Why Is Service Leadership Important in Higher Education?

Abstract

Service leadership is a skill set with which people present a more active and proactive attitude towards study, work, and life. The development and application of service leadership is not restricted by disciplines, space, or time. It is a positive perception that people living in the modern society should possess in order to make them more competitive and serve others more effectively. This study examines the different definitions of service, leadership, servant leadership, service leadership, and service-learning and points out that people should possess service leadership skills no matter what their job is, where they live, or when they are requested to offer service, which strengthens the necessity and importance of service leadership training in higher education.