Service Leadership: An Effective Management Model

Author: Larry C. Spears (USA)
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Publish Date: March 1, 2006
Features: This book creatively connects "leaders" and "servants," forming the concept of "servant leadership." Featuring 11 distinguished leadership experts from various industries and fields, it explores the core principles of servant leadership, elaborates on the roles and management models of servant leaders, introduces the 10 key characteristics of servant leadership, the dual servant leadership role of chairpersons, and the role of servant leadership in organizational collaboration. This book provides leaders with a fresh perspective, new ideas, and innovative models, offering readers new knowledge, inspiration, and motivation. These concepts are highly practical and can be directly referenced for use. Entrepreneurs, professional managers, management students and educators, as well as those interested in leadership theory, will find value in this book.
Prefaced and recommended by renowned leadership authority Warren Bennis, the authors are all distinguished thinkers in the field of leadership. The book explains how leaders can apply servant leadership styles in their daily work and explores how servant leadership functions. It analyzes case studies of various types of organizations, including business enterprises, non-profit organizations, schools, and charitable institutions. The book consists of 11 chapters, covering the following themes:
- How does servant leadership play a role in a highly competitive environment?
- What roles should leaders adopt?
- How can a servant mindset be integrated into daily work?
- What are the characteristics of servant leaders, and what management models should they adopt?
- How should chairpersons fulfill their dual servant leadership role in the board and the entire organization?
- How does servant leadership contribute to collaboration between organizations?
Regardless of whether readers are familiar with servant leadership theory, they will find this book a practical guide. Reading it will inspire, enlighten, and energize readers, providing them with benefits and teaching them how to apply the principles and methods of servant leadership in their work.