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Servant Leadership in Volunteering

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Servant Leadership in Volunteering

Servant Leadership volunteer opportunity is working with a local community center to

offer tutoring and mentorship for underprivileged children. The particular initiative aims at

offering educational support, personal development guidance and emotional encouragement to

children who lack the resources at their environment. as defined by Greenleaf (1977), servant

leadership emphasizes on a leader who serve first and prioritizing the needs of others. Through

the approach of servant leadership, the volunteer at the local community center, I am committed

to fostering and environment where children feel loved, valued and supported at all times.

Through the hands-on experience aspect, I took the initiative to empower and encourage the

community youths after listening actively.

Leading with kindness is an important aspect of a servant leader in a volunteer setting

cultivate an atmosphere that fosters mutual respect and understanding (Linda Parris & Welty

Peachey, 2012). Kindness and compassion can be established through interaction with

individuals from diverse background who may be undergoing through tough times. The

experience addressed my worries in the leadership aspect and taught me the need to approach

each person with the principles of understanding and empathy. In terms of justice, servant

leadership entails advocacy for equality, fairness and rights of the individuals under the service.

Thus, I focused i=on ensuring that each child has the best support for education, regardless of

their background, and hence commitment to social justice.

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References

Greenleaf, R. K. (1977). Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and

Greatness. Paulist Press.

Linda Parris, D., & Welty Peachey, J. (2012). Building a legacy of volunteers through servant

leadership: A cause‐related sporting event. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 23(2),

259-276.