Do you believe in ethical servant leadership ?

It has not sense. Both are different things. Leadership style from one side and Ethic from the other. And both should not be taken outside the context. While I did not read the article, like in other lot of things outside there, some people mix things and contribute to the general confusion.

Interesting question, Gretta!

Ethics is a subjective term and for some, how they treat the people they work with might not fall within their definition of ethics. At its most basic, ethics is knowing the difference between right and wrong and acting according to that. But what does "right" mean...?

Kiron

I don't agree that "all servant leaders are ethical leaders". It depends on the reason or purpose of choosing to be a servant-leader. If the intent is get get power over others or attain a position of inappropriate influence then I would question the ethics. Ethics has to do with the intended results of your actions. They can be honourable or ethical or quite the opposite. If a gang leader is respectful of his members and gets their input and buy-in to rob a bank is he/she ethical?

A leader who promotes him/herself as a servant-leader is most likely not as ethical as they may believe they are.

I think any true servant leader is ethical.
However I agree with @Peter Rapin, that those who announce themselves to be servant leaders, need to be looked at closely. I have met too many who actually have not even understood what servant leadership is.

Yes i do agree.
Ethics is "subjective", too many people with unclear principles.
I think servant-leadership implies knowing how to "ethical" act, clear principles even though it depends on internal and external factors e.g. yourself, others, context, etc.
Servant leadership expects to letting go the "ego", starting by don't have any sort of expectations, such as financial, growing on the organization.
Ethical leadership assumes granted "leadership"
I constantly observe people claiming they "serve" the team, project, but they stop doing it when i ask them to perform a task they don't agree with it's purpose, they want to lead others, not lead by.
Many people never played in a sport team, like soccer, many did but still want to lead the team, defend, strike and score goals.