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Module 5A Discussion

Module 5A Discussion

Q Think back to the readings and videos covered in Module 5. For two or more of these questions, share your answers with other classmates. 1. Think of a leader, past or present, that you consider to be a servant leader. What characteristics of servant leadership, as described by Northouse (2019), are apparent from this person's leadership? 2. What has been the influence of this leader on followers? Do you consider this person to be a role model for your own leadership? Why or why not? 3. What virtues and character strengths, as described by Sosik (2015), do you strive to incorporate into your personal leadership style? Why do you consider these virtues to be particularly important to your development as a leader? NOTE: Be sure to answer two or more questions. Your initial posting in response to these questions should be a minimum of one well-developed paragraph and a maximum of three paragraphs. Your responses to classmates must be substantive and add value to the conversation. See the "Rubric for Asynchronous Discussion Participation" for more information on the discussion board expectations and assessment criteria.

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Whenever there is the name of the servant leader, the name of the person that instantly comes into my mind is my previous boss, Matthew. He is one of the most down-to-earth people I have ever met. According to Northouse (2019), the characteristics of servant leadership are listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight, stewardship, commitment, and building community (Northouse, 2019. Among these Matthew has the quality of empathy, healing, awareness, listening, commitment, and building community.