Robert K Greenleaf's Leadership Style

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Prior to his promotion, the supervisor previously held a front-line position in a unit that was not well known for its highly effective teams. He demonstrates a hesitancy or fear to move away from a functional role and into higher-levels in his thinking and decision making. While it is apparent that he demonstrates individual consideration for the staff, it is also clear that he lacks an ability to inspire the staff when they lack motivation or the fortitude to continue doing that which is truly a labor of love and not one a fiscal reward. Dr. Robert K Greenleaf was quoted in 1977 saying, “Leadership was bestowed upon a man who was by nature a servant.” This suggest that the unit supervisor was promoted by not only his technical abilities, but also his natural servant-like qualities (Daft, 2014; Greenleaf, 1977). …show more content…
He demonstrates, at least, the desire to understand the needs of his staff and will sometimes leverage those desires as a proverbial carrot to see to it that the unit standards are being met. However, due to his inexperience in management and only having worked as a case manager for 15 years, he sometimes will demonstrate qualities of a non-leader and will avoid decision-making all together. Other times, he relies more on negative reinforcement such as recording small administrative errors or unimportant breaches in policy in an in-house system called MAP that allows human resources and management to review employee files from anywhere in the state (Daft,
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