Abstract
Leader is the one who knows the way, show the way and goes the way; they are the primary of organizations across the various sectors (quote from John Maxwell: https://www.toolshero.com/toolsheroes/john-c-maxwell/). A leader is responsible for guiding his/her followers to achieve the desired goal, make them committed towards objectives of the organization and take care of their personal, professional and emotional efficiency. Some of the aptly used leadership styles followed in organizations are democratic, transformational, transactional, charismatic etc. Servant Leadership style is still rare in practice and unexplored in research.The objective of this research paper is to analyze the concept of servant leadership as developed by Greenleafin (1970) and trace roots of the concept of the servant leadership advocated by Indian spiritual guru none other than Swami Vivekanada and the scripture like Bhagavad Gita. The paper intents to review the existing literature on servant leadership. Researchers will also makean attempt to analyze lessons from Servant Leaders of India in the corporate world viz. Narayana Murthy, Azim Premji, Ratan Tata and Dhirubhai Ambani.
Highlights
Organizations today operate in the international market having to compete with global brands
When if we try to understand the servant leadership construct beyond the Greenleaf’s concept with special reference to Bhagvad Gita and leadership lessons from the life of Swami Vivekananda, it has been discovered that this leadership style exited in India many years before Greenleaf gave the concept
The concept of servant leadership was deeply embedded in his mind and he repeatedly mentioned it in his letters
Summary
Organizations today operate in the international market having to compete with global brands. The stress and burnout experienced by the individuals at workplace as a result of competitive work climate generate negative workplace consequences such as lack of motivation, low performance, absenteeism, organizational dysfunction and many more It is because of these negative consequences of competitive workplace environment, the role of leadership becomes more dynamic as well as challenging. Leaders are required to be aware of such situations leading employees’ stress experience in order to create pleasant work environment that is likely to enhance their overall productivity. Apart from fulfilling the basic human resource requirements, a leader should take care of psychological and emotional aspects of their followers in order to make them more efficient. Servant Leadership has the capacity to take care of holistic well-being of their followers. Their ability to trust, be compassionate and spiritual nature differentiates them from other leadership
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