What constitutes a Servant-Leader?

Tom Jablonski has been doing such a great job over the past week or so laying out the main points of the Insights on Leadership book (thanks Tom) that I have been able to just sit back and work on many things related to our program.

As you know, I make sure that this blog is much larger than just our program; and so I try to keep postings about it to a minimum. But I thought I would share what we've been working on lately. As an educational institution, we are always concerned (for better or worse) with measurable outcomes. What will our students be able to do when they graduate? It has made for great discussion because I am frequently asked: What exactly is a servant-leader? With that in mind, here are the outcomes we have for our graduates:

Upon completion of the MA in Servant Leadership, graduates will be:

1) knowledgeable Servant-Leaders. They will be able to:

• Articulate a vision of servant leadership as a vocation;
• Apply the theories and practices of leadership and service in relationship to a life of virtue;
• Demonstrate leadership toward understanding & action on behalf of the common good.

2) knowledgeable organizational scholars. They will be able to:

• Demonstrate understanding of organizational and institutional mission, culture and dynamics;
• Plan, implement and assess a servant leadership project that demonstrates a commitment to the common good.

3) reflective individuals. They will be able to:

• integrate faith and work through individual and communal ritual, contemplative and reflective exercises;
• Articulate an understanding of the relationship among leadership, power and authority;
• Practice hospitality that demonstrates a reverence for diverse people and cultures.

So, this is what we believe makes up a servant-leader. I'd love to hear from you - What did we miss? What should be changed? Is this how you would define a servant-leader?