商品簡介
Servant leadership may be the answer to the current demand for a more ethical, people-centred leadership where humility, empowerment and contribution are key elements. Coined by Robert Greenleaf in the 1970s, servant leadership may be particularly relevant today because it adds a moral component to transformational leadership and it places explicit attention on the needs of the followers. Although influence is generally seen as the essence of leadership, servant leadership changes the focus of this influence by emphasizing the ideal of service within the leader-follower relationship
An increasing number of organizations have adopted servant leadership as part of their corporate philosophy and found great success, even in tough economic times. With their focus on followers seemingly incongruent to some leadership philosophies, these servant-led organizations are not only highly profitable but also have healthy corporate cultures with high levels of worker satisfaction. In essence, these organizations have created servant-led environments in which everyone wins
The purpose of this book is to provide an overview of current thinking and empirical research of the determinants, underlying processes and consequences of servant leadership. It brings together the most influential writers in the field-experts on the essence of servant leadership, the background of Robert Greenleaf's thinking, on its measurement and on how to translate this thinking into practice
作者簡介
Dirk van Dierendonck is Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, The Netherlands. His expertise is servant leadership with specific attention to its influence on the flourishing of people within organizations
Kathleen Patterson is Associate Professor at Regent University's School of Global Leadership and Entrepreneurship, USA. She is noted as an expert on servant leadership, coordinates annual Servant Leadership Research Roundtables, and is the editor of the Journal of Virtues in Leadership
