Virginia Gordon as Servant Leader

Transformational versus servant leadership: a difference in leader focus

This article examines transformational leadership and servant leadership to determine what similarities and differences exist between the two leadership concepts. The authors posit that the primary difference between transformational leadership and servant leadership is the focus of the leader. The transformational leader’s focus is directed toward the organization, and his or her behavior buil...

The servant leader: a higher calling for dental professionals.

The dental profession is guided by normative principles that provide guidance to our leaders and practicing dentists in addressing the needs of patients and the profession, yet there is room for incorporating new ideas that help dental professionals meet their professional obligations. The purpose of this essay is to discuss the concept of "servant leadership," especially in contrast with "self...

Student Nurses’ Perceptions of the Nurse Manager as a ‘servant Leader’

South Africa focuses on service delivery at primary health care (PHC) clinics. A ‘servant leader’ could guide student nurses towards service delivery at PHC clinics. The purpose of this study was to describe the role of nurse managers acting as servant leaders of student nurses at some PHC clinics in the Johannesburg, South Africa, area. A quantitative, exploratory and descriptive design was fo...

Servant Leadership and Organi̇zational Trust: the Mediating Effect of the Leader Trust and Organi̇zati̇onal Communi̇cati̇on

The purpose of this paper aims to clarify the relationship between servant leadership and organizational trust, and tries to demonstrate the mediator role of leader trust and organizational communication in this relationship. The study sample included 258 employees of Guilan province Tax Administration and for sampling we used cluster method. Previous studies have also focused on the positive i...

Who Will Be a Servant Leader? Those with High Emotional Intelligence Please Step Forward!