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Servant leadership is a leadership philosophy

Since this leadership style came about, a number of different organizations[example needed 1. People's Republic of China 2. Companies such as the Southwest Airlines, Starbucks, Steak-n-Shake, Synovus, and TD Industries have modeled their management practices around the servant leadership concepts Branch, S. (1999, January). The 100 best companies to work for in America. Fortune, 139, 118 3. Chick-fil-A also attested that its success is largely due to the manifestation of principles and characteristics of servant leadership practices Conley, L., Haley, F., McGregor, J., Prospero, M. A., Salter, C., & Slacks, D. (2004, October). 2004 customers 1st. Fast Company, 87, 79.

Robert K. Greenleaf first popularized the phrase "servant leadership" in "The Servant as Leader", an essay published in 1970. In this essay, Greenleaf explains how and why he came up with the idea of servant leadership, as well as defining a servant leader. Greenleaf gave this idea an extensive amount of thought before bringing it to life.[citation needed] Greenleaf, Robert K.(1977) Servant Leadership- A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness, Paulist Press, 338pg, ISBN 0-8091-2527-7