{"id":21701,"date":"2020-12-22T20:58:26","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T00:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=21701"},"modified":"2020-12-27T18:40:51","modified_gmt":"2020-12-27T22:40:51","slug":"servant-leadership-in-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/servant-leadership-in-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Servant Leadership in Business: Ruling by Serving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is servant leadership? What is the role of servant leadership in business?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Servant leadership is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/philosophy-of-leadership\/\">leadership philosophy<\/a> in which the leader&#8217;s main focus is on the growth and well-being of his subordinates. Leaders who employ servant leadership in business operations of their organization put employees&#8217; interests before those of the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more to understand the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/servant-leadership-philosophy\/\">philosophy of servant leadership<\/a> in business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Servant Leadership in Business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cServant leadership\u201d in business is the idea that you lead best by serving your subordinates. This only works if the four conditions for empowerment, detailed in \u201cCreating Empowering Environments,\u201d are in place. You can\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-let-go-of-wanting-to-control-everything\/\">let go of control<\/a> if doing so leads to chaos. But once you\u2019ve created a high-trust environment, <strong>you should spend your time engaging in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/quadrant-2-7-habits\/\">Quadrant II<\/a> activities like creating a shared vision, building relationships with your staff, getting feedback, and mentoring others.<\/strong> Your goal is to help others develop the skills and knowledge to take initiative and work independently. In the long run, this is much more effective and much better for the company than telling employees what to do or doing things for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For many leaders, giving up control is the hardest part of empowering others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instead of telling employees what to do, ask them what you can do to help them achieve the desired results.<\/strong> Instead of giving instructions, make suggestions. 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