Servant Leadership and Followership: Examining the Impact on Workplace Behavior

by Crystal J. Davis

Overview

Providing a deeper understanding of leadership, followership theory, and the follower as servant leader, this book provides employee and follower perspectives of servant leadership in the workplace. The collection brings together both empirical and conceptual research from around the globe to illustrate how the leader is seen through the lens of the follower. Topics discussed include organizational performance, empowerment, competency models, diversity in the workplace, and social roles and stereotypes. With contributions from a range of skilled authors, Servant Leadership and Followership not only provides an overview of servant leadership, but also offers insightful ways for organizations to adapt and progress in line with the shifting moral demands of today’s workplace.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319866086
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	08/17/2018
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Leadership and Followership
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

Crystal J. Davis is CEO of CJD Consulting Solutions, LLC, and an external researcher for the University of Phoenix Center for Workplace Diversity Research. She has been involved in leadership consulting, program development, and federal grant administration for almost 30 years, and is a member of the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership. In addition to blogging, Crystal has authored several books including Leading from Within: The Spirituality of Servant Leadership (2015).

Table of Contents

1. Servant Leadership and Volunterrism; Edward J. Breslin.- 2. Servant Leadership and Gender; Alyse Lehrke and Kristin Sowden.- 3. Creating Positive Organization through Servant Leadership; J. Lee Whittington.- 4. Servant Leadership and Diversity Management; Jacqueline Stephenson.- 5. Servant Leadership and Workplace Bullying: Friend of Foe?; Richard Bame.- 6. The Place of a University to a Community: Academic Institutions where Everyone of the Followers Leads; Peter Amah.- 7. Employee Perspectives: The Lack of Servant Leadership in Organizations; Julie Conzelmann.- 8. Moving from Power to Empowerment in Decision-Making; Julie Overbey and Pamela Gordon.- 9. Review of Followership Theory and Servant Leadership Theory: Understanding how Servant Leadership Informs Followership; Nicole Davis.- 10. Servant Leadership Paradigm; David Duren.- 11. Leading by Serving: Redefining the Roles of Leaders and Followers in Today’s Workplace; Tiffany Brutus and Adam Vanhove.- 12. What is it Like to Work for a Servant Leader?; Gerald Sikorski.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“There is a pressing need for more enlightened forms of leadership around the world today. Servant leadership brings the possibility of uplifting ways of organizational being and as a result, followership is transformed. This important book, edited by Crystal J. Davis, provides research, insights, and the deep thinking of eminent Servant Leadership scholars on the topic of Servant Leadership and Followership. Practitioners as well as scholars will benefit from reading this collection of essays and applying this new knowledge to uplift organizations.” (Dorianne Cotter-Lockard, PhD, Institute for Social Innovation, Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA and Editor of Authentic Leadership and Followership)

“In Servant Leadership and Followership: Examining the Impact on Workplace Behavior, Dr. Crystal Davis, the editor, looks at the intersection of service and leadership, two relatively new fields that will benefit greatly from this work. Davis and her contributors explore leadership through the unique lens of the follower, filling a significant gap in the literature. Each chapter is relevant and necessary. The book has a scholarly and accessible tone and will benefit those interested in being of service, leadership, spirituality and organizational psychology, among other areas. It is a strong addition to any personal and professional library.” (Rev. David Goldberg, Ph.D.)