Servant Leadership gives leaders the ability to connect with, build and grow meaningful, authentic relationships that facilitates truly understanding others, to use their position of influence to help others, and be of service for the greater good.
A servant leader feels responsible for helping people learn and grow, feel purposeful, motivated, and energized. It is not about you; it is about others – your clients, stakeholders, and everyone else that you engage with. Servant leaders always strive to bring the best out of others and help them to succeed in reaching their goals.
The Servant Leadership Module includes several components and materials such as Required Readings, Case Study, Supplementary Readings, and Workshop training.
The Workshop training enables participants to acquire a foundational understanding of the servant leadership philosophy, core concepts, principles, and practices.
The Workshop is conducted by the co-founders of the Servant Leadership Academy. The Academy’s mission is to educate, train, and advance the awareness of Servant Leadership people-centred leadership philosophies and values with leaders from around the world. Through education, the Academy aspires to promote a community of global citizenship where leaders from all walks of life are focused on both the growth and well-being of the people and the communities to which they belong as well as the development of successful and sustainable organizations conscious of their social responsibility.
From this Module, you will learn how powerful servant leadership is and how adopting it for yourself can enhance your effectiveness in helping those that you serve. When people know that you care about them in a non-judgemental way, a strong bond of trust is built from having their best interests at heart.
As servant leadership skills are mastered and incorporated into your practice, you will remove the barriers that are associated with traditional styles of leadership and move forward with a greater level of skill and confidence.
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Workshop Information:
Servant Leadership Principles and Best Practices Workshop
This Workshop provides participants with a foundational understanding of the Servant Leadership philosophy and values.
You will also learn about the Servant Leadership Academy Framework, which is built on the Three Circles of Influence – Purpose, Principles, and Practices. This level of awareness and understanding of servant leadership will provide a more people-centered approach to leadership and essential knowledge of the benefits of its implementation. The workshop is comprised of four 2-hour sessions.
Workshop Session Topics
Each session will cover core topics of focus that align with the Servant Leadership Academy’s Three Circles of Influence. This will give learners a strong understanding of each area of focus, and the servant leadership pillars that are connected within the specific topic area.
Session 1: Purpose
Servant Leadership philosophy teaches leaders to let go of their “command-and-control” style of leadership and share their power with the people they serve. While this seems easy in principle, the ability to relinquish control can leave a leader feeling vulnerable and uncomfortable. This is especially the case when the leader is not fully confident in who they are, what they do and (most importantly) why they do it.
This session will focus on the servant leadership pillars of Awareness and Calling to help leaders uncover their true and authentic selves, and their purpose for being a servant leader.
Session 2: Principles
Servant leaders operate with a very specific set of values and beliefs that shift the way that we see our ability to impact people, organizations, and society as a whole.
Within this session we will home in on the principles that position servant leaders to focus on the pillar of Growth and Development of those we support as being a key accountability of our role as leaders. We will explore how servant leaders promote another pillar of servant leadership through the creation of Community to allow for the inclusion and safety of people. We will also examine the fifth pillar of servant leadership; the heightened level of accountability that is practiced through the lens of Stewardship.
Session 3: Practices
With a solid foundation of individual purpose established from the first session and a recognized set of principles and beliefs understood from session two, the third session concentrates on a strong focus and understanding of servant leadership practices, beginning with the three pillars that are focused on shifting your leadership mindset from one that is focused on managing relationships towards one that is more focused on coaching and mentorship. These practices are those repeatable and consistent actions and behaviours that signal a change in your leadership philosophy and reinforces those values and beliefs that act as the underpinning of your servant leadership mindset.
The pillars of servant leadership that will be closely explored include Listening, Healing, and Empathy. This session will provide learners with a strong understanding of each concept as well as tips and tools that can implement each into daily practice for leaders moving forward.
This session focuses on the practices that help the people you serve avoid pitfalls along the way to their growth and development, and the role that you as a leader and mentor play in helping remove impediments that can derail the success of others.
In this session, we will also focus on the skills and talents that you as a leader have to see the road ahead, identify potential issues, and either remove impediments altogether or position those you serve to manage adversity when it happens.
The pillars that we will focus on within this final session include Foresight, Persuasion and Conceptualization – skills that you will use to help those you serve see the finish line, anticipate the challenges that they may face and, on occasion, use your ability to gently guide them away from decisions that may put themselves or others on a less desirable path.
An evaluation of the participant’s learning will take place after the end of the Workshop.
Workshop Trainers:
Kevan McBeth
At his core, Kevan is a true Servant Leader – someone who has always felt that developing amazing people is the way that you deliver extraordinary results. As co-founder of the Servant Leadership Academy, Kevin believes that true leadership comes from a place of giving more of yourself to others and to your community than what you expect in return.
Kevan builds communities and believes in the social responsibility of both individual and organization. His track record for creating safe, caring, autonomous and inclusive cultures has made him a sought-after leader in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors.
Also, Kevan believes in social innovation. He started the We See You program, connecting youth to medical clinics in African slums, by re-directing unwanted and outdated medical supplies and donated goods, to clinics that supported Africa’s most vulnerable. He founded the I Am Stronger social movement that counteracts cyber bullying through the use of social media platforms.
Kevan has been a part of programs and initiatives that have dissolved barriers and assisted people experiencing disability find meaningful work for meaningful pay. All while helping partner organizations understand their full potential as an employer, community partner and service provider for their clients and customers.
Kevan holds certification in Servant Leadership and Gentle Teaching, as well as certificates of Administration from the University of Regina, and Corporate Social Responsibility from the University of Toronto. Kevan is also certified through ICAgile in the areas of Coaching (IC-ACC), Team Facilitation (IC-ATF), Leadership (IC-LEA) and Human Resources (IC-AHR) and is an IC Agile Authorized Instructor.
Cory Blair
Putting it simply – Cory loves to coach others. As co-founder of the Servant Leadership Academy, he lives for the opportunity to help others better understand who they are and clears the path for them to honor their authentic selves. Cory has the innate ability to see the strengths in every person he meets and the remarkable affect to make people smile.
When one cares deeply about people, a passion for creating positive organizational culture does not seem to be far behind. Cory understands that cultures are built upon a shared vision and the common values between people.
As a true Servant Leader, Cory never stops challenging himself or others, and brings an inquisitive approach to problem solving. His direct and shoot-from-the-hip approach brings an open and honest approach to his engagement with individual clients as well as organizational design and is something that is appreciated by his customers.
Cory has a degree in Political Science from the University of Regina. Cory also has certifications in ProSci™ Change Management and Servant leadership and has been a certified Kolbe™ Consultant since 2010. Cory holds certification through IC Agile in the areas of Leadership (IC-LEA) and Human Resources (IC-AHR) and is an IC Agile Authorized Instructor.
Workshop Dates and Time:
Four on-line Tuesday sessions of 2 hours duration each.
Dates:
Online, once a week on Tuesdays, over a period of three consecutive weeks:
Workshop Session 1 – May 30th, 2023
Workshop Session 2 – June 6th, 2023
Workshop Session 3 – June 13th, 2023
Time:
Starting at 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time.
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Demonstrate your commitment to learn and apply the skills of servant leadership to your role and convey this to debtors, consumers, regulators, your peers, and
the industry through enrolling in this Module. Upon successful completion, you will receive a Qualification Certificate in Servant Leadership.
Cost to Enroll in the Servant Leadership Module:
Regular Price $899 + tax
CDA Members $399 + tax
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Highlights of Servant Leadership Module Learning:
Participants should expect to acquire the following learning outcomes:
- A foundational understanding of the servant leadership philosophy, core concepts and principles.
- The ability to differentiate between traditional leadership mindsets and approaches, and those of leaders who choose to lead through a servant leadership focus.
- An understanding of the reasoning for servant leadership, and its strong alignment with the CDA’s Principles of Conduct.
- Practical tips for shifting towards a servant leadership mindset.
- The recognition and development of new habits through servant leadership practices that encourage the growth and development of others.
- The ability to cultivate a new environment of trust and safety for others.
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By enrolling in the Servant Leadership Module, you are also on your path towards achieving your Certified Debtor Advocate professional designation. Attaining the Servant Leadership Certificate is one of the five mandatory elements of expertise required to earn the Certified Debtor Advocate credential that is bestowed to qualified individuals by the Canadian Debtors Association.