Benchmark – Servant Leadership and the Greater Good
Research a servant leadership organization of your choice or one of the organizations listed on the \”Individual and Corporate Servant Leaders\” handout in the study materials. Selections do not need to be limited to businesses. Entities such as hospitals or educational institutions are also acceptable.
In a 750-1,000-word paper, include the following:
• A summary of how the organization implements the principles of servant leadership in providing customer service, hiring and managing employees, and modeling operations and policies.
• A discussion of how the implementation of servant leadership affects the community and the common good.
• An explanation of how adopting principles of servant leadership could result in conflict or create operational challenges. Include how the leader has addressed these challenges.
• An explanation of the benefits and moral obligation of leading with kindness, compassion, and justice for the good of followers and the community
Use a minimum of two resources to strengthen and support your claims. Each section of your essay should use in-text citations.
Research a servant leadership organization of your choice or one of the organizations listed on the “Individual and Corporate Servant Leaders” handout in the study materials. Selections do not need to be limited to businesses. Entities such as hospitals or educational institutions are also acceptable.
In a 750-1,000-word paper, include the following:
- A summary of how the organization implements the principles of servant leadership in providing customer service, hiring and managing employees, and modeling operations and policies.
- A discussion of how the implementation of servant leadership affects the community and the common good.
- An explanation of how adopting principles of servant leadership could result in conflict or create operational challenges. Include how the leader has addressed these challenges.
- An explanation of the benefits and moral obligation of leading with kindness, compassion, and justice for the good of followers and the community
Use a minimum of two resources to strengthen and support your claims. Each section of your essay should use in-text citations.
Benchmark Information
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:
MS-Leadership
4.2: Examine the moral obligation of leaders to lead with kindness, compassion, and justice for the good of followers and the community.
MBA-MSL
7.2: Examine the moral obligation of leaders to lead with kindness, compassion, and justice for the good of followers and the community.
Please select leader from this list.
Individual and Corporate Servant Leaders
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
- com
- SAS
- Wegmans Food Market
- 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
