The Servant Leader
How to Build a Creative Team, Develop Great Morale, and Improve Bottom-Line Performance
$37.90
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2004
Summary
A Practical Guide to Using the Principles of Servant Leadership
Leadership is a calling. And servant leadership-the idea that managing with respect, honesty, love, and spirituality empowers employees-helps individuals answer that calling. Bestselling author and former Fortune 500 executive James A. Autry reveals the servant leader’s tools, a set of skills and ideals that will transform the way business is done. It helps leaders nurture the needs and goals of those who look to them f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781400054732 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1400054737 |
| Author: | James A. Autry |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2004 |
| Weight: | 215g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 132mm x 204mm |
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Critics Review
“This is an awesome book. James Autry’s gift is that he brings lofty ideals down to earth with general illustrations that make them easy to understand and apply. I highly recommend it!” —Jack Canfield, coauthor, Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work.
“The Servant Leader illuminates a clear path to personal, spiritual, and material actualization, which, in return, creates an infinite circle of prosperity.” —Tom Gould, retired chairman and CEO, Younkers, Inc.
“Quite simply, this is an extraordinary book. It is a classic already and the first truly great leadership book of the new century.” —John Noble, director, Greenleaf Center, UK
“The Servant Leader is really the best field guide I’ve seen for helping managers transform themselves into true leaders.” —Doug Greene, CEO, New Hope Group
“Servant leadership is a bold step toward a necessary redefinition of business as an arena of caring and not a mere instrument for producing profit.” —Sam Keen, author, Hymns to an Unknown God and Fire in the Belly
James A. Autry
James A. Autry was president of the magazine group for Meredith Corporation, responsible for such publications as Better Homes and Gardens and Ladies’ Home Journal. He is the author of eight books, including Love and Profit: The Art of Caring Leadership. Currently a business consultant with an active speaking schedule, Autry lives in Des Moines, Iowa.
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