How To Be A Servant Leader

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: 

1. Listen intently
   to others and try to identify the will of the group.
2. Strive to
   understand and empathize with others.
3. Display social
   and self-awareness.
4. Rely on
   persuasion rather than authority to make decisions.
5. Engage in
   broad, long-term strategic thinking.
6. Actively seek
   to build community among members of your organization.
7. Practice giving
   focused attention to others.
8. Recognize
   others’ efforts and celebrate wins.
9. Avoid
   micromanaging.
10. Eliminate
    hindrance stressors from the work environment.
11. Create a work
    environment that exhibits psychological safety.
12. 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.