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Think about situations in which you were in a formal 15. I involve others in planning
or informal leadership role in a group or organization. and goal setting. _______ _______
Imagine using your personal approach as a leader. To 16. I put people under pressure
what extent does each of the following statements when needed. _______ _______
characterize your leadership? Please answer whether
each item below is Mostly False or Mostly True for you.
Scoring and Interpretation
Mostly Mostly
There are four subscale scores that represent four
False True
dimensions of leadership. For the dimension of
1. My actions meet the needs
authoritarian leadership, give yourself one point for
of others before my own. _______ _______
each “Mostly True” response to questions 4, 8, 12,
2. I explicitly enable others to and 16. For the dimension of participative leader-
feel ownership for their work. _______ _______ ship, give yourself one point for each “Mostly True”
3. I like to consult with people response to questions 2, 6, 10, and 14. For the dimen-
when making a decision. _______ _______ sion of stewardship, give yourself one point for each
4. I’m a perfectionist. _______ _______ “Mostly True” response to questions 3, 7, 11, and 15.
For the dimension of servant leadership, give yourself
5. I like to be of service to
one point for each “Mostly True” response to
others. _______ _______
questions 1, 5, 9, and 13.
6. I try to learn the needs and
My leadership scores are:
perspectives of others. _______ _______
7. I consciously utilize the skills Authoritarian ________.
and talents of others. _______ _______ Participative ________.
Stewardship ________.
8. I am assertive about the
Servant ________.
right way to do things. _______ _______
9. I give away credit and recogni- These scores represent the four aspects of leader-
tion to others. _______ _______ ship called authoritarian, participative, stewardship,
10. I believe that others have and servant as described in the text and illustrated in
good intentions. _______ _______ Exhibit 6.5. A score of 3–4 on any of these dimensions
would be considered above average, and a score of
11. I quickly inform others of
0–1 is below average. Compare your four scores to
developments that affect
each other to understand your own approach to
their work. _______ _______
stewardship and servant leadership. On which of the
12. I tend to automatically take
four dimensions would you like to have the highest
charge. _______ _______
score? The lowest? Study the specific questions on
13. I encourage the growth of which you scored Mostly True or Mostly False to
others, expecting nothing in analyze your pattern of strengths and weaknesses.
return. _______ _______ It is not possible to display all four dimensions of
14. I value cooperation over leadership simultaneously, so you should think about
competition as a way to the dimension you want to emphasize to reflect your
energize people. _______ _______ leader ideal.

There are four basic precepts in Greenleaf’s servant leadership model: 42
1. Put service before self-interest. Servant leaders make a conscious choice to
use their gifts in the cause of change and growth for other individuals and for
the organization. The desire to help others takes precedence over the desire
to achieve a formal leadership position or to attain power and control over
others. The servant leader calls for doing what is good and right for others,
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