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it’s easy to be a power leader. These individuals thrive in downturns of the eco

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Question

it’s easy to be a power leader. These individuals thrive in downturns of the economy because all they know how to do is cut. They cut budgets, costs and employees. At the same time, they destroy morale, drain resources, explode partnerships and leave a shell of an organization behind. But these so-called leaders see the short term result of reduced overhead and declare victory. This is the result of the power leader’s tear down tactics.

That being said, could servant leadership offer a new tactic or style even when the need to cut is present? Why or why not?

Explanation / Answer

Below is how servant leadership offers a new tactic or style even when the need to cut is present -

1. Rather than cutting costs by firing employees, servant leaders can employ other operational cost cutting measures to ensure employees are retained while the goal to reduce expenses is achieved to an extent.

2. Servant leaders can help the employees achieve higher productivities thus ensuring cost effectiveness.

3. If the need to cut employees arises considering the worst case scenario, servant leaders offer decent compensation as well as help the employees to achieve jobs elsewhere.