{"product_id":"practicing-servant-leadership-succeeding-through-trust-bravery-and-forgiveness-paperback-softback-9780787974558","title":"Practicing Servant-Leadership; Succeeding Through Trust, Bravery, and Forgiveness (Paperback \/ softback) 9780787974558","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePracticing Servant-Leadership\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSucceeding Through Trust, Bravery, and Forgiveness\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\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. 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Fifth Discipline\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLarry C. Spears (Edited by), LC Spears (Author), Michele Lawrence (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780787974558, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 October 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 16.2 x 3 cm, 0.52 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword: 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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52410677723416,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/practicing-servant-leadership-succeeding-through-trust-bravery-and-forgiveness-paperback-softback-9780787974558","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}