Global Servant-Leadership

Wisdom, Love, and Legitimate Power in the Age of Chaos

Author: Philip Mathew, Jiying Song, Shann Ray Ferch, Larry C. Spears, Yusuf Alan, Josmar Arrais, Gürkan Çelik, Kong Wah Chan and Carolyn Crippen

Servant-leadership scholars from around the globe present cutting-edge research, conceptual models, and practice-oriented case studies to address the leadership challenges of the twenty-first century in order to reveal a path toward more healthy and sustainable individuals, families, organizations, and nations.

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In Global Servant-Leadership: Wisdom, Love and Legitimate Power in the Age of Chaos, leadership scholars and practitioners from around the globe share their insights on servant-leadership philosophy, representing diverse contexts and cultures, and reflecting a variety of approaches to servant-leadership through cutting-edge research, conceptual models, and practice-oriented case studies. The contributors to this collection address some of the most significant leadership challenges of the twenty-first century to reveal a path toward more healthy and sustainable individuals, families, organizations, and nations. Global Servant-Leadership challenges not only the rigidly held assumptions of traditional, hierarchical leadership approaches, but provides an antidote to the cynicism so often present within workplaces, political struggles, and individual and family crises of contemporary polarized nation states.

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“This is a much needed and superb contribution to the world of servant-leadership. By focusing on contributions from many different countries and cultures, the contributors refresh and renew our understanding and practical applications of servant-leadership. It is a truly inspirational book that shows us how much we can learn from our fellow leaders in all parts of the world and their work in serving others.”

Global Servant-Leadership: Wisdom, Love and Legitimate Power in the Age of Chaos is an impressive read. It is an anthology of inspirational studies that deepen the understanding of servant-leadership principles and practices in diverse cultures and communities. As the chief academic officer of a community college, each of the studies in this remarkable collection would have been a thought-provoking read for my team of deans during our semi-monthly leadership meetings.

--Marleen Ramsey, Walla Walla Community College

--Ralph Lewis, London Business School

About the Author

Philip Mathew is professor of organizational leadership and resource management at Olympic College.

Jiying Song is assistant professor of business and economics at Northwestern College and the associate editor of The International Journal of Servant-Leadership.

Shann Ray Ferch is professor of leadership in leadership studies at Gonzaga University.

Larry C. Spears is president & CEO of the Spears Center for Servant-Leadership, Inc.