The connection between servant leadership and burnout

Servant leadership is a leadership approach that aims to reduce burnout and enhance job satisfaction in organizations. This quantitative study hypothesized that: (1) The positive aspects of servant leadership would be positively correlated to professional efficacy and job satisfaction, and negatively correlated to emotional exhaustion and cynicism. (2) Institutions that explicitly endorse the principles of servant leadership would score higher in servant leadership, job satisfaction and professional efficacy, and would score lower in emotional exhaustion and cynicism. A total of 145 individuals were utilized from three organizations in Alberta. The independent variable is servant leadership and the dependent variables are job burnout and job satisfaction. The results indicate general support for linking servant leadership to job burnout and job satisfaction. In addition, servant led organizations did have higher levels of the servant leadership qualities and job satisfaction, as well as lower burnout levels.