Servant Leadership Practices Flashcards
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Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between servant leadership and the DA principle of 'choice is good'?
Answer: Servant leaders present options and help teams select the best fit for their context
DA's 'choice is good' principle aligns with servant leadership by presenting viable options and coaching teams to choose contextually appropriate practices.
A DAC observes that two sub-teams within a large program have conflicting priorities. As a servant leader, the coach should:
Answer: Facilitate a joint session where both teams align on shared program goals
Servant leaders facilitate alignment conversations rather than imposing decisions or bypassing the teams involved.
Empathy in servant leadership is BEST demonstrated by a DAC who:
Answer: Seeks to understand the personal and professional pressures a team member faces before advising
Empathy means genuinely understanding others' circumstances and perspectives before offering guidance — not avoiding hard truths.
When a servant leader 'heals' within the team context (Greenleaf's model), this primarily means:
Answer: Helping team members recover from setbacks and restore trust after failures
In Greenleaf's servant leadership model, 'healing' refers to restoring wholeness by supporting recovery from failure, conflict, or loss of trust.
How does servant leadership support the DA principle of 'enterprise awareness'?
Answer: By helping teams understand how their work connects to broader organizational objectives
Servant leaders build enterprise awareness by showing teams the bigger picture and how their contributions support organizational strategy.
A servant leader is coaching a newly formed agile team that lacks confidence. Which approach BEST demonstrates servant leadership in this situation?
Answer: Pair alongside team members, offer encouragement, and gradually transfer ownership to them
Servant leaders build confidence through presence, encouragement, and progressive delegation rather than directing or over-protecting the team.
In Disciplined Agile, which metric is MOST aligned with servant leadership values when measuring team health?
Answer: Team satisfaction, psychological safety, and collaboration quality
Servant leadership values people over output, making team satisfaction, safety, and collaboration quality the most aligned health indicators.