Abstract
Organisational failures and leadership challenges in South African banks have attracted a growing interest in the value of Personal Leadership behaviours. Although this concept was commonly established to focus on employees regulating their own behaviours, as yet, relatively has not been extended to organisational leaders leading themselves. It is therefore a relatively new and seldom empirically studied concept in the South African context. Most of the leadership interventions are externally oriented instead of being introspective strategies embedded in the principles of personal regulation. The purpose of this study was to explore Personal Leadership as an antecedent of Servant Leadership among bank managers in South Africa. Personal Leadership and its associated dimensions (Personal Goal Setting, Personal Rehaviour Regulation, Personal Dialogue, Personal Motivation, Personal Cueing, and Focusing on Intrinsic Rewards) were used as independent variables while Servant Leadership and its associated dimensions (Altruistic Calling, Emotional Healing, Wisdom, Persuasive Mapping and Organisational Stewardship) were used as dependent variables in this study. A quantitative research method approach was used to test the underlying theoretical constructs. Primary data was collected via a selfadministered questionnaire. A convenience sampling approach was followed. A sample size of N=230 bank managers located in the the Gauteng and Limpopo provinces of South Africa were sought and obtained. To measure Personal Leadership, a 35-item five-point rating scale questionnaire adopted from Houghton and Neck (2002) was used. To measure Servant Leadership, a 23-item five-point rating scale questionnaire adopted from Barbuto and Wheeler (2006) was used. ..
M.Phil. (Personal and Professional Leadership)