For this reason, others‐oriented leadership is related to servant leadership; it's even from the same leadership tree. However, it's a different branch with critical differences. Classical servant leadership invokes an inverted leadership hierarchy; that is, the leader's main function is to serve those below him or her, putting employees' needs first, rather than vice versa. You don't think less of yourself; you just think of yourself less. You know that strength doesn't make you capable of rule, it makes you capable of service. But service doesn't mean subservience. With others‐oriented
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