Servant-Leadership: A Remedy for Racism in America

December 3, 2025

Servant-Leadership:A Remedy for Racism in America

Robert Joseph Cruz | 2022

Abstract

This manuscript offers servant-leadership theory as an approach to healing America of racism. The project presents a critical social study on servant-leadership and how it provides solutions. The thesis of this manuscript is servant-leadership is a remedy for racism in America. The author examines Robert K. Greenleaf’s servant-leadership theory and extrapolates theory concepts that reveal relevant answers to begin the healing process. Greenleaf’s best test is a force to be recognized and adopted. Also, the author highlights contemporary servant-leader scholars who help advance Greenleaf’s theory. The scholars contribute servant-leader characteristics and a theoretical model as practical tools to feature as further evidence and support for servant-leadership implementation. The author will examine racism as it exists in various institutional cultures. Racism is a physical, mental, and emotional abuse of humanity. It is a sin and disease that permeates all American cultures of influence. Select evidence of the day presents to support racism’s existence and explain its birth. Moreover, current servant-leader examples demonstrate how servant-leadership is the most potent leadership style today.

The manuscript concludes with powerful temporal and eternal remedies to consider. A function of servant-leadership is to heal the human condition, which suffers from racism. It is a new leadership approach for most contemporary leaders, but it serves as a viable option to address what ails our nation today. This manuscript aims to serve first and assist servant-leaders, leaders, and followers in any institution, organization, society, or community. A closing remark for all Americans, we must do better. Servant-leadership helps us to do better.

Keywords: servant-leadership, serve first, racism, slavery, servant-leadership characteristics, servant-leadership theoretical model, cultures of influence

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