servant leadership

collocation in English

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servant
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.vənt/us
/ˈsɝː.vənt/
a person who is employed in another person's house, doing jobs such as cooking and cleaning, especially in ...
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leadership
noun[U]
uk
/ˈliː.də.ʃɪp/us
/ˈliː.dɚ.ʃɪp/
the set of characteristics that make a ...
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Servantleadershipcan be most likely associated with the participative leadership style.
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Through community service, students can discern their vocation and develop a life-long habit ofservantleadership.
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The organisation focuses on leadership development, fostering cooperative and participative approaches to leadership such asservantleadership, visionary leadership, distributive leadership and coaching.
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The college's vision is to change lives and shape culture through a commitment toservantleadership.
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More recent examples of what have been called neo-charismatic leadership theories includeservantleadership, ethical leadership, spiritual leadership, and visionary leadership.
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Manby is a strong proponent ofservantleadership.
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A recent behavioral economics experiment demonstrates the group benefits ofservantleadership.
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Servantleadershipcan be found in many religious texts, though the philosophy itself transcends any particular religious tradition.
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The university has a special focus on global engagement andservantleadership.
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Out of this environment of equal footing for all, the concept ofservantleadershipnaturally emerges.
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For decades, the older leadership theories (e.g. traits, behavioral/styles, situational and functional) did not explicitly support or address the philosophy ofservantleadership.
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Unlike leadership approaches with a top-down hierarchical style,servantleadershipinstead emphasizes collaboration, trust, empathy, and the ethical use of power.
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The spirit and tradition activities are used to communicate a specific vision and values that include characteristics ofservantleadership, compassion, enthusiasm, kindness, and selflessness.
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The award recognizes intercollegiate athletics that are committed to the true spirit of competition through respect, integrity, responsibility,servantleadershipand sportsmanship.
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Theservantleadershipapproach goes beyond employee-related behavior and calls for a rethinking of the hierarchical relationship between leader and subordinates.
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By teaching the concept ofservantleadership, youth can lead others while serving them too.
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