Servant leadership

Servant leadership is an approach to leadership development, coined and defined by Robert Greenleaf and advanced by several authors such as Stephen Covey, Peter Block, Peter Senge, Max DePree, Margaret Wheatley, Ken Blanchard, and others. Servant-leadership emphasizes the leader's role as steward of the resources (human, financial and otherwise) provided by the organization. It encourages leaders to serve others while staying focused on achieving results in line with the organization's values and integrity.

Further reading

• Trevor M. Hall, ed. Becoming Authentic: The Search for Wholeness and Calling as a Servant Leader (2007) ISBN 978-1-929569-36-6
• Robert Greenleaf. Servant Leadership ISBN 0-8091-0554-3
• Peter Block. Stewardship ISBN 1-881052-86-9
• James Autry. The Servant Leader ISBN 1-400054-73-7
• Larry Spears, ed. Reflections on Leadership ISBN 0-471-03686-2
• Larry Spears, ed. Insights on Leadership ISBN 0-471-17634-6
• Larry Spears, ed. Focus on Leadership ISBN 0-471-41162-0
• Larry Spears & Michele Lawrence, ed. Practicing Servant-Leadership ISBN 0-7879-7455-2
• James Hunter. the Servant ISBN 0-761513-69-8
• James Hunter. The World's Most Powerful Leadership Principle ISBN 1-578569-75-3
• Bruce E. Winston, Be a Leader for God's Sake ISBN 0-9725819-0-1
• Ken Blanchard, ed., Lead Like Jesus
• John J. Sullivan, Servant First! Leadership for the New Millennium ISBN 1-594672-27-X
• Kent Halstead, Servant Leadership for Congregations
• Timothy H. Warneka, Black Belt Leader, Peaceful Leader: An Introduction to Catholic Servant Leadership ISBN 978-0-9768627-9-6
• Max DePree, "Leadership is an Art"
• Tom Marshall. "Understanding Leadership: Fresh Perspectives on the Essentials of New Testament Leadership" ISBN 1-85240-053-6

External links

• The Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership
• Servant Leadership Resources from the Master of Arts in Leadership program at Trinity Western University
• Servant Leader chairs
• Viterbo University's MA in Servant-Leadership
• Article at Leadership Now
• Article at The Academy for Chief Executives
• San Diego Leadership Initiative
• "Practicing Servant-Leadership" by Larry Spears
• Political Servant Leadership
• Global Dharma Center/Center for Dharmic Leadership a not-for-profit organisation providing (free) articles, research publications and training modules on Culture Development, Individual/Organisation Transformation and, Serving and Leading from a spiritual context.
• http://www.regent.edu/acad/sls/conferences/roundtable/home.htm Regent University's School of Global Leadership and Entrepreneurship holds a Servant Leadership Research Roundtable each year for folk to gather and discuss current servant leadership research. Online proceedings are available.
• The Swadhyay Movement
• The Peter R. Marsh Foundation The Peter R. Marsh Foundation promotes Servant First Leadership in the Pacific Northwest Region of the United States through training, coaching and knowledge resources.
• ServantLeader Ministries conducts leadership seminars worldwide on the philosophy of servant leadership as taught and practiced by Jesus Christ.
• Servant Leadership for Congregations Free downloadable book.
• Catholic Servant Leadership provides keynote speeches & leadership seminars for emerging student leaders at Catholic colleges, Catholic universities, as well as for lay and religious adults in Roman Catholic parishes, organizations, conferences and associations.