num_pages: 37
description: This is the essay that started it all. Powerful, poetic and practical. The Servant as Leader describes some of the characteristics and activities of servant-leaders, providing examples which show that individual efforts, inspired by vision and a servant ethic, can make a substantial difference in the quality of society.Greenleaf discusses the skills necessary to be a servant-leader; the importance of awareness, foresight and listening; and the contrasts between coercive, manipulative, and persuasive power. A must-read.
language: English
title: The Servant as Leader
titlecomplete: The Servant as Leader
genres: Self Help, Leadership, Management, Psychology, Nonfiction, Business, School
ratings_count: 380
publisher: Robert K. Greenleaf Center