Servant Leadership, Not for All BusinessesThe past can teach business leaders many lessons, and educators can help guide tomorrow's leaders. Leadership is evolving and higher education institutions are creating leaders who can meet the needs of the global business environment. Compared to past leadership styles and theories that evolved from the autocratic, task-based, straight-from-the-ivory-tower leadership style to the "lead by example" leadership style, educators can train the next generations of leaders, but must first decide which of the two. the two new dominant theories – servant and transformational – are best suited. Over the past three decades, academic leadership research has focused on transformational leadership and building servant leadership. Transformational and servant leadership, widely studied with more than 200,000 articles listed in the Proquest research database from 1980 to 2014, it is interesting to note that servant leadership represents 130,000 articles including more than 15,000 comparing the two styles . The two companies are similar in their approach to human resource management but are diametrically opposed in their approach to corporate culture. Servant leadership is considered spiritual while transformational leadership is considered empowering (Smith, Montagno, and Kuzmenko, 2004). The purpose of this article is to establish how style does not always fit and that servant leadership, although a revolutionary style as described, can be innate in an individual and driven by a spiritual influence. The spiritual part of servant leadership can be ineffective or ineffective depending on individual preferences, local culture, and the type and growth of a business. For a leader to determine the appropriate environment, he or she must examine the business...... middle of paper ......ns Quarterly, 49(3), 4-6.Smith, BN, Montagno , RV and Kuzmenko, Tennessee (2004). Transformational and servant leadership: Content and contextual comparisons. Journal of Leadership and Organization Studies, 10(4), 80-91. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/203138839?accountid=38569Smith, C. (2005) Carolsmith.com. Servant Leadership: Robert K. Greenleaf's Leadership Theory. Retrieved from. http://www.carolsmith.us/downloads/640greenleaf.pdf Spear, L. C. (2010). Character and servant leadership: Ten characteristics of effective and caring leaders. The Journal of Virtues and Leadership, Vol. 1 Iss. 1, 2010, 25-30. Thomas, J. (2014). cognitive, affective and behavioral responses to organizational change. Supervision, 75(3), 3.Quakerinfo.org (nd) quakerinfo.org. What do Quakers believe? Retrieved from. http://www.quakerinfo.org/quakerism/beliefs