employees to take too much initiative.
  • there is no evidence that it helps meet institutional business goals.
  • it fails to meet diversity projections.
  • it slows down decision-making processes.

The theory most associated with truly radical change in the organizations led by it’s proponents?

  • transformational
  • Authentic
  • Servant
  • Trait

Transformational Leadership Quiz

John Hume focused on non-violent action to achieve his goals

  • True
  • False

Founding author of the Transformational Leadership theory

  • Hersey Blanchard
  • James Macgregor Burns
  • Robert Katz
  • Robert R. Blake

“For Bennis and Nannus, Transformational Leaders must start with”

  • A clear vision
  • inspiration
  • execution
  • trust

Transformational Leaders always show

  • a clear organizational chart
  • An ability to relate to the media
  • flexibility to change quickly
  • Genuine concern for the needs of followers

“To be successful in leading, Transformational Leaders must have”

  • excellent speaking skills
  • high moral standards
  • high academic credentials
  • singlemindedness

References

Dennis, R. S., Kinzler-Norheim, L., & Bocarnea, M. (2010). Servant leadership theory. In Servant leadership (pp. 169-179). Palgrave Macmillan, London.

Sendjaya, S., & Sarros, J. C. (2002). Servant leadership: Its origin, development, and application in organizations. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies9(2), 57-64.

Kwan, P. (2020). Is transformational leadership theory passé? Revisiting the integrative effect of instructional leadership and transformational leadership on student outcomes. Educational Administration Quarterly56(2), 321-349.

Eliyana, A., & Ma’arif, S. (2019). Job satisfaction and organizational commitment effect in the transformational leadership towards employee performance. European Research on Management and Business Economics25(3), 144-150.

Alvesson, M., & Einola, K. (2019). Warning for excessive positivity: Authentic leadership and other traps in leadership studies. The Leadership Quarterly30(4), 383-395.

Johnson, S. L. (2019). Authentic leadership theory and practical applications in nuclear medicine. Journal of nuclear medicine technology47(3), 181-188.

Duncan, P., Green, M., Gergen, E., & Ecung, W. (2017). Authentic leadership—is it more than emotional intelligence?. Administrative Issues Journal7(2), 3.

Transformational Authentic and Servant Leadership