The role of servant leadership and spirituality in promoting efficiency and productivity in the workplace

Abstract

The principal aim of this paper was to examine the role of servant leadership and spirituality in promoting efficiency and productivity in a workplace environment. This paper fully discusses the early theories of efficiency and productivity to show how the classical theories overtly and covertly omitted the aspect of servant leadership and spirituality in their analysis. This paper shows clearly that the understanding of those two elements, namely: servant and spiritual leadership in the life of the CEO and his subordinate (employees) are essential in promoting efficiency in a workplace environment. In the same vein, the paper discusses how the life of Moses in the Bible as both a servant and a spiritual leader of the Israelites whom he was able to control was an example of the notion of servant leadership. This paper finally recommends to CEOs in various organizations to emulate the life of Moses in the Bible if they are to promote efficiency and productivity in their various workplace environment.