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SERVANT LEADERSHIP JOURNAL TEMPLATE
Leading Like Jesus
1. Am I a leader?
A: Yes, I believe that I am a leader due to the current positions I am put in both civilian and
military and I place an emphasis on the people below me and not on myself.
2. Am I willing to follow Jesus as my leadership role model?
A: Yes, as Jesus is the greatest role model due to what he did throughout his life. He is the
ideal servant leader.
3. How do I lead like Jesus?
A: I lead like Jesus by serving those below me and putting them above my own goals and
aspirations. I try to treat everyone with respect, dignity, and honor.
Pause and Reflect
1. Take a moment to think about the people who have most impacted your thinking, behavior,
and life path. As you recall their names and faces, you will realize that leadership, titles, and
positions of organizational authority are only part of the leadership landscape. Now, think of
all the relationships in which you can influence the thinking and behavior of others.
Consider how often in any given situation you face the following choice: Am I seeking to
serve or to be served? The answer to that question will depend on whom you choose to
follow.
A: For the person I am thinking about, I was seeking to serve as I was looking for ways to
help him achieve his goals while he was conducting servant leadership on me and helping
me achieve my goals. He built trust and open communication quickly and would always try
to communicate with me to seek out how I was doing and try to pick up on any cues of stuff
I was not saying. Since we had open communication the cues, he had to try to pick up were
limited.
2. That leads to the second key question. Are you willing to follow Jesus as your leadership
role model?
A: Yes, I am willing to follow Jesus as my leadership role model as I believe he is the most
ideal role model to follow in life.
3. “Does Jesus have any relevant, practical knowledge or experience in dealing with the
following types of leadership issues I face day to day?”
A: Yes, I believe Jesus has relevant and practical knowledge in dealing with servant
leadership, regardless of whether it is in a business setting at the end of the day being a
servant leader can help brighten people's day and help them achieve their goals.
Yes/No
__Yes Working or living with and caring for imperfect people.
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__YES, Taking time to train, develop, and delegate
__No Under constant scrutiny and testing of commitment and integrity
__Yes, Required to handle rejection, criticism, and opposition
__No Facing fierce competition and conflicting demands from friends and foes
__No Tempted by instant gratification, recognition, and misuse of power
__No Facing serious personnel issues, including turnover and betrayal.
__Yes, Required to communicate in a multicultural environment
__Yes The need to challenge the status quo and hierarchy to bring about change.
__No_The need to communicate a radically new vision of the future.
__Yes, The need to call attention to poor leadership at great personal risk
__Yes, The need to put career or relationships on the line to serve a higher purpose.
Pause and Reflect
If you are skeptical about adopting Jesus as your leadership role model, write down your reasons.
What is it about Jesus that is causing you doubt? What is it about you that is causing you to hold
back?
A: I do not have any skepticism about adopting Jesus as my leadership role model. If anything,
all of his teaching makes me want to adopt him as a leadership role model even more.
Pause and Reflect
List 3 ways you nurture trust in your leadership.
A: Follow through with my words and be a resource that people can rely on, be open to my team
members and willing to help with whatever they need, and find other ways to connect with
people such as similarities and hobbies
List 2 things you do that put trust in your leadership at risk.
A: I can sometimes expect too much from people, and I am sometimes impatient if a member
needs more time when they didn’t bring up any issues before the deadline.
Think of a time when you lost trust in a leader. How did you feel? How long did it last? Did you
forgive him or her?
A: I was disappointed and lost trust with the leader due to being caught off guard by their
actions. This emotion lasted 2-3 months due to losing trust in them, but after that timeframe I
forgave them, and they were able to build back that trust.
Pause and Reflect
How do you think the people in your family would describe your leadership in the following:
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A time of crisis: I tend to get overwhelmed sometimes until I get myself to remember to
only worry about things that I can control, anything outside of that I should not worry
about.
A time of failure: I look at it as a life lesson and try not to get beaten down by failing one
of my goals.
A time of victory: I tend to be humble, appreciate the win and quickly look at the next
goal that I would like to achieve.
A time of plenty: I tend to try to accomplish the goal or objective as quickly as possible
and try not to procrastinate.
A time of want: When I am wanting sometimes, I try to work hard for it to achieve it and
make a smart goal to achieve it.
Do you like what you would be told? If not, why?
A: I agreed with everything they said as they see it from another perspective. Even if I didn’t
fully like something I can disagree with them as they see me doing it.
Instructor’s Assignment:
1. Spend 30 minutes in solitude. What did you experience during your time of solitude and/or
meditation on Scripture?
A: I ended up thinking of everything that I am grateful for regardless of things that did not
go my way. God has created a path for me, and I should enjoy the journey and not focus on
the destination.
2. Before this assignment, when was the last time you purposely spent a significant amount of
time in solitude without a to-do, think, or pray list and sat quietly in God’s presence and
listened to His “still, small voice?” If you cannot remember, you now have a clue because
your life and leadership seem so hindered and unsatisfying. If you can remember and it was
more than a week ago, you need to update your plans for the immediate future.
A: It has been several months due to my work-life balance being off, with being in the
military, while doing school and a new job my mind is always thinking of what else I need
to do that day or complete tomorrow.
3. One of the most revealing questions you could ask a leadership candidate is, “How is your
prayer life?” The answer will speak volumes about where and how the leader might lead.
Here is a question for you: “How is your prayer life?”
A: My prayer life is good but can always improve, it changed the day my mom went into the
ICU due to surgery and we almost lost her due to flat-lining 3 times one of them being right
in front of me in 2016.
4. Evaluate where you are with your practical application, what you plan to do to make it a
habit, and when you will set a target deadline for each one to be a Scripture habit.
A: I plan to make it a habit by attending church weekly with my fiancé and us trying to
make God first in everything which includes daily prayer. The deadline for this is by the end
of the year so I can create new habits that will stay.
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5. One way to apply what you hear is to ask yourself the following questions and to jot down
the answers. You might want to record them in your personal journal or make a form to help
you remember.
What did God say to you through His message?
How does your life measure up to this Word?
What actions will you take to line up your life with this Word?
What truth do you need to study further?
What truth can you share with another person?
A: God tells me to treat others with respect and show them love regardless of how they treat
me. On a daily I try to treat others with love and kindness to spread to word of God and how
great he is. I will do this by serving others and focusing on myself less. The truth I need to
study further is patience as that is one of my biggest weaknesses. The truth I can share with
another person is how much I care for them and my intent to help them.
6. Think of a time when, beyond a shadow of a doubt, you experienced God’s love for you:
personally, specifically, and in a way that only he and you knew its true significance in your
life. How did you feel at the time? How do you feel at this moment? What do you need to
say to God?
A: At that time, it felt amazing due to the significance in my life. I was shocked just due to
the situation and how it turned out. I need to give him praise and glory every day for what
he has done as he kept me together during that rough patch. If it didn’t turn out how it did
my life would have spiraled out of control.
7. Name the special people in your life who will love you enough to tell you what you need to
hear. How are you improving those special relationships? What can you do to make sure
they stay alive and well? Who needs you to hold them accountable? Do you love them
enough to tell them what they need to know?
A: My parents are very blunt and tell me what I am doing wrong. I am improving that
relationship with them by seeing them at least monthly catching up with them and working
to continue to stay close to them. I can check on them more often to ensure they stay alive
and well along with visiting more often with my fiancé. My mother needs me to hold them
accountable as my father is kind of stubborn. I do love them enough to tell them what they
need to hear and sometimes they don’t like hearing what I have to say.
Management Self-Assessment
Instructor’s questions:
1. What is your definition of management?
A: Management for me is being put in charge of a group of people with a specific role/ job
that must be done. The management is in charge of dividing up the tasks necessary to
complete the job.
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2. The ends do not justify the means. Do you do your best to select the correct means to your
ends?
A: Yes, I try my best to select the correct means. Even though I am human and make
mistakes, I try to use the lessons I have learned in life to help guide me through those
decisions along with God.
Questions:
1. Are you contemporary? Do you have a sense of history? Are you living in the current phase
of developing history? Do you live with open wonder at contemporary politics, philosophy,
religion, economics, art, music, literature, science (both natural and social), and business
development?
A: Yes, I would say I am contemporary, and yes to all those questions. I always try to have
an open mind and never judge people for their actions.
2. Are you connected? Are you on the growing edge of the contemporary phase of history but
still connected to the main body of people and events?
A: Yes, I believe I am connected to the main body of people and events.
3. Do you see evil as an aspect of good?
A: No, I do not see evil as an aspect of good. If it is ever harming someone it is never good,
but it is evil.
4. Do you accept that there is no virtue that, carried to the extreme, does not become a vice and
no sound idea that overworked, does not become absurd?
A: Yes, I accept this. Some virtues can be too extreme even with them being good virtues as
they can be taken too far.
5. Are you sure that, in choosing the right aim, you have not become self-righteous?
A: Yes, as I keep myself humbled and not all-knowing.
6. Are you prepared to accept that you will never have the comfort of being “ideologically”
right?
A: Yes, everyone has a right to their own opinion whether I agree with it or not.
7. Are you willing to cultivate the “growing edge” people among your contemporaries and, by
so doing, accept the censure of those who are far from the growing edge and do not want to
look at it?
A: Yes, regardless I will respect people who might have different thoughts and feelings
about things.
8. Are you sensitive to the needs and aspirations of all who may be affected by what you think,
say, and do? And, in being sensitive, are you willing to say the words and take the actions
that build constructive tension?
A: Yes, as I believe myself to be sensitive to the needs of people who aspire and need to
help achieve them.
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9. Can you accept the fact that the best possible compromise is right?
A: Yes, even though sometimes I might have trouble being ok with this. For some instances
I think there is a right and a wrong and not a middle ground.
10. Do you have a view of yourself on which progressively greater strength can be built?
A: Yes, as I am trying to make myself a better person that can have a greater effect on the
community and those around me.
11. Are you striving to make a creative act out of conformity?
A: Yes, as there is no growth in the comfort zone, I am not a fan of conforming to things
just to make my life easier, especially if it does not make sense.
Strength and Journaling
It was previously suggested that all who would be strong should become journal writers. As the
questions are asked and allowed to sink into the inner mental apparatus, write. Write what comes
to mind. Ask the questions, reflect on them, and write something every day. Occasionally, reread
what you have written and extend it. Cultivate spontaneity. Let the pen capture the fleeting
insight.
Write down any additional thoughts and feelings about the readings during Module 2: Week 2:
A: An additional thought I had was a challenge for servant leadership is people's need for
recognition which I completely agree with everyone would like to be recognized for their hard
work and efforts towards a goal. In addition, Dr. Fischer discussed people being workaholics and
not making time for people, getting to know their neighbors, going to church, etc. I can very well
relate to that as I have been heavily involved in my work and not focusing on anything else. So, I
completely agree many people become workaholics and forget about everything else in life.
Leadership Vision
1. Develop your life’s personal purpose (compelling vision) by listing: your personal God-
given characteristics, the ways you interact with people successfully, and writing a
description of your perfect world.
A: For my life's purpose I want to believe that the characteristics that God gave me play into
how well I am at listening to people's issues, how caring I am, and being humble. I think
that all of these characteristics make it easier for people to build trust with me allowing me
to help them in any way that I can. In the perfect world, I would be able to be a servant
leader in the Army over a brigade and have a civilian job that I thoroughly enjoy and one
that does not interfere with my free time of spending it with family and praising God.
2. What can you do to glorify God in the context of fulfilling your vision?
A: Giving him thanks for what I have done in life and for what I currently have in life.
Praising him for giving me the strength to go through this journey.
3. What are the 3-5 main goals that will help you fulfill your vision?
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A: Complete schools to gain more knowledge and become a better servant leader, gain more
experience in the chemical industry focusing on cleaning solutions to be able to help my
colleagues more. Lastly to be in better shape as it will improve my discipline.
4. What are your core values?
A: My core value is trust, respect, and integrity as that is my foundation. I found these
values while doing a resiliency course for the Army, which was very eye-opening for me.
5. How well do you serve those around you?
A: I believe I serve others around me well as I put their needs and goals above mine and try
to help them accomplish their goals. I also spend time mentoring them so they can avoid the
mistakes in life that I have made myself.
6. List 3 things that are most likely to pull you off course as a leader. What impact does
changing course or direction have on the morale of the people you lead?
A: First is ambition, as I am very ambitious and have big goals for myself so I can see the
temptation of putting my goals ahead of others when in a leadership position. Second is
issues outside of work, in the past I have sometimes brought my issues of what’s going on
outside of work into the work environment and let it affect how effective I was at my job.
The last thing is my filter, I sometimes speak before thinking which can lead to
miscommunication and hurting people’s feelings if taken in the wrong way. All of these
things can affect the morale of the people I lead as it can destroy trust and open
communication with them.
7. Share any additional thoughts and feelings about the assigned readings in Module 3: Week
3.
A: From reading the assignments and videos it makes me wonder where this traditional
leadership style came from. Why did it take so long for other styles of leadership to come out
since there are so many negatives to traditional leadership?
Leadership Self-Assessment
1. Do you think there is a leadership crisis? Cite your reasons for or against this.
A: Yes, I believe there is a leadership crisis, many people in leadership roles shift towards
traditional leadership style leading to many people leaving the team. In my recent company,
I still experienced traditional leadership, even though they stated they were trying to do
servant leadership they never built trust, open communication, or even got to know my goals
and desires. Many managers today are focused on their roles and their needs instead of their
employees.
2. What is your definition of leadership?
A: Leadership for me is a person who guides people to go outside of their comfort zone,
challenges them to learn, and helps the people below them achieve their goals and desires. A
leader is someone who wants the best for their people even if that means that they leave the
team. Leadership is not about holding someone back just because they are good at their job.
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3. What are the challenges of leadership in our society?
A: How quickly the world is changing and the leader having to adjust to those changes
quickly. For example, is COVID-19 many people worked remotely which made the
managers have to adjust how they conduct their leadership style since it was no longer in
person.
4. Think back to a failed leadership experience. Was the leadership adequately prepared?
A: No the leadership was not adequately prepared as they solely focused on themselves and
not the soldiers below them. The leader did not take time in their day to get to know the
soldiers, where he could build trust, all the leader cared about what his goals and what
needed to be done at drill. This was a company commander in the Army, I learned a lot
about what not to do as a leader as no one trusted him and the soldiers wanted to leave the
unit due to the culture.
5. Have you ever asked yourself, “In saying what I have in mind, will I really improve on the
silence?” What do you think about this question?
A: Yes, I do when everyone is looking at me for a response or feedback. I think it is a great
question because every conversation is a negotiation in sales so you need to be wary on
what you say when talking to customers.
6. The leader must be a growing person. How are you growing?
A: Growing by reading books on discipline, leadership, and reviewing the bible for the
Lord’s teaching. All of this to be a better person to serve those around me.
7. Do you find time to regularly withdraw? How? If not, why not? What do you plan to do
about it?
A: Not often due to my workload since I am always trying to think of the next thing I need
to do or accomplish to meet my goals. My plan to change this is to turn off my mind and not
think about work outside of work hours.
8. Share any additional thoughts and feelings about the readings during Module 4: Week 4.
A: I think solitude is a habit that many people are missing while doing servant leadership. I
myself need to improve on that habit as I usually distract myself at all times putting
something in front of my face to read, hear, or listen to.
Leadership Reimagined
Pause and Reflect
1. Which of the following words best describes your usual reaction to negative feedback?
___X___ Fear
______ Anger
______ Denial
___X___ Sadness
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___X___ Curiosity
______ Gratitude
2. Do you view training your successor or the next generation as a threat, a burden, or an
opportunity to extend your leadership impact beyond your season of influence? How does
the planning for your successor impact your daily, weekly, quarterly, or yearly priorities?
A: I view it as an opportunity to extend my leadership impact beyond my season of
influence. It makes me put aside my work to focus on them and help them out. It also
adjusts my priorities for the year to the right and reduces them, so I am not overwhelmed.
3. Acting out of pride is like trying to blow up a balloon with a hole in it. It is a lonely
business requiring consistent effort with only temporary results that never satisfy or
please anyone. Think of a time when you blew up a balloon, and there was a hole in it.
You will have a good mental picture of what happens when you base your self-esteem on
your performance and others' opinions.
A: In my younger years at Univar Solutions, I was so focused on trying to please
everyone that I lost focus on myself while doing it. I ended up bending my values and my
priorities to please the people around me.
Think of a time when fear of rejection or failure prevented you from doing or saying something
that might have helped a friend avoid an impending mistake. What excuse did you give yourself
to justify letting your fears control your inaction? Was it worth it?
A: A situation was when I was going to ask if I was ready to take command of a unit in
the Army and was going to ask my boss. I prevented myself from asking him for the
longest time because I thought I was the greatest platoon leader since sliced bread. I was
too afraid to let my ego get hurt. I told myself that he is not a good commander and
would not have any good advice for me. This was not worth it as it is good to obtain
feedback from people whether it is positive or negative.
4. How long has it been since you have felt truly at peace? Are you willing to make some
changes in how you treat others?
A: It has not been that long since I felt truly at peace once I changed jobs in the military
as I was overrun with work and had little time with my fiancé. Going forward I am
willing to make changes to make people a priority over my job as my work will always
be there but not the people around me.
5. The price of forgiveness is letting go of the right to require either payment or an apology
for a wrongdoing. Whom do you need to forgive in order to restore a relationship with
someone who let you down?
A: I need to forgive my uncle who said some hurtful things to my father along with my
brother’s daughter. I let them down by holding a grudge and not forgiving me. I need to
reach out to Uncle Dan and be a better person. I feel like I let down God by holding
grudges on family members.
6. Imagine you were being interviewed by your 10-year-old daughter or niece, and she
asked you the following question: "What are the four most important rules in our
family?" What would you answer be?
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A: My four most important rules are family over everything, don’t antagonize people at
family events, always be willing to help a family member or be there for them in a time
of need, and lastly put God first in a family.
7. Think for a moment on the depth of character and the love Jesus displayed in that intense
moment for His disciples who would abandon and deny Him in writhing hours. He did
not give in to the temptation to despair over their slowness to grasp the essence of what
He had repeatedly taught them about how they should lead. As the ultimate servant
leader, Jesus demonstrated His willingness to provide what the disciples needed most: to
grow and to develop in their ability to fulfill their mission, which was to be taught one
more time.
A: When thinking about this it is vital to picture how great of a servant leader Jesus was
to everyone. We should strive to be like him daily for all the sacrifices he has done for us.
8. Think for a moment about how well you serve those around you. Do you initiate
coaching? Do you help your people to pass the final exam? Do you help them to live
according to the vision? Leadership is not about power. It is not about control; it is about
helping people live according to the vision.
A: I initiate coaching with people and continue until they tell me to stop. I try to help
people in any way I can if it goes along with their goals and vision in life both in and
outside of work.
9. Think back to a time when you were on either side of a failure in communication on what
was expected and what was delivered. Recall the frustration and wasted energy that could
have been avoided by testing for understanding.
A: A time when this occurred when I provided a product to my boss on a quarterly
review for a distributor that we use. I thought the information I put in was beneficial and
it would be what she wanted. It also ended up taking me twice as long due to failure of
communication in what she wanted in the power point to make. This made me stressed
out and stayed up late at night trying to make a product for her.
10. Think of a time when you were an untrained novice just starting to learn a new task or
role. What did you need most from someone else to help you get started? Did you get it?
If not, what was the result?
A: What I needed most was guidance when I was assigned to make a concept of
operations PowerPoint for the Army. I had no idea what I was doing and what they
needed to look like. What I needed was examples or input of how they wanted it to look
so I was not guessing what it needed to look like. I did not get any help until after I
completed the extremely wrong product. I ended up being laughed at for the product I
made, making me think I was going to be a failure.
11. Think of a time when you needed someone to push you beyond a failure or an easy early
success to get to a higher level of understanding and performance in a new task. Think of
a time when you quit because nobody was there to take you to the next level.
A: A time when I needed someone to push me beyond failure was during basic training
for the Army as this was the first type of military training that I have ever experienced. I
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needed my battle buddies to push me along and ensure that I did not quit just because
things were hard. A time that I quit due to no one being there to help take me to the next
level was teaching myself how to play the guitar. I tried for weeks how to learn the
guitar, but I was never able to fully understand it and I had too much pride to ask for
help. Since then, I have not picked up a guitar or tried to learn it again.
12. Has there ever been a time when you felt underappreciated or unrecognized for a job well
done because attention was being given to the "problem children?" What would have
been the effect of a leader reinforcing you with some small heartfelt sign of appreciation?
A: Yes, there was a time I felt underappreciated for a job well done, I had to remind
myself that not everything is about me and my successes and that there will be a time and
a place where I am recognized for what I have done and accomplished. If the leader
reinforced me with a small heartfelt sign of appreciation, I believe it would have made
my ego bigger and I would have become more selfish. Getting appreciation every time in
my opinion is not great as it can build a person's ego too much to where they think they
are the greatest.
13. The highest form of recognition that a teacher can give a follower is to commission
him/her to "go and teach others in my name." Fulfilling that commission is the highest
compliment and act of gratitude the student can afford the teacher. What are you doing to
pass along that which has been given to you to the next generation?
A: What I am currently doing to pass along what has been given to me and by mentoring
and coaching people what I have learned and gained in knowledge so far in this life.
Passing along the best practices and the ways to be servant leaders to the people around
you.
14. Capture any additional thoughts and feelings about the readings during Module 5: Week
5.
A: No additional thoughts or feelings about the readings.
Leadership Commitment
1. Soren Kierkegaard once noted, “If you do not seek first the kingdom of God, you will never
seek it.” How do you intend to take this caution seriously as you seek to lead like Jesus?
A: By placing God first in everything I do and remind myself what would Jesus do and what
would God do in this situation. In addition, to try to have moments with myself so I can
reflect on the day and pray to God.
2. What three pieces of evidence would you rely on as your commitment to seek to lead like
Jesus? Is it hard evidence or merely circumstantial?
A: I don’t believe all of them to be hard evidence some merely circumstantial but the bible,
Jesus’ kindness to his disciples, and the stories of Jesus teaching people and healing those
that came to him.
3. Think of a time when doing the loving thing instead of the popular thing, the easiest thing,
the quickest thing, the most rewarding thing, or the safest thing would have restored or
retained trust. Remember that moment for future reference.
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A: During my last job in the Army many people would just state classes were conducted on
sexual harassment and equal opportunity, instead of taking the easy way and going with the
tradition I must do the opposite and teach the classes and ensure everyone understood it. I
taught the classes because I cared for the people that I am with and believed that they should
get all the information to protect themselves.
4. What four words best describe what you would hope to leave as your leadership legacy?
Which ones are most in need of a new focus to become a reality?
A: honor, integrity, courage, and respect would be my four words I hope to leave my legacy
as.
Questions of the Heart
Do you love Jesus? Yes
Do you trust Jesus? Yes
Will you serve Jesus by serving others? Yes
Do you believe that Jesus will always love you regardless of your performance or the
opinion of others? Yes
Are you willing to set aside instant gratification, recognition, and power to honor
Jesus by doing the right thing? Yes
A: Yes
Question of the Head
Do you see your leadership as a season of service and stewardship? Yes I do as I lead
with my heart and only want the best for people.
Do you have a compelling vision to lead your organization and a strategy to serve and
help your people live according to that vision? Yes
A: Yes
Questions of the Hands
Are you willing to seek to understand by listening and sorting what you hear with
service in mind rather than self? Yes, due to it being important as a servant leader
effective hearing is key.
Are you willing to lead and learn from people who are different, think differently,
look differently, and are older or younger than you? Yes, I pride myself on being
open to people with different perspectives even if I don’t agree with them.
Are you willing to honor all work honestly performed as sacred? Yes
Are you ready to admit when you make a mistake in the way you treat the people you
lead and apologize? Yes, I regularly review what happened each day to see if I need
to apologize for something I might have done.
A: Yes
Question of the Habits
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Solitude: Are you ready to be alone with Jesus regularly to keep things in proper
fellowship between you and Him? Yes, I am ready to be along with Jesus I just need
to set time aside instead of making myself busy all the time.
Prayer: How can your prayer life be different so that you and Jesus can communicate
regularly? It can be more in-depth when praying to Jesus.
Bible study: Are you actively seeking Jesus’ guidance through spending time in His
Holy Word? I am actively seeking Jesus’ guidance, but I need to do it more often and
make it a priority.
Experiencing God’s unconditional love: Do you sense God’s unconditional love for
you today? Yes, I do every day and I don’t think that will change.
Supportive relationships: Do you have a small group of like-minded friends with
whom you can be open and vulnerable? Yes I do have a small group of friends I can
be open and vulnerable friends unfortunately they live across the country so it would
be via phone or Facetime and not in person.
A: Answers are next to the question.
Instructions
1. One way to uncover the truth about your leadership motivations is to test your response to
the question, “Why do I lead?” Complete the sentence as many times in succession as
needed until you uncover the root cause of why you lead.
I serve as an officer in the Army_
So that I can affect the lives of soldiers below me, guide them, and challenge them to a
better life.
So that I can provide people with a helping hand when I am in their shoes and have to do it
on my own.
2. The Heart of the Servant Leader: Motivation
I depended on the work of the Holy Spirit in my life and relationships.
Rarely_________Occasionally_______Frequently_____X____Consistently__________
I actively sought and encouraged feedback on my leadership.
Rarely_________Occasionally_______Frequently_________Consistently___X_______
I took personal risk to support and to protect others.
Rarely_________Occasionally_______Frequently_________Consistently___X_______
I shared credit for the results of my group’s efforts.
Rarely_________Occasionally_______Frequently_________Consistently____X______
I avoided letting my EGO negatively impact my leadership this week.
Rarely_________Occasionally_______Frequently_________Consistently_____X_____
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The leadership motivation–related action I want to focus on for improvement during the
next 2 weeks is:
Building communication within the team I belong to
I will accomplish the following specific action goal related to my leadership motivation
during the next 2 weeks:
Setting time aside throughout the day to speak with individuals on the team to get to
know them outside of just work topics and inquire how to streamline communication
between us.
The Head of the Servant Leader: Leadership Point of View
I aligned my leadership point of view to that which I found in the Scriptures.
Rarely_________Occasionally_______Frequently_____X____Consistently__________
I treated growth and development of people as being equally important as producing
results.
Rarely_________Occasionally_______Frequently_________Consistently______X____
I developed, communicated, and reinforced a clear vision and set of rank-ordered
operating values for my group.
Rarely_________Occasionally_______Frequently_________Consistently_____X_____
I communicated my leadership point of view to members of my organization.
Rarely_________Occasionally_______Frequently_________Consistently______X____
The leadership action related to point of view that I want to focus on for improvement
during the next 2 weeks is:
The next two week I would like to focus on courage to challenge my boss on giving me
more responsibilities so I can help be a servant leader for them and help them achieve their
goals.
I will accomplish the following specific action goal related to my leadership point of
view during the next 2 weeks:
By being more open with my boss, asking how I can help her achieve her goals and where
the team needs help at.
3. The Hands of the Servant Leader: Leadership Behavior
I practiced the “not so with you” mandate of Jesus.
Rarely_________Occasionally___X____Frequently_________Consistently___________
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I tested for understanding and established clear performance goals when assigning tasks
within my group.
Rarely_________Occasionally_______Frequently____X_____Consistently___________
I applied different leadership styles depending on the development level of the
individuals assigned to perform specific tasks.
Rarely_________Occasionally_______Frequently____X_____Consistently_________
I praised progress and was actively engaged in day–to-day coaching.
Rarely_________Occasionally_______Frequently_________Consistently_____X_____
I took positive action to resist the temptation to manipulate the fears and pride of others
to get things done.
Rarely_________Occasionally_______Frequently_________Consistently____X______
The leadership behavior-related action I want to focus on for improvement during the
next 2 weeks is:
Getting to know my colleagues more as we just had a new hire and with that trying to
apply a different leadership style to see if it is effective on them.
I will accomplish the following specific action goal related to my leadership behavior
during the next 2 weeks:
Trying to learn more about my boss and my colleagues since I am still new to the team
and find out how I can help be a servant leader to them. This way I will be able to
implement more servant leadership and show humility for stating I might need help in
some situations.
4. The Habits of the Servant Leader: Daily Recalibration
I called upon the Holy Spirit to guide my words, thoughts, actions, and behaviors.
Rarely_________Occasionally_______Frequently____X_____Consistently__________
I practiced the discipline of solitude.
Rarely_________Occasionally_______Frequently_________Consistently_____X_____
I employed prayer as my first response instead of my last resort in meeting the
challenges, temptations, and opportunities of the week.
Rarely_________Occasionally_______Frequently_________Consistently_____X_____
I sought God’s wisdom in the study and memorization of Scripture to stay focused on
being a servant leader.
Rarely_________Occasionally_______Frequently_____X____Consistently__________
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I maintained active accountability relationships to continue making progress on my good
intentions as a servant leader.
Rarely_________Occasionally_______Frequently_________Consistently______X____
The leadership habit I want to focus on for improvement during the next 2 weeks is:
Focus on how Jesus was a servant leader in the Bible and try to relate it to my daily life
on how I can implement it. I believe this will improve my overall happiness and increase
my productivity at work.
I will accomplish the following specific action goal related to my leadership habits during
the next 2 weeks:
I will work on finishing my current leadership book 5 Levels of Leadership from John C
Maxwell and will conduct reflections nightly on how I am serving like Jesus.
5. Capture any additional thoughts and feelings about the readings during Module 6: Week 6.
A: I fully agree that getting to know an individual will allow you to know what each
individual brings to the table, and you'll learn more about the environment. In addition, it is
important to know your strengths and weaknesses as you will need to utilize others who can
counteract your weaknesses. I also agree that leading like Jesus will result in better service
and better leadership.
Servant Leadership
1. What is your definition of servant leadership?
A: My definition of servant leadership is putting people's needs above your own, you focus
on their goals and what they want to achieve in this job and life. As a servant leader, you
will do whatever is in your power to help them achieve those goals and put yours aside.
2. How are you willing to make the investment required to make a positive difference in your
life as a servant leader?
A: I am willing to make the investment required to make a positive difference in my life as a
servant leader by reading leadership books from authors such as John C Maxwell and
continuing to go to church to learn more about God and being a better Christian.
3. Servant leaders are not subservient as some may believe. What do you believe is the greatest
strength of a servant leader?
A: I believe the greatest strength of a servant leader is empathy as they prioritize
understanding their employee’s needs, concerns, and goals. This would also include the
servant leader having an interest in the employee.
4. Servant leaders are powerful. How do you exude power as a servant leader in your
organization?
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A: In my civilian role I exercise servant leadership by asking others within my department
how I can help them and find out what their goals are and how I can help them due to my
background. This would include asking my boss since I am currently 6 months into my new
job. I exude it by providing humility, open communication, and respect for everyone.
5. Do you put people or God first? Why or why not?
A: I put God first as I always try to get myself to do what is right and question myself if this
is the right thing to do. I try to be a servant leader like Jesus and do what is right and treat
people right. Now there have been times when I have been tempted to put people first, but
being raised Roman Catholic has helped me overcome those temptations.
6. How have you experienced humility in your organization?
A: I have experienced humility in both my civilian organization Evonik and in the Indiana
Army National Guard. In my short career of 6 years out of college working at companies, I
have only come to encounter 2 people who show humility as many fall for the traditional
style of leadership and focus on their agendas. As for the military, I have only experienced it
twice in my 12-year career, 8 of them being an Army officer. Many times, the leaders I have
don’t fully listen to or get to know the soldier well enough to build trust and open
communication. As for myself with conducting humility, I believe I have done it at every job
I am at. I also push for people to get credit as I am happy enough with the result and ask
questions when I don’t know what to do or how to execute what they are asking of me. I try
to make myself humble as I know I am not the smartest person in everyone, and everyone has
a strength that could help me.
7. Capture any additional thoughts and feelings about the readings during Module 7: Week 7.
A: From reading and watching the videos for Week 7 I have additional thoughts of humility
being the level 5 leadership. On how it separates yourself from others as you focus on the
bigger picture than what you are currently doing. Ambitious people tend to focus on the
results and not the credit from the actions that they have done. Ideally, a person with
humility should find something that they are so passionate about that they are willing to
endure the pain and ask themselves how am I to be useful? This spoke volumes to me since
I just got out of company command in the Indiana Army National Guard, I was willing to
put in the extra hours, have late nights taking care of soldiers, and try to push them outside
of their comfort zone. This video from Jim Collins reminded me how obsessed I was with
working for my soldiers putting in extra hours every night and how when I was praised by
my boss, I redirected it back to the soldiers beneath me as they were the ones doing the hard
work, taking ownership of the mission I provided them and excelled at it. Humility I believe
is an attribute that is severely missed when in leadership positions because many times
managers will take the credit for their team's hard work and scorn them when they fail at
something that was possibly the manager's fault. If people had more humility when in a
leadership position, there would be a reduction in turnover, especially in a sales position.
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