Servant Approach To Leadership Case Study

This case study discusses Paul Farmer, who exemplified servant leadership. As a student in Haiti, Farmer was inspired to become a doctor to help the local community after connecting with locals and meeting their medical needs. He returned to Haiti after school to create a public health system, and through determination and private funding grew his organization to employ over 11,000 people worldwide in improving health standards. The case highlights how an inspirational servant leader can impact many and make the world better through addressing people's basic needs.

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Running head: SERVANT APPROACH TO LEADERSHIP CASE STUDY

Servant Approach to Leadership Case Study

Rogelio Nava Jr.
Concordia University Texas

SERVANT APPROACH TO LEADERSHIP CASE STUDY

Servant Approach to Leadership Case Study

I chose to discuss Case 10.2 Doctor to the Poor, because its main character Paul Farmer
acted as a servant leader and inspired thousands of people in the medical world to become more
altruistic. This case was also intruiging to me because although author Peter Northouse describes
servant leadership as being a behavior that can be learned or strengthened, the main character of
this case seemed to innately exhibit these qualities as traits and not behaviors.
This case study introduces the reader to Paul Farmer who came from a humble
background and who upon graduating from university moved to Haiti to assist a charity, which
provided medical aid in rural areas. Farmer connected with the local Haitians and endeavored to
meet their medical and personal needs. It was in Haiti that he was inspired to become a doctor
and upon completing his schooling returned to the third-world country to create a public health
system that addressed the basic needs of locals. After several years, through hard work,
determination, and private funding he was able to grow his start up group into a widely respected
organization that employs more than 11,000 people worldwide. At the core of Farmers nature
was the drive to assist and increase the living and health standards of people in need all over the
world. His servant leadership approach has impacted the lives of countless people and many
would argue, has helped make the world a better place. This case served to highlight the
extremely impactful nature an inspirational servant leader can have on those around. It also
exists as a testament to the saying that one person can make a difference. I would use this
leadership approach under the appropriate circumstances and on an as needed basis. Due to the
fluid nature of this approach I would incorporate it alongside other leadership styles in order to
inspire and encourage colleagues to work towards and achieve our common goals.