Practicing Servant-Leadership: Succeeding Through Trust, Bravery, and Forgiveness

Practicing 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 information on:

• how the idealistic vision of the servant as leader works even in the competitive world of business.
• encouraging leaders to begin by looking at what they themselves want to become and then to bring this knowledge into their daily leadership.
• how the principles of servant-leadership can enhance our understanding and practice of philanthropy.
• examining the board chairperson's especially vital role as a servant- leader.
• exploring what leaders learn from being followers.

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Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 10/04/2004
ISBN: 9780787974558
Pages: 336
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d