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Servant leadership is the secret behind the success of some of the world's leading organizations. Succinctly put, serving leaders lead by serving their people, not by exalting themselves. Through the stories and reflections of leading businesspeople, bestselling authors, and spiritual leaders,...
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Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., a BK Business Book,
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| Publisher Address: | Oakland, Ca : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition |
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| Summary: |
Servant leadership is the secret behind the success of some of the world's leading organizations. Succinctly put, serving leaders lead by serving their people, not by exalting themselves. Through the stories and reflections of leading businesspeople, bestselling authors, and spiritual leaders, this collection offers tools for implementing this proven but radical leadership model. The book is organized into three sections:* What is Servant Leadership? describes different aspects of servant leadership* Models of Servant Leadership focuses on people who have been identified as classic servant leaders* Putting Servant Leadership to Work features firsthand accounts of how servant leadership has been implemented in various organizations and the difference it has made in both results and human satisfaction. |
| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 265 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781523093960 152309396X |
| Index Number: | HM1261 |
| CLC: | C933 |
| Call Number: | C933/S491 |
| Contents: |
Foreword / Serve first and lead second / What is servant leadership? / Characteristics of servant leaders / Servant leadership is conscious leadership / Servant leadership at the speed of trust / Great leaders SERVE / Servant leadership: what does it really mean? / Servant leaders create a great place to work for all / The leader as shepherd / The evolution of servant leadership / One question every servant leader should ask / In the service of others: when leaders dare to rehumanize work / Servant leaders celebrate others / The servant leader's focus / What you see determines how you serve / Compassion: the heart of servant leadership / How to spot ideal team players / The servant leader identity / The four corners of the leader's universe / Finding your voice / A lesson from my father: washing feet / The puddle is not the problem / Five Army-tested lessons of servant leadership/ Jeffrey W. Foley -- A baptism of leadership / Little things and big things / In praise of followership / Jesus: the greatest example of a servant leader / Andrew Young: partner in servant leadership to Martin Luther King, Jr. / Pat Summitt: steely eyes, servant heart / Dallas Willard: the smartest man I ever met / Henry Blackaby: a lifelong servant leader / Frances Hesselbein: to serve is to live / Charlie "Tremendous" Jones: a sermon seen / Treat your people as family / Developing and using servant leadership in the military / Leading is serving / Serving from an HR perspective / It's how you treat people / How servant leadership has shaped our church culture / Out of the flames, int the light / Serve the people / Waste connections: a servant leadership success story / Don't mark my paper, help me get an A / Final comments: The power of love, not the love of power / |