Applying Servant Leadership in Practice: Principles and Motivations

Applying Servant Leadership in Practice
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Applying Servant Leadership in Practice
Principles of Servant Leadership
Servant leadership was introduced in the management literature in the 1970s and it emphasizes certain moral and ethical behaviors of leaders. According to Cottey and McKimm (2019), a successful servant leader achieves results by attention to the needs of the people he or she serves. The principles of servant leadership have also been discussed in the literature. Vision is the principle associated with foresight, and it plays a critical role in developing the central roles of followers. Honesty, integrity, and trust are principles that focus on the professional standards set by the servant leader, and which allow the servant leader to establish and maintain healthy and trusting relationships with followers. Empathy, care, and compassion are valued principles depicting the ability of the servant leader to address the pressing needs of the followers. Lastly, stewardship is the principle that involves the servant leader taking care of the entire organization.
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation differ from each other. By definition, intrinsic motivation entails performing a task that is personally rewarding (Ryan & Deci, 2020). On the contrary, extrinsic motivation entails exhibiting a behavior due to external causes, including avoiding punishment or getting rewarded. Intrinsic motivation is not dependent on external factors as opposed to extrinsic motivation. Additionally, intrinsic motivation is associated with the preponderance of human learning across the lifespan.
QI Initiative
Purpose of the QI Initiative
The quality improvement initiative proposed is a continuous improvement program to be implemented within the nursing department. Recently, the department has faced criticism associated with poor patient safety outcomes. Therefore, the purpose of the continuous improvement program is to help the department address the problems it faces and to help the hospital achieve better performance ratings. Therefore, the formal continuous improvement program comprises several iterating steps. First, an analysis of core issues is conducted from the patient feedback. Second, new best practices are developed and implemented. Lastly, the patient outcomes are analyzed again to repeat the cycle where issues found with the current practices are addressed in the next cycle.
Target Population
The QI initiative targets personnel in the nursing department. Nurses comprise the largest department in terms of the personnel and their role is critical to the safety and overall wellbeing of the patients. Therefore, the QI initiative monitors the nursing practices and other factors that can influence their performance. The management team is also targeted in the initiative, but their role will majorly be administrative. The management team can help with the analysis ...