7 Although Russell and Stone distinguished at least 20 attributes of servant leadership, Spears summarized 10 characteristics of servant leaders as: listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight, stewardship, commitment to the growth of people, and building community. Since 1995, authors have defined and refined the characteristics of a servant leader. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead.” 9 Servant leadership can be a philosophy, a set of leadership practices, and a set of leadership qualities ( Table 1). Greenleaf describes the servant leader as one who “begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first.
POINT: SERVANT LEADERSHIP IS PREFERRED TO TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN ACADEMIC PHARMACY
