That is why servant leadership can be so dangerous in some organizations. Challenging the power model of leadership is not just challenging a leadership style. It is challenging a worldview a belief system that provides control, consistency, and predictability to those in power. Robert Greenleaf said, Awareness is not a giver of solace it is just the opposite. It is a disturber and an awakener.
Able leaders are usually sharply awake and reasonably disturbed.
They are not seekers after solace. They have their own serenity. Servant leadership involves a mature worldview that chooses service over self-interest. Mature people recognize joint accountability. Achieving a high level of interdependence requires a culture where leaders listen first, and listen intently and for understanding.