Laub (1999) identified six characteristics of servant leaders:
(1) valuing people (listening respectively, serving the needs of others first
and believing in people);
(2) developing people (providing opportunities for learning, modelling
appropriate behaviour and building up others through encouragement);
(3) building community (building strong relationships, working collaboratively
and valuing individual differences);
(4) displaying authenticity (integrity and trust, openness and accountability,
and a willingness to learn from others);
(5) providing leader ship (envisioning the future, taking the initiative and
clarifying goals);
(6) sharing leader ship (creating a shared vision, sharing decision making
power and sharing status and privilege with all levels of the organization).