Servant Leadership

1. In your own words, briefly describe the "servant leadership" model we discussed in class.

2.  Identify someone with whom you have been personally acquainted and who exemplifies the concept of servant leadership.  Briefly describe the leadership/life style of this person(s).

My former bishop, Bishop Clason, exemplified that a lot because he always put others before himself. He has a very well off career and he travelled a lot before he was called as bishop but after he received his calling, his travel time reduced significantly and he put his responsibilities as bishop first before anything. He was a family man and he incorporated his family into a lot of the things he did with his calling and all of the youth became close to his family. He always thought of different ways to help the youth improve on our spirituality and I have seen his impact everyone including myself.

3.  Some argue that a servant leader will not have much success in his/her career because they will give too much attention to others and too little consideration of their own professional advancement.  How would you counter this argument?

I disagree because I have witnessed in my life that when I put others before myself, I seem to have even more time for my personal life. When I serve, my mood gets better and I get more motivation to better myself.