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Servant Leadership questions to Use

To begin interview, describe who you interviewed, what their vocation is, where they work, how long they have been in leadership role, and why you chose them. Pick 10 questions below or write some of your own to ask your interviewee. Use the Q & A format, thus try and use only quotes with as little changes as possible. Most often such a format can be seen in magazines, and it is better to implement it if you have only one interviewee. The questions can be asked in order you see fit and that flows well for your writing format. Conclude the interview with a paragraph on what you learned about servant leadership or your interviewee from your interview.

1. What kind of attributes/characteristics would you like to see in your team, company, congregation, etc..?

2. If we spoke with past coworkers, athlete’s, employees, etc..what would they say about you?

3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of servant leadership?

4. What was your greatest success as a servant leader?

5. What obstacles have you overcome in your role as a servant leader?

6. What is the most difficult part of being a servant leader?

7. What are the most difficult decisions to make?

8. What are you most criticized about?

9. Describe a time when you cared about someone under your leadership’s personal well-being. 10. How are you involved with the community that you serve in? What activities, clubs’ organizations or services do you participate in and/or have your employees, team, club or organization involved in? 11. What values, beliefs, attitudes and/or behaviors do you emphasize or expect those under your leadership to display and practice? 12. Is your calling to be a servant leader considered from a religious or spiritual perspective, or from or a born-trait or shaped by your social surroundings?  13. After your interviewee reads the 10 principles of servant leadership which principle does he/she think is their strongest and which is their weakest and have them share an example of why? Servant Leaders 10 principles and characteristics: 1. Listening 2. Empathy 3. Healing 4. Awareness 5. Persuasion 6. Conceptualization 7. Foresight 8. Stewardship 9. Commitment to the Growth of People 10. Building Community