{"product_id":"practicing-servant-leadership-isbn-9780787974558","title":"Practicing Servant-Leadership","description":"\u003ci\u003ePracticing Servant-Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e brings together a group of exceptional thinkers who offer a compendium of thought on the topic of bringing servant-leadership into the daily lives of leaders. Each contributor focuses on his or her area of expertise, exploring how servant-leadership works in the real world, using examples from a variety of organizations such as businesses, nonprofits, churches, schools, foundations, and leadership organizations. Highlights of the book's twelve essays include information on:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow the idealistic vision of the servant as leader works even in the competitive world of business.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eencouraging leaders to begin by looking at what they themselves want to become and then to bring this knowledge into their daily leadership.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow the principles of servant-leadership can enhance our understanding and practice of philanthropy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eexamining the board chairperson's especially vital role as a servant- leader.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eexploring what leaders learn from being followers.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrder your copy today!\u003c\/p\u003e  Foreword: Why Servant-Leadership Matters (Warren Bennis).  \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Editors and The Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Who Is the Servant-Leader? (Robert K. Greenleaf).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Understanding and Practice of Servant-Leadership (Larry C. Spears).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Unique Double Servant-Leadership Role of the Board Chairperson (John Carver).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Love and Work\u003cbr\u003e A Conversation with James A. Autry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Servant-Leadership and Philanthropic Institutions (John C. Burkhardt, Larry C. Spears).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. On the Right Side of History (John C. Bogle).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Anatomy of a Collaboration: An Act of Servant-Leadership (Wendell J.Walls).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Servant-Leadership Characteristics in Organizational Life (Don DeGraaf, Colin Tilley, Larry Neal).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Toward a Theology of Institutions (David L. Specht with Richard R. Broholm).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Foresight as the Central Ethic of Leadership (Daniel H. Kim).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Servant-Leadership, Forgiveness, and Social Justice (Shann R. Ferch).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The Servant-Leader: From Hero to Host\u003cbr\u003e An Interview with Margaret J. Wheatley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eLarry C. Spears\u003c\/b\u003e is president and CEO of the Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership. Spears is the former managing director of the Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium, a cooperative association of twelve colleges and universities in the Philadelphia area. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including On Becoming a Servant-Leader, Reflections on Leadership, and Seeker and Servant from Jossey-Bass.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichele Lawrence\u003c\/b\u003e directs the annual international conference for the Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership and acts as editor of the quarterly newsletter, The Servant-Leader. Together with Spears, she is coeditor of Focus on Leadership from John Wiley \u0026amp; Sons.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Servant and leader–can these two roles be fused in one real person, no matter what the calling or level of status? If so, can such a person live and be productive in the real world of the present?\" Robert K. Greenleaf said the answer is \"Yes.\"  \u003cp\u003ePracticing Servant-Leadership brings together a group of exceptional thinkers who offer a compendium of thought on the topic of bringing servant-leadership into the daily lives of leaders. Each contributor focuses on his or her area of expertise, exploring how servant-leadership works in the real world, using examples from a variety of organizations such as businesses, nonprofits, churches, schools, foundations, and leadership organizations. Highlights of the book’s twelve essays include\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow the idealistic vision of the servant as leader works even in the competitive world of business\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEncouraging leaders to begin by looking at what they themselves want to become and then to bring this knowledge into their daily leadership\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow the principles of servant-leadership can enhance our understanding and practice of philanthropy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamining the board chairperson’s especially vital role as a servant- leader\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRevealing the important role that religious congregations and seminaries can play in helping to hold organizations in trust around the exercise of their power and prerogative\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExploring what leaders learn from being followers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThose new to servant-leadership will find Practicing Servant-Leadership a practical guide to the model, and those already familiar with the model will find new practical application and inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e  VOICES OF SERVANT-LEADERSHIP  \u003cp\u003e\"Servant-leadership has never been more applicable to the world of leadership than it is today.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Ken Blanchard, author, The Heart of Leadership\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"We are each indebted to Greenleaf for bringing spirit and values into the workplace.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Peter Block, author, Stewardship\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I congratulate the Greenleaf Center for its invaluable service to society and for carrying the torch of servant-leadership over the years.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Stephen R. Covey, author, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Robert Greenleaf takes us beyond cynicism and cheap tricks and simplified techniques into the heart of the matter, into the spiritual lives of those who lead.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Parker Palmer, author, The Courage to Teach\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Servant-leadership is more than a concept. As far as I’m concerned, it is a fact. I would simply define it by saying that any great leader, by which I also mean an ethical leader of any group, will see herself or himself primarily as a servant of that group and will act accordingly.\"\u003cbr\u003e —M. Scott Peck, author, The Road Less Traveled\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"No one in the past thirty years has had a more profound impact on thinking about leadership than Robert Greenleaf. If we sought an objective measure of the quality of leadership available to society, there would be none better than the number of people reading and studying his writings.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Peter M. Senge, author, The Fifth Discipline\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors include\u003cbr\u003e James A. Autry, John C. Bogle, Richard R. Broholm, John C. Burkhardt, John Carver, Don DeGraaf, Shann R. Ferch, Robert K. Greenleaf, Daniel H. Kim, Larry Neal, Larry C. Spears, David L. Specht, Colin Tilley, Wendell J. Walls, and Margaret J. Wheatley, with Foreword by Warren Bennis.\u003c\/p\u003e  “Servant-leadership has never been more applicable to the world of leadership than it is today.”\u003cbr\u003e --Ken Blanchard, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“We are each indebted to Greenleaf for bringing spirit and values into the workplace.”\u003cbr\u003e --Peter Block, author, \u003ci\u003eStewardship\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“I congratulate the Greenleaf Center for its invaluable service to society and for carrying the torch of servant-leadership over the years.”\u003cbr\u003e --Stephen R. Covey, author, \u003ci\u003eThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Robert Greenleaf takes us beyond cynicism and cheap tricks and simplified techniques into the heart of the matter, into the spiritual lives of those who lead.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eParker Palmer, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Courage to Teach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Servant-leadership is more than a concept. As far as I’m concerned, it is a fact. I would simply define it by saying that any great leader, by which I also mean an ethical leader of any group, will see herself or himself primarily as a servant of that group and will act accordingly.”\u003cbr\u003e --M. Scott Peck, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Road Less Traveled\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“No one in the past thirty years has had a more profound impact on thinking about leadership than Robert Greenleaf. 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