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.
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.
Chapter 1: Re-imagining Power in Leadership: Reflection, Integration, and Servant-Leadership Karel San Juan Chapter 2: Servant-Leadership: Sustaining Democratic Schools Carolyn Crippen Chapter 3: Leadership Development for Today's Ktunaxa Youth: Command Structure versus the Crazy Dog Society Christopher Horsethief Chapter 4: Art and Literature in a Servant-Leadership Curriculum for Undergraduate Female Students Who Are From Mexican Migrant Farm Worker Backgrounds Patricia Valdes Chapter 5: Servant-Leadership in a Changing Culture: Reflections on the Brazilian Context Robson Marinho and Josmar Arrais Chapter 6: What Can Hunter-Gatherers Teach Us About Servant-Leadership? Richard Leider and Larry C. Spears Chapter 7: The Anchor of Servant-Leadership: Julius Nyerere and the Virtue of Humility Peter Mulinge Chapter 8: A Kenyan on Servant-Leadership: Harambee and Service Jeremiah Ole Koshal & Kathleen Patterson Chapter 9: A Priest Forever: The Story Of Rev. Florence Li Tim-Oi Peter Lim Chapter 10: One Woman's Struggle: A Reflection on Servant-Leadership Margaret Muchiri Chapter 11: Waiting in Line Muzabel Welongo Chapter 12: Xhosa Tribal Culture And Its Influence On The Servant-Leadership Of Nelson Mandela Mary Sobralske Chapter 13: Fethullah Gulen as a Servant-Leader Gurkan Celik.and Yusuf Alan Chapter 14: Learners' Perceptions of Servant-Leadership in Classrooms Kong Wah Chan Chapter 15: Accentuating Servant-Leadership in Singapore Leadership Mentoring Lim Lee Hean and Low Guat Tin Chapter 16: Human Rights from its Origins to the Twenty-First Century: A Journey through Empathy, Love, the Will to Power, and the Will to Meaning Toni Jimenez Luque Chapter 17: Servant-Leadership in Higher Education in Saudi Arabia Areej Abdullah Shafai Chapter 18: The Servant-Leader as Persuader: Sardar Vallabhai Patel and the Integration of India Philip Mathew
Global Servant-Leadership: Wisdom, Love and Legitimate Power in the Age of Chaos provides a vast, contextualized bibliography on servant leadership. But it is much more than a comprehensive reference collection. Though scholarly, the authors reveal the beauty and meaning and graceful power of other-centered leaders in stunningly diverse contexts. I can't imagine anyone now sitting down to write on leadership without this book as a companion. -- Bill Robinson, Whitworth University Global Servant-Leadership: Wisdom, Love and Legitimate Power in the Age of Chaos weaves a rich tapestry of research and experience that furthers the study and practice of servant-leadership. Edited and written by servant-leaders, this rich compilation of articles from around the world will engage students and enhance my work as an educator, bringing a much-needed broader, more inclusive perspective. Well done! -- Mary Jo Lewis, Aquinas Institute of Theology 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 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. -- Ralph Lewis, London Business School
