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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 Philiosophy, 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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The Greenleaf Center Retreat, October 2008
The Greenleaf Center Retreat held October 8, 9 and 10, 2008 at the Waycross Center in Morgantown, Indiana was a time of reflection and growth for the participants. Richard Smith and Tamyra Freeman guided the group through a series of questions and activities including poetry, stories, walking reflection, writing, use of video, drawing, listening to music, sitting reflection, and movement. Each member received a copy of Greenleaf's essay, Choices and Markers in which Greenleaf briefly shared his pivotal ideas and markers that were significant in guiding his choices in work. Below are the remarks of some of those attending. Thank you to everyone who participated!
The pacing of the three days was a good combination of structured and unstructured time that contributed to slowing down, supported reflection, and enabled meaningful quiet time. I thought the actual experience of the retreat met the intended expectations of retreat as advertised in the advance materials, something that doesn't always happen.
-Jeff Blade
Retreat is a mini-vacation that we give to ourselves to help keep us healthy, centered, and able to continue our work when we return. But during the retreat, it is a time to be provided for by others so that we can begin to free our minds and open them to our Creator. It is reminiscent of Jesus' visiting the wilderness to become centered with His Father again.
-Dave Worland
The retreat was a very effective mix of learning more about servant leadership and developing an emerging action plan to begin to integrate servant leadership into one's life. I left the retreat feeling encouraged and hopeful.a wonderful feeling to have.
-Steve Helmich
The Servant Leadership retreat gave me an opportunity to reflect upon my life choices and directions. Even though the time was short, the guided reflection questions facilitated a quality in depth experience.
-Sr. Jackie McCracken
It was a great opportunity for me to reflect on Servant Leadership and how I can be a better servant leader for my team at Kiwanis International. I really enjoyed the opportunity to connect and discuss servant leadership with a small group of people from various professions.
-Lanton Lee
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