Applying Servant Leadership
Select and research a contemporary political, social, religious, or business leader to learn about how this leader or organization employs Greenleaf\’s principles of servant leadership to motivate, influence, and lead others.
Write a 500-750-word paper that addresses the following components:
• Summary of the principles of servant leadership employed by the leader to motivate, inspire, and lead others;
• Specific examples to illustrate the leader\’s application of servant leadership principles;
• Information about the unique way the leader exerts influence and inspires followership; and
• Discussion of what would you seek to emulate or see more of in your own organization from both the people who lead you and the leadership you provide to others.
Use a minimum three resources to strengthen and support your claims. Each section of your essay should use in text citations.
Individual Servant Leaders
• Joe V. Tortorice
• James Hacket
• Al Walker
• Tim Hohmann
• William Pollard
• Cheryl Bachelder
• Eric Stenman
• Kip Tindell
• Bill Marriott
• Howard Schultz
• Nelson Mandela
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Albert Schweitzer
• Mother Teresa
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Eleanor Roosevelt
• Truvett Cathy
• Herb Kelleher
• Tony Hsieh
• Richard Murphy
• Warrick Dunn
• DeAngelo Williams
• Henry Ford
• Bill Gates
• Major Dan Rooney
• Harriet Tubman
Corporate Servant Leaders
• Jason’s Deli
• Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
• Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen
• AutomationDirect.com
• SAS
• Wegmans Food Market
• Zappos.com
• Nugget Market
• Recreational Equipment (REI)
• Container Store
• Whole Foods Market
• QuikTrip
• Balfour Beatty Construction
• TD Industries
• Aflac
• Marriott International
• Nordstrom
• Men’s Wearhouse
• CH2M Hill
• Darden Restaurants
• Starbucks
• Chick-Fil-A
• Southwest Airlines
• Hobby Lobby
• The Toro Company
• Medtronic
• Landry’s Bicycles
• Synovus Financial
• Folds for honor
• 7- Eleven
• Banner Health System
• Food for the Hungry
• Trilogy Health Services
• US Cellular
