Servant Leadership Write a 3 page paper that includes the following: An explanation of servant leader characteristics and how they may be effective in public or nonprofit organizations A description of at least two challenges related to this leadership approach from your experience and research Be sure to support your assignment with specific references to the resources and other current literature in the Walden Library. Use at least two scholarly sources from the library that were published within the past 5 years to support your paper.

Servant Leadership Write a 3 page paper that includes the following: An explanation of servant leader characteristics and how they may be effective in public or nonprofit organizations A description of at least two challenges related to this leadership approach from your experience and research Be sure to support your assignment with specific references to the resources and other current literature in the Walden Library. Use at least two scholarly sources from the library that were published within the past 5 years to support your paper.

Readings
Northouse, P. G. (2013). Leadership: Theory and practice. (6th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Chapter 9, Transformational Leadership (pp. 185218)
Chapter 10, Servant Leadership (pp. 219252)
Chapter 11, Authentic Leadership (pp. 253286)

Bell, N. (2014). Leading to make a difference: A field experiment on the performance effects of transformational leadership, perceived social impact, and public service motivation. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 24(1), 109136.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Eidenmuller, M. E. (n.d.). American rhetoric: Top 100 speeches. Retrieved
February 10, 2014, from
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html

Garcia, J., Bladen, A., & John, S. (2010). Top down doesnt drive the bottom line. Chief Learning Officer, 9(12), 7073.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Grant, A. M. (2012). Leading with meaning: Beneficiary contact, prosocial impact, and the performance effects of transformational leadership. Academy of Management Journal, 55(2), 458476.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Rowley, S., Hossain, F., & Barry, P. (2010). Leadership through a gender lens: How cultural environments and theoretical perspectives interact with gender. International Journal of Public Administration, 33(2), 8187.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Tuomo, T. (2006). How to be an effective charismatic leader: Lessons for leadership development. Development and Learning in Organizations, 20(4), 1921.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Williams, E. A., Pillai, R., Deptula, B., & Lowe, K. B. (2012). The effects of crisis, cynicism about change, and value congruence on perceptions of authentic leadership and attributed charisma in the 2008 presidential election. The Leadership Quarterly, 23(3), 324341.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Yukl, G. (2012). Effective leadership behavior: What we know and what questions need more attention. Academy of Management Perspectives, 26(4), 6685.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.