Servant leadership has emerged as a new style of management. It took ages for managers to see humans in other people. Still, studies show that this approach tends to increase the effectiveness of teams. So how can you apply this in your team, especially when working remotely? This talk will present some of the studies' results, discuss trends and give tips on introducing this idea to your team.

1. Reversing the leaderboard -
importance of seeing a
person as a human
Michalina Milewicz-Zalewska
Project Manager

2. Who are we?

3. Who are we?
Mobile games developer and
publisher
01

4. Who are we?
Mobile games developer and
publisher
01
Over 300 worldwide professionalists
to work with
02

5. Who are we?
Mobile games developer and
publisher
01
HQ in Gdańsk, but working
remotely
03
Over 300 worldwide professionalists
to work with
02

6. Who are we?
Mobile games developer and
publisher
01
HQ in Gdańsk, but working
remotely
03
Over 300 worldwide professionalists
to work with
02
Join us at our booth and show us your
game!

7. Who am I?

8. Who am I?
Physicist in management
01

9. Who am I?
Physicist in management
01

10. Who am I?
Physicist in management
01 Spent five years in Russia at the Joint Institute
for Nuclear Research with paternalism
02

11. Who am I?
Physicist in management
01
Changes in parenting
03
Spent five years in Russia at the Joint Institute
for Nuclear Research with paternalism
02

12. Who am I?
Physicist in management
01
Changes in parenting
03
Spent five years in Russia at the Joint Institute
for Nuclear Research with paternalism
02

13. Why Servant Leadership?

14. Why Servant Leadership?
Impact of Gaming Industry on lives
01 We have to create a place where people can grow, learn, and make
a difference for the whole world.

15. Why Servant Leadership?
Impact of Gaming Industry on lives
01 We have to create a place where people can grow, learn, and make
a difference for the whole world.
Benefits for company
02 Higher levels of job satisfaction, better performance, and higher levels
of employees’ engagement as well as decrease in stress. Higher levels
of innovation, creativity, and overall business success.

16. Why Servant Leadership?
Impact of Gaming Industry on lives
01 We have to create a place where people can grow, learn, and make
a difference for the whole world.
Benefits for company
02 Higher levels of job satisfaction, better performance, and higher levels
of employees’ engagement as well as decrease in stress. Higher levels
of innovation, creativity, and overall business success.
Spreading change
03 It doesn’t stop at work. Happy employees are then happy parents or
partners. It improves the world as it is by spreading happiness!

17. The boring part

18. The boring part
Perceived servant leadership style is negatively associated with employee
turnover intentions. [1]
01

19. The boring part
Perceived servant leadership style is negatively associated with employee
turnover intentions. [1]
01
Work engagement increases and employees are taking over the initiative. [2]
02

20. The boring part
Perceived servant leadership style is negatively associated with employee
turnover intentions. [1]
01
Work engagement increases and employees are taking over the initiative. [2]
02
Affective trust fully mediated servant leadership’s effect on task performance. [3]
03

21. The boring part
Perceived servant leadership style is negatively associated with employee
turnover intentions. [1]
01
Work engagement increases and employees are taking over the initiative. [2]
02
Affective trust fully mediated servant leadership’s effect on task performance. [3]
03
Servant leadership can be regarded as an important determinant of employees’
psychological health. [4]
04

22. The boring part
Perceived servant leadership style is negatively associated with employee
turnover intentions. [1]
01
Work engagement increases and employees are taking over the initiative. [2]
02
Affective trust fully mediated servant leadership’s effect on task performance. [3]
03
Servant leadership can be regarded as an important determinant of employees’
psychological health. [4]
04
Organizations may attempt to improve the family lives of employees by promoting
the capacity of supervisors for servant leadership. [5]
05

23. The boring part
Perceived servant leadership style is negatively associated with employee
turnover intentions. [1]
01
Work engagement increases and employees are taking over the initiative. [2]
02
Affective trust fully mediated servant leadership’s effect on task performance. [3]
03
Servant leadership can be regarded as an important determinant of employees’
psychological health. [4]
04
Organizations may attempt to improve the family lives of employees by promoting
the capacity of supervisors for servant leadership. [5]
05
It was found that work engagement and organizational based self-esteem fully
mediated the effects of servant leadership on life satisfaction. [6]
06

24. The boring part
Perceived servant leadership style is negatively associated with employee
turnover intentions. [1]
01
Work engagement increases and employees are taking over the initiative. [2]
02
Affective trust fully mediated servant leadership’s effect on task performance. [3]
03
Servant leadership can be regarded as an important determinant of employees’
psychological health. [4]
04
Organizations may attempt to improve the family lives of employees by promoting
the capacity of supervisors for servant leadership. [5]
05
It was found that work engagement and organizational based self-esteem fully
mediated the effects of servant leadership on life satisfaction. [6]
06
Perceptions of supervisors exhibiting servant leadership behavior seem to be an
important key for employees’ wellbeing and goal attainment. [7]
07

25. How can we
incorporate this
into the team?

26. Everyday rituals

27. Everyday rituals
Listen to
your team

28. Everyday rituals
Empower
your team
Listen to
your team

29. Everyday rituals
Provide
opportunities
Empower
your team
Listen to
your team

30. Everyday rituals
Provide
opportunities
Empower
your team
Listen to
your team
Celebrate
success

31. Everyday rituals
Provide
opportunities
Empower
your team
Listen to
your team
Be
approachable
Celebrate
success

32. Everyday rituals
Provide
opportunities
Empower
your team
Listen to
your team
Promote
collaboration
Be
approachable
Celebrate
success

33. Work on yourself

34. How to work on
improvements

35. How to work on
improvements
Continuously evaluate your leadership style
Seek feedback, go to workshops, be open to
change.

36. How to work on
improvements
Continuously evaluate your leadership style
Seek feedback, go to workshops, be open to
change.
Lead by example
Walk the talk and show your team what it means to be a
servant leader.

37. How to work on
improvements
Continuously evaluate your leadership style
Seek feedback, go to workshops, be open to
change.
Lead by example
Walk the talk and show your team what it means to be a
servant leader.
Foster a culture of trust
Trust is the foundation of any great working relationship.
Create a safe space.

39. “When kids experience the
results of their actions,
they learn to make better
choices and improve their
behaviors.”

40. Bibliography
[1] Kashyap V and Rangnekar S (2014), "Servant leadership, employer brand perception, trust in leaders and turnover intentions: a sequential
mediation model", Review of Managerial Science., dec, 2014. Vol. 10(3), pp. 437-461. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
[2] Yang R, Ming Y, Ma J and Huo R (2017), "How do servant leaders promote engagement? A bottom-up perspective of job crafting", Social
Behavior and Personality: an international journal., dec, 2017. Vol. 45(11), pp. 1815-1827. Scientific Journal Publishers Ltd.
[3] Saleem F, Zhang YZ, Gopinath C and Adeel A (2020), "Impact of Servant Leadership on Performance: The Mediating Role of Affective and
Cognitive Trust", SAGE Open., jan, 2020. Vol. 10(1), pp. 215824401990056. SAGE Publications.
[4] Rivkin W, Diestel S and Schmidt K-H (2014), "The Positive Relationship between Servant Leadership and Employees' Psychological
Health: A Multi-Method Approach", German Journal of Human Resource Management: Zeitschrift für Personalforschung., feb, 2014. Vol.
28(1-2), pp. 52-72. SAGE Publications.
[5] Tang G, Kwan HK, Zhang D and Zhu Z (2015), "Work–Family Effects of Servant Leadership: The Roles of Emotional Exhaustion and
Personal Learning", Journal of Business Ethics., feb, 2015. Vol. 137(2), pp. 285-297. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
[7] Chughtai AA (2017), "Examining the Effects of Servant Leadership on Life Satisfaction", Applied Research in Quality of Life., oct, 2017. Vol.
13(4), pp. 873-889. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
[8] Rodriguez-Carvajal R, Herrero M, van Dierendonck D, de Rivas S and Moreno-Jiménez B (2018), "Servant Leadership and Goal Attainment
Through Meaningful Life and Vitality: A Diary Study", Journal of Happiness Studies., jan, 2018. Vol. 20(2), pp. 499-521. Springer Science and
Business Media LLC.

41. Thank you
for your
attention!
Michalina Milewicz-Zalewska
Project Manager
michalina.milewiczzalewska@boombit.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michalina-milewicz-zalewska/