Research “Servant and Holistic Leadership,” and write a paper on the topic.

Servant leadership is a timeless concept.  According to Robert K. Greenleaf, (1970) “The servant leader is servant first…it begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first.”  The servant-leader shares power, puts the needs of others first and helps people develop and perform as highly as possible.  Holistic leadership considers the whole person – body, mind, heart, and spirit.  We all have an innate desire to develop our human potential. Holistic leaders recognize their talents and gifts and encourage others to find their talents and gifts and to unleash these gifts.  Holistic leadership recognizes the understanding of our own true purpose; the dignity of work; an understanding of the community of work; and the intention to serve the common good.  In this paper, discuss the traits and characteristics of servant leadership and holistic leadership.  Select one or two leaders that exemplify both of these leadership dimensions and illustrate these examples.  Conclude with a summary of how these leadership dimensions are important to your career and your own leadership development.

Refer to the instructions of this paper within this module as well as the syllabus for specific structure of leadership papers.

Your paper should begin with a discussion of Servant leadership traits / characteristics as well as a discussion of Holistic leadership traits / characteristics.  Include at least three references in this first section. Next you should select a leader(s) that meets the assigned trait(s), give a brief, historical overview of the leader(s). Now, go into detail Illustrating both Servant and Holistic traits / characteristics of this leader. Please note, this should be more of an illustration of the leadership traits, and not a biography of your leader. You will need an additional three (3) references for this section.  In your conclusion, please include a summary of how you could use these ideas in your career and your leadership development. 

This paper is to be a minimum of 3-4 full pages, no pictures, Times New Roman (12), 1.5 spacing, MLA citations for a minimum of six (6) different references, with a cover page and Works Cited section listing your sources, which is in addition to the 5 pages of text.