Key Priority for Implementing Humble Leadership as the Desired Conditions for the Leaders and Followers: A Case Study of St. Joseph’s National Catholic Major Seminary, Yangon, Myanmar
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Purpose: This research-based article employs situation analysis to explore humble leadership within the St. Joseph Catholic National Major Seminary in Yangon. The study aims to identify key priorities for implementing humble leadership among the seminary's members and to investigate their openness to potential implementations of such leadership. Research design, data and methodology: Data was collected from fifty-one respondents using a semi-structured questionnaire, which included both open-ended and fixed-choice items. Analytical methods included PNIModified, content analysis, and descriptive statistics. Result: The findings highlight that the foremost areas needing attention are: positive possibilities, an appreciative mindset, supportive interpersonal relationships, shared-humble leadership, shared leadership, and servant leadership. Conclusion: The study concludes that improvements in seminarians' formation programs should focus on fostering positive possibilities, an appreciative mindset, supportive interpersonal relationships, shared leadership, and servant leadership to enhance overall program effectiveness.
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