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This chapter introduces a framework of servant leadership development comprising the three triangles of leadership development. The first triangle demonstrates that servant leadership development elevates both the leaders and followers in a positive atmosphere of learning and growth. The second triangle depicts the notion that since leadership is a lifetime journey of self-discovery, servant leaders should continue embarking in this journey with a keen awareness that only when their past and future self are aligned would they be able to transform their present lives profoundly. The last triangle refers to the dimensions of servant leadership development within individuals – being, knowing, doing – with a particular emphasis on the first dimension.
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Sendjaya, S. (2015). Servant Leadership Development. In: Personal and Organizational Excellence through Servant Leadership. Management for Professionals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16196-9_9
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