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Discussion Board 1: Individual
Henry Bradtke
Liberty University
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Discussion Board 1: Individual
Introduction
Henry Bradtke has completed reading chapters one through four of the assigned reading
for the first two weeks of class. He was then asked to write about the three most important
concepts that he had learned from textbook readings, website, and article readings. The readings
covered various organizational management and leadership topics. The three most important
concepts he had learned through these readings were those discussing emotional intelligence
(EI), servant leadership, and ethical leadership. He believes that these concepts are important
because effective leadership can increase when leaders demonstrate integrity, trust, and respect,
serve others with empathy and fairness and are personally and socially competent (Lumpkin &
Achen, 2018). All three concepts can be used in combination to become an effective leader.
Concept 1
The first concept to be discussed is emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is
described by Anita Satterlee in “Organizational Management and Leadership” as the ability of an
individual to detect the emotional cues of others and adapt his or her feelings and behaviors
accordingly by using the five dimensions (self-awareness, self-management, self-motivation,
empathy, and social skills)(2018). An individual with higher emotional intelligence can be more
successful, develop better interpersonal relationships, lead more effectively, and enjoy better
health (Lumpkin & Achen, 2019). An essential step is becoming aware of thinking habits to
choose how to respond to a situation rather than just reacting to what their automatic thoughts
provoke (Hicks & McCracken, 2013).
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Concept 2
The second concept to be discussed is servant leadership that was suggested by Robert
Greenleaf in the 1970s. Two concepts of servant leadership theory are service and other oriented
(Lo, Allard, Wang, & Chiu, 2018). Servant leadership gives mentorship in the acts of service
towards followers by leaders (Hunt, 2017). By choosing to use servant leadership, it can
demonstrate a shift in leadership focused on behaving ethically, enhancing the growth of people,
and facilitating teamwork for greater success of the organization (Lumpkin & Achen, 2019). In
order to be a good servant-leader they should always be a servant first, then act as a leader (Lo,
et al., 2018). In order to accomplish that it was proposed by Greenleaf that organizations should
restructure the hierarchical found in most organizations to an executive team that would be the
first among equals (Satterlee, 2018).
Concept 3
The last concept that Henry thought was important from the material covered during this
period was ethical leadership. A leader’s moral actions and behavior that can create a foundation
for ethical leadership is by the leader using altruistic and people-oriented behaviors (Hunt, 2017).
Satterlee in the textbook describes ethical behavior as being dependent upon the leader’s
integrity, even when no one is looking (2018). This can also be described as the golden rule.
This is where one treats others how they would like to be treated.
Conclusion
The three concepts described by Henry that he thought were important are very much
intertwined. The synergies exist among ethical leadership, servant leadership, and emotional
intelligence, especially as they satisfy the needs of employees' autonomy, competence, and
relatedness (Lumpkin & Achen, 2019). These humane oriented leadership styles are not
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necessarily experienced in North America, but it supports and values human-oriented leadership
behaviors (Hunt, 2017). For this reason, leaders should look to actively deploy these leadership
styles.
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References
Hicks, R., PhD., & McCracken, J., PhD. (2013). Seven habits of unproductive thinking.
Physician Executive, 39(3), 79-80, 82.
Hunt, E. K. (2017). Humane orientation as a moral construct in ethical leadership
theories: A comparative analysis of transformational, servant, and authentic leadership in the
united states, mexico, and china. International Journal on Leadership, 5(2), 1-11.
Lo, P., Allard, B., Wang, N., & Chiu, D. (2018). Servant leadership theory in practice:
North America’s leading public libraries. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000618792387.
Lumpkin, A., & Achen, R. (2018). Explicating the synergies of self-determination theory,
ethical leadership, servant leadership, and emotional intelligence. Journal of Leadership Studies.,
12(1), 6–20. https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.21554.
Satterlee, A.(2018). Organizational management and leadership(3rd edition). Raleigh,
N.C.: Synergistics international Incorporated.
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