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Greenleaf News & Events
The Greenleaf Center's 18th Annual International Conference will be held June 5-7, 2008 at the Westin Hotel in Indianapolis.
New in the Catalog
The Case for Servant Leadership by Dr. Kent M. Keith, Greenleaf Center CEO, is now available. The 85-page book cites the universal importance of service, defines servant leadership, compares the power model of leadership with the service model, describes some key practices of servant-leaders, and explores the meaningful lives of servant-leaders. To buy copies of the book, click here.
Servant leader Howard Behar has written a book about the leadership principles that he used to build Starbucks. The Greenleaf Center is grateful to Mr. Behar for donating half the royalties to the Center. To buy copies of his book, click here.
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Ann McGee-Cooper and Duane Trammell
Here are comments from other authors regarding Robert K. Greenleaf and servant leadership:
Ann McGee-Cooper and Duane Trammell, in Focus on Leadership, defined Servant Leadership this way:
"Servant Leadership is not about a personal quest for power, prestige, or material rewards. Instead, from this perspective, leadership begins with a true motivation to serve others. Rather than controlling or wielding power, the servant-leader works to build a solid foundation or shared goals by (1) listening deeply to understand the needs and concerns of others; (2) working thoughtfully to help build a creative consensus; and (3) honoring the paradox of polarized parties and working to create ‘third right answers’ that rise above the compromise of ‘we/they’ negotiations. The focus of Servant Leadership is on sharing information, building a common vision, self-management, high levels of interdependence, learning from mistakes, encouraging creative input from every team member, and questioning present assumptions and mental models."
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