Title: Leadership Qualities of Mother Teresa: Discussion Questions

Contents

 1. Why was Mother Teresa so effective in serving the poor and building an organization to serve the poor?

 2. In what ways was Mother Teresa a Servant Leader? In what ways was she a Charismatic / Transformational Leader? Do you think it would be difficult for a leader to be both Servant and Charismatic/Transformational with followers? Why or why not?

 3. Did Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity make use of substitutes for leadership? If so, in what ways? Were there any possible leadership neutralizers that might have inhibited her influence on some Sisters of Charity? If so, what were they?

 4. What do you think of Mother Teresa’s policy of refusing government grants to support her work with the poor? 

Key source:

Howell, J. P. (2013). Snapshots of great leadership. New York City, NY: Routledge.  

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