In the twenty-five years since Robert K. Greenleaf first articulated his vision of "servant-leadership," the world has seen a steady expansion in the influence of the man and his ideas. Hailed as the "grandfather" of the modern empowerment movement in business leadership, Greenleaf described true leaders as those who lead by serving others - empowering them to reach their full potential. He saw the ideal leader as one who transforms and integrates an organization; a steward with a commitment to the growth of people and the building of a community.

Introduction : Servant-leadership and the Greenleaf legacy / Larry Spears -- pt. 1. Robert K. Greenleaf : grandfather of new paradigm thinking -- Life's choices and markers / Robert K. Greenleaf -- Reflections from experience / Robert K. Greenleaf -- Robert K. Greenleaf and business ethics : there is no code / Anne T. Fraker -- Claiming servant-leadership as your heritage / Carl Rieser -- Tracing the vision and impact of Robert K. Greenleaf / Joseph J. DiStefano -- The strategic toughness of servant-leadership / Dennis L. Tarr -- pt. 2. The emerging model of servant-leadership -- Servant-leadership training and discipline in authentic community / M. Scott Peck -- The search for spirit in the workplace / Chris Lee and Ron Zemke -- Servant-leadership : is there really time for it? / Ann McGee-Cooper and Duane Trammell -- The leader as servant / Walter Kiechel III -- Some executives are trying to make companies heed a higher authority / Edward Iwata -- First among equals : a corporate executive's vision and the reemerging philosophy of trustees as servant-leaders / Deborah Brody -- pt. 3. Growing as servant-leaders/managers -- Servant-leadership and corporate risk taking : when risk taking makes a difference / Sheila Murray Bethel -- Becoming a servant-leader : the personal development path / Isabel O. Lopez -- Managing toward the millennium / James E. Hennessy, John Killian, and Suki Robins -- Team-building and servant-leadership / Philip Chamberlain -- Power and passion : finding personal purpose / Jauna Bordas -- The new leadership / Michael Kelley -- Servant-leadership : a pathway to the emerging territory / Richard W. Smith -- pt. 4. Greenleaf's legacy -- Robert Greenleaf's legacy : a new foundation for twenty-first century institutions / Peter M. Senge -- Chaos, complexity, and servant-leadership / Jeff McCollum -- Pyramids, circles, and gardens : stories of implementing servant-leadership / Don M. Frick -- Creating a culture of servant leadership : a real life story / Tina Rasmussen -- Servant-leadership and the future / Robert A. Vanourek -- Meditations on servant-leadership / James B. Tatum -- Afterword : Reflections on Robert K. Greenleaf / Newcomb Greenleaf.