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Leadership

Introduction
Leadership is the basis of all organizations and civilized countries. Without it, they would crumble. Every organization is run by some sort of leader whether that leader is known to the subordinates or hidden. Leaders make sure that things are being done correctly and everything runs smoothly. Every country is run by some sort of leader. In countries like America, France, Germany, and England, the leader is there for the population to see and takes the countries values into consideration. Countries in Africa and other third world countries, the leader is dominant. Two kinds of leadership that are most effective are situational leadership and servant leadership. Both styles are simplistic to learn and very effective.
Servant leadership has its own philosophy when it comes to leading. It says that the leader should be a servant first and then a leader. The same is true for situational leadership. It has its own style including being able to adapt the differences of each employee.
The president of the United States is said to show servant leadership qualities. He is there for his people. The president must first be a servant to his country and then its leader. He is elected by the people, for the people. He is supposed to have the common good of all his people at the front of his priorities.
Servant Leadership
Service to Others, by Max E. Douglas summarizes a new philosophy that is taking root in many businesses and is believed to be a more effective way of managing employees. This philosophy is servant-leadership. The key concept of this idea is that when supervising people, it is better to serve them than to direct them. The most important thing for a manager to do is to meet the needs of the people that he is leading. There are a few important skills that a successful servant-leader must begin to develop in order to be the best that they can be.
A servant-leader must learn to listen actively. Too often in the business world, traditional...