Servant Leadership A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness Robert Greenleaf

Published in 1977, Servant Leadership is Robert K. Greenleaf’s answer to the failure of modern institutions to meet the needs of those they serve and employ. He argues that institutions and the individuals within them should adopt the philosophy of servant leadership: prioritizing their followers’ needs, thus enabling those followers to achieve their goals and empowering them to be of service to others in turn. According to Greenleaf, servant leaders have the potential to improve society dramatically, in every facet of life—in business, religion, philanthropy, education, and so on.In this guide, you’ll learn about the fundamentals of servant leadership: what it is, the qualities servant leaders have, and how servant leadership solves institutional problems. You’ll also learn about how trustees can become servant leaders by building ideal institutions and how individuals in various institutions can become servant leaders. We’ll supplement Greenleaf’s ideas with other experts’ perspectives on leadership, research on the potential benefits and pitfalls of servant leadership, and concrete suggestions for strengthening the institutions you belong to.