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Servant Leader

A leadership philosophy prioritizing service to others — core to the Scrum Master and RTE roles.

Originated in Robert Greenleaf's 1970 essay. All four frameworks name servant leadership as a stance expected of their Scrum Master / RTE-equivalent roles.

Across the Frameworks

Scrum
Native

as a leadership principle

SAFe
Native

as a leadership principle

LeSS
Native

as a leadership principle

Nexus
Native

as a leadership principle

Related Terms

Scrum MasterRelease Train EngineerFacilitator
Present in Scrum, SAFe, LeSS, Nexus.