Servant Leadership and the Military Professional: how do Military Professionals Practice Servant Leadership in Their Lives as Leaders?

Military organizations, like the U.S. Army, traditionally are mission driven entities and organizational success is paramount in all military endeavors. The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between leadership practices of military professionals and the characteristics of Servant Leadership. The specific research question is: How do military professionals practice Servant Leadership in the conduct of their lives as leaders? The examination of this question will further ground Servant Leadership as a tangible leadership model in a large organization. This study will qualitatively examine four military professionals through a series of interviews and determine what leader actions they have taken that are derived from Servant Leadership