On becoming a servant-leader /
Greenleaf, Robert K.
On becoming a servant-leader / Robert K. Greenleaf ; Don M. Frick, Larry C. Spears, editors ; foreword by Peter F. Drucker. - 1st ed. - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, c1996. - xx, 394 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-380) and index.
pt. 1. The ethic of strength : manuscript for a book. Something to hope for ; A concept of strength ; The search ; The requirements of responsibility ; Openness to knowledge ; The practice of openness ; The future is now ; Entheos and growth ; Purpose and laughter ; A dream -- pt. 2. Essays on power, management, and organizations. Power : Business, ethics, and manipulation ; Coercion, manipulation, and persuasion : reflections on a strategy for change ; Power in the executive office ; Lessons on power ; Building the ethic of strength in business -- Management : Industry's means for personality adjustment ; Behavioral research : a factor in tomorrow's better management ; The operator versus the conceptualizer : an issue of management talents ; The managerial mind ; Growing greatness in managers -- Organizations : My work at AT&T : an adventure in spirit ; Manager, administrator, statesman ; The making of a distinguished institution ; Retirement communities -- pt. 3. Leadership and the individual : the Dartmouth lectures. The crisis of leadership ; The strategies of a leader ; Leadership and the unknown ; Leadership and foresight ; The individual as leader -- pt. 4. In person with Robert K. Greenleaf. A conversation with Robert K. Greenleaf.
On Becoming a Servant-Leader, a collection of previously unpublished work by Greenleaf, demonstrates his personal and professional philosophy, which postulates that true leaders are those who lead by serving others. Spanning a time frame of more than fifty years, this collection includes original essays focused on the key issues - power, ethics, management, organizations, and servanthood - that are reflective of the evolution of Greenleaf's remarkable career. The book also presents "Leadership and the Individual," a series of lectures that Greenleaf delivered at Dartmouth College. In addition, the book contains the complete manuscript of Greenleaf's previously unpublished book "The Ethic of Strength.".
0787902306 (acidfree paper) 9780787902308 (acidfree paper)
95052069
Leadership.
Associations, institutions, etc.
Organizational effectiveness.
Management.
Leadership.
Organizations.
Organization and Administration.
Leiderschap.
Management.
Associations, institutions, etc.
Leadership.
Management.
Organizational effectiveness.
HM141 / .G685 1996
303.3/4
On becoming a servant-leader / Robert K. Greenleaf ; Don M. Frick, Larry C. Spears, editors ; foreword by Peter F. Drucker. - 1st ed. - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, c1996. - xx, 394 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-380) and index.
pt. 1. The ethic of strength : manuscript for a book. Something to hope for ; A concept of strength ; The search ; The requirements of responsibility ; Openness to knowledge ; The practice of openness ; The future is now ; Entheos and growth ; Purpose and laughter ; A dream -- pt. 2. Essays on power, management, and organizations. Power : Business, ethics, and manipulation ; Coercion, manipulation, and persuasion : reflections on a strategy for change ; Power in the executive office ; Lessons on power ; Building the ethic of strength in business -- Management : Industry's means for personality adjustment ; Behavioral research : a factor in tomorrow's better management ; The operator versus the conceptualizer : an issue of management talents ; The managerial mind ; Growing greatness in managers -- Organizations : My work at AT&T : an adventure in spirit ; Manager, administrator, statesman ; The making of a distinguished institution ; Retirement communities -- pt. 3. Leadership and the individual : the Dartmouth lectures. The crisis of leadership ; The strategies of a leader ; Leadership and the unknown ; Leadership and foresight ; The individual as leader -- pt. 4. In person with Robert K. Greenleaf. A conversation with Robert K. Greenleaf.
On Becoming a Servant-Leader, a collection of previously unpublished work by Greenleaf, demonstrates his personal and professional philosophy, which postulates that true leaders are those who lead by serving others. Spanning a time frame of more than fifty years, this collection includes original essays focused on the key issues - power, ethics, management, organizations, and servanthood - that are reflective of the evolution of Greenleaf's remarkable career. The book also presents "Leadership and the Individual," a series of lectures that Greenleaf delivered at Dartmouth College. In addition, the book contains the complete manuscript of Greenleaf's previously unpublished book "The Ethic of Strength.".
0787902306 (acidfree paper) 9780787902308 (acidfree paper)
95052069
Leadership.
Associations, institutions, etc.
Organizational effectiveness.
Management.
Leadership.
Organizations.
Organization and Administration.
Leiderschap.
Management.
Associations, institutions, etc.
Leadership.
Management.
Organizational effectiveness.
HM141 / .G685 1996
303.3/4