Greenleaf Center fo Servant Leadership


In the Catalog


What is servant leadership? Is it a philosophy, or a theory, or a set of values, or a list of characteristics, or a series of practices—or some combination of all of these things? Professor Stephen Prosser addresses these questions in the context of the literature and research on servant leadership in the new essay Servant Leadership: More Philosophy, Less Theory. After reviewing the ways in which people try to describe and explain leadership, he provides six reasons why servant leadership is a philosophy, not a theory, concerning service and the practice of leadership. The essay is concise, and designed for the practitioner. To buy copies of the essay, click here.


Servant-Institutions in Business by Jerry Glashagel, Greenleaf Center Program Consultant, is now available. The 84-page book tells how eight companies approach the challenge of serving their employees, customers, business partners and community partners and outlines the characteristics of servant-institutions in business. To order copies, click here.

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