Synopses & Reviews
First presented as an idea 30 years ago, servant leadership is based on selflessly serving one's team, organization, or community rather than power, domination, or self-interest. ""The Serving Leader presents the simple truth of this idea in a fresh parable about a dying father reunited with his estranged son and only child. This second book in the ""Ken Blanchard series of short inspirational empowerment texts offers a practical ""action approach"" to servant leadership. The five lessons Mike learns from his father - upend the pyramid, raise the bar, blaze the trail, build on strength, and run to great purpose - can be applied equally to life and work. ""The Serving Leader's moving story, memorable characters, and strong insights make it as exciting as it is educational.
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First presented as an idea 30 years ago, servant leadership is based on selflessly serving one's team, organization, or community rather than power, domination, or self-interest."
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The Serving Leader
Five Powerful Actions to Transform Your Team, Business, and Community, 10th Anniversary Edition, Revised and Expanded
It's people who make organizations great, so how can leaders best help their people achieve that greatness? As Ken Jennings and John Stahl-Wert show in this new edition of their bestseller, you can't just demand greatness--you have to inspire it. The most effective leaders don't just stand in front of their people, they stand behind them too. As one of the characters in the book notes, "You qualify to be first by putting other people first." This concept sounds paradoxical, but it leads to extraordinary outcomes--and
The Serving Leader shows precisely how and why.
While Jennings and Stahl-Wert use a compelling fictional story to outline the basics of Serving Leadership, all the characters in it are based on real people, the organizations depicted are based on real organizations--and the results they achieved are what really happened. This edition features a new foreword by Ken Blanchard, a new introduction, and a new chapter checking back in with Mike, the main character, to see what he has learned in the twelve years since he embraced Serving Leadership
On one level this is the most practical guide available to implementing Serving Leadership; on a deeper level, it is a book about the personal journey of growth that real leadership requires. Great organizations are great because they're filled with people who freely choose to do their very best. It's a maddeningly simple concept yet stunningly hard to execute. Jennings and Stahl-Wert show leaders how to earn that kind of commitment.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-122).