Servant Leadership Assignment

Servant Leadership Assignment

Servant Leadership Assignment

Unit 2

A.

Visit the “Competitive Advantages” page of the Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership website at and review the articles indicating ways that servant leadership helps organizations gain competitive advantage. Using that information along with the Topic Materials, discuss how servant leadership contributes to competitive advantage in contemporary organizations. Provide specific industry examples of companies that have thrived as servant leaders.

B.

One of the challenges often faced by nonprofit organizations is financial viability. Consider how the service leadership model can make a nonprofit organization competitive in ways that are not profit driven. In your post, discuss whether or not the value the nonprofit provides to the community and the greater good is professionally appealing enough to make you want to explore as a career opportunity despite the fact that in many cases than the personal and financial gains offered by nonprofits may not match what is available in for-profit organizations.

                                                                      RESOURCES

Electronic Resource

1. “Servant Leadership” – Serve to Be Great

Read “‘Servant Leadership’ – Serve to Be Great,” located on the Intellisource website (2015).

2. 1 Little-Known Advantage Most Investors Miss

Read “1 Little-Known Advantage Most Investors Miss,” by Lomax, located on The Motley Fool website (2014).

3. At Their Service

Read “At Their Service,” by Drake, located on the Smart CEO website (2013).

4. DOs & DON’Ts of Servant Leadership

Read “DOs & DON’Ts of Servant Leadership,” located on the Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center website (2015).

5. Leadership Expert Simon Sinek on Putting Others First 

View “Leadership Expert Simon Sinek on Putting Others First,” located on the YouTube website (2014).

6. Servant Leadership Sustains Competitive US Manufacturing Advantage

Read “Servant Leadership Sustains Competitive US Manufacturing Advantage,” by Martin, located on the Industry Today website (2012).

7. Servant Leadership: A Path to High Performance

Read “Servant Leadership: A Path to High Performance,” by Hess, from The Washington Post (2013).

Website

1. America’s Worst Charities

The America’s Worst Charities website can be used to conduct research for the topic assignment.

2. Charity Navigator

The Charity Navigator website can be used to conduct research for the topic assignment.

3. Charity Watch

The Top Rated Charities page of the Charity Watch website can be used to conduct research for the topic assignment.

4. Competitive Advantages

Review the Competitive Advantages page of the Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership website to locate servant leadership articles.

5. TopNonprofits

The Top 100 Nonprofits on the Web page of the TopNonprofits website can be used to conduct research for the topic assignment.