Empowering Others
Empowering Others
A Guide to Servant Leadership for Technology Teams
About the Book
"Empowering Others: A Guide to Servant Leadership for Technology Teams" explores servant leadership—the practice of putting others first. It covers how applying servant leadership techniques to your work practices can enhance positive working relationships, resulting in happier, more productive digital teams. This book walks through examples on how to master the techniques to sustain and grow these skills by using the power of reflection and continuous improvement. By using this practical knowledge, readers can apply many of these practices immediately. They will have the skills and knowledge to get the best out of their work commitments.
About the Author
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Purpose and audience
- What you will learn
- Author notes
- 1. Introducing Servant Leadership
- 1.1 Glossary of Terms
- 2. Principles & Values
- 2.1 Principles of Servant Leadership
- 2.2 Why Servant Leadership Matters
- 2.3 Servant Leadership. Scrum & Lean
- 3. Servant Leadership Craft
- 3.1 Core practices
- 3.2 Practical Habits to Adopt
- 3.3 Key Takeaways
- 3.4 Practical Scenarios and Servant Leadership Craft
- 4. Applying Servant Leadership as a Team Member
- 4.1 Key Characteristics of a Great Servant Leader Team Member
- 4.2 Putting Servant Leadership into Practice
- 4.3 Common Issues and How to Overcome Them
- 5. Applying Servant Leadership as a Team Leader
- 5.1 Being a Team Leader Using Servant Leadership Skills
- 5.2 Key Characteristics of a Great Team Leader
- 5.3 How to Apply Servant Leadership as a Team Leader
- 5.4 Putting the Craft of Servant Leadership into Practice as a Team Leader
- 5.5 Applying Servant Leadership Craft Skills as a Team Leader
- 5.6 Common Pitfalls and How to Overcome Them
- 6. Sustaining and Growing Servant Leadership Practices
- 6.1 The Importance of Practice and Improvement
- 6.2 Using Retrospectives to Reflect and Improve
- 6.3 Succeeding as a Team Sustainably with the PDCA Cycle
- 6.4 The PDCA Cycle
- 7. Summary and Next Steps
- 7.1 Summary
- 7.2 Key Takeaways
- 7.3 Where to Next?
- Introduction
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