Synopsis:
This is the essay that started it all. Powerful, poetic and practical. The Servant as Leader describes some of the characteristics and activities of servant-leaders, providing examples which show that individual efforts, inspired by vision and a servant ethic, can make a substantial difference in the quality of society. Greenleaf discusses the skills necessary to be a servant-leader; the importance of awareness, foresight and listening; and the contrasts between coercive, manipulative, and persuasive power. A must-read.
About the Author:
Robert K. Greenleaf founded the nonprofit Greenleaf Center (first called The Center for Applied Ethics) in 1964. Not long after, Greenleaf published The Servant as Leader a landmark essay that coined the phrase 'servant-leader' and launched the modern servant leadership movement.
Author: Robert K. Greenleaf
Publisher: The Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership
Publication Date: 2015