Yesterday, I
published a post about the new book, Burnout Immunity, by Dr.
Kandi Wiens.
In the book,
she explains that employees who work at organizations led by servant leaders
tend to have higher job satisfaction, higher engagement, and higher psychological
well-being. Those employees also tend to have lower levels of emotional
exhaustion, cynicism, boredom, and intent to quit. Less burnout.
As background,
servant leadership places primary emphasis on the growth, freedom, health,
autonomy, and overall well-being of those it serves, rather than on the leader.
Wiens lists in
her book these 12 practices for how to be a servant leader:
- Listen intently
to others and try to identify the will of the group. - Strive to
understand and empathize with others. - Display social
and self-awareness. - Rely on
persuasion rather than authority to make decisions. - Engage in
broad, long-term strategic thinking. - Actively seek
to build community among members of your organization. - Practice giving
focused attention to others. - Recognize
others’ efforts and celebrate wins. - Avoid
micromanaging. - Eliminate
hindrance stressors from the work environment. - Create a work
environment that exhibits psychological safety. - Invest time and
energy in others’ growth and development.
Thank you to
the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.
