Agile Software Methodology Principle of Servant Leadership Comes from Jesus Christ

Agile Principle of Servant Leadership Comes from Jesus Christ

Agile Software Methodology  Believes in Servant Leadership. This Leadership is from the Bible.:-

Jesus Christ mentions in the Bible, "For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves" Luke 22:27.

It is key to follow this style in Agile. You cannot question the team often and micro-manage people. You need to serve the team and facilitate the team and the team are empowered to make various decisions. You provide the goals and ask them to achieve it and you observe and continuously check how to help them and continuously keep giving them options and ideas of they are running into problems and let the teams which are  empowered decide how to solve it or which option or path to take. . This way the teams will be self-aligned. The Best Teams are always Self Aligned Teams.

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Todays World Needs Servant Leaders (Must Read for Leaders/Manager and Directors)

Todays World Needs Servant Leaders

Servant Leadership is vital in today’s changing world. The old Command and Control leadership style is being changed to leaders who can influence them. No Body wants leaders who are Command, Control and threatening kind of leaders. People want leaders who are ready to listen to them, empower them and leaders act as more facilitators and direction givers and teams are empowered to make decisions and leaders stand in the background constantly looking how to help them. Leaders set high targets and ask teams to achieve it. Servant Leaders have the mindset to serve the teams to make them successful. Gandhi is a good example of Servant Leadership

Leadership: Emotional Intelligence (the Empathy Factor)

Leadership: Emotional Intelligence (the Empathy Factor)

As all leaders know Emotional Intelligence is very key quality required to succeed with People. Empathy is one key factor of emotional Intelligence. Let us take an example of a Customer who is totally angry and impatient over an issue with a company. A Customer Support person who gives a patient listening to the customer and understands his view point and clearly explains to the Customer he understand his view point and agrees to some of the mistakes or issue that has occurred. Already secures 55% confidence of the customer. Here empathizing helps to build trust and relationship with the customer.

Patient Listening in Leadership

It is important to listen and understands other persons view point. Understand the other person’s perspective well then you it is better to react. Here is an example. One day a man called the doctor and told him, that his wife has a stomach pain and she needs an appendicitis operation. The doctor responded:-

• I don’t want to listen to you since you just have to give an aspirin tablet to her, not an operation.

• He responded doctor you are not listening.  Doctor responded I don’t want to listen to you since I operated her appendicitis just one month back and no operation is required.

• He responded doctor you are not listening. Doctor responded I don’t want to listen to you since once an appendicitis is removed it never comes back.

• He responded doctor you are not listening. Doctor responded I don’t want to listen to you, since if it comes back ever, it will never come back in one month.

He responded doctor you are not listening. The operation is not for my first wife but for my SECOND wife. Doctor realized his mistake and realized the importance of being a patient listener.

It is important to listen always well before you react and understand the perspective. Listening is key.

Superstition in Leadership

It is important to have good leadership skills but being a good leaders and superstition can be dangerous.  Below is an example of a strong leader who used superstation in his leadership. One day this leader decided to bet his day in the horse race in another city. 

  

• When he was going to  the other city he took a flight and his seat number was 7.
• When he landed and took a taxi the taxi number ended with 7.
• When he took a hotel room the hotel room number was 7.
• When he went to the Turf club the taxi guy gave him change of 7 bucks.
• When he checked the day in the calendar in his phone, the day was 7.
  

He said to himself, there is something about this number 7 and it will be a lucky number 7. Hence he bet on the horse number 7 with a huge amount. The race started and finished. His horse finished 7^th and he lost a large amount of money. Hence never use Superstition in Leadership, it is dangerous.

Why the Lion Is The King of The Jungle? (Must Read for Start up Companies)

Why the Lion Is The King of The Jungle

Lion is not the Fastest Animal in the Jungle . Fastest is the Cheetah.
Lion is not the Strongest Animal in the Jungle. Elephant and Rhino is Stronger than a Lion.
Lion is not Poisonous. A snake is  poisonous .
Lion is not the bravest Animal in the Jungle. Many other animals are brave.
Lion is not the cleverest Animal in the Jungle. Jackal is more clever than a Lion.
Lion is not the Largest Animal in the Jungle. Elephant is Larger than a Lion.


Yet the Lion is the King of the Jungle, Why?



Answer:   Lion goes by his beliefs. When a Lion attacks an Elephant he already knows the Elephant is stronger than him. But the Lion believes he will win and he plans his way and he attacks the elephant and wins by not giving up due to his strong determination,planning ability. agility and belief.

        In the start up companies in California were Venture Capt- list bet their millions and Billions of Dollars, one of the qualities they look for when  they hire senior executives to handle key roles who they are going to make them guardians of the Millions and Billions of Dollars are :-
     Are   you the person of strong belief system and determination. In a start up company you will always face lot of obstacles and problems,are you the kind of person who will complain when you run into obstacles and problems or can you come out  of  your problems victorious with strong belief, determention and strategist ability. Among these qualities belief and determination is key.

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