The Servant Leader by James A Autry

The Servant Leader by James A Autry

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 for leadership. The result is a more productive, successful, and happier organization, and a more meaningful life for the leader.

Autry reveals how to remain true to the servant leadership model when handling day-to-day and long-term management situations, including how to-

.Provide guidance during conflict and crisis
.Assure your continued growth and progress as a leader
.Train managers in the principles of servant leadership
.Transform a company with morale problems into a great place to work

Practiced by one-third of the companies on Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list, servant leadership is a thriving philosophy. Ultimately, Autry explores how it can be a valuable, refreshing, and rewarding approach to leading others in business life.

A former Fortune 500 executive, James A. Autry is an author, poet, and consultant whose work has influenced leadership thought. He has twelve novels to his credit, and his work has appeared in numerous anthologies and publications. When Autry was one of the poets included in Bill Moyers' special 1989 PBS series, The Power of the Word, and in Moyers' 1995 book, The Language of Life, he earned a lot of national exposure. He appeared on PBS's Moyers & Company in 2012, and his work has been featured on NPR's Writer's Corner with Garrison Keillor. Autry is a member of Poets & Writers, Inc.'s national Advisory Board.

The Des Moines National Poetry Festival was founded by him. He has received four honorary degrees and the Iowa Humanities Board's lifetime achievement award for service to the humanities. Autry and his wife, former Lieutenant Governor of Iowa Sally Pederson, live in Des Moines, Iowa, with their thirty-one-year-old son. He is the father of two grown sons from a previous marriage and the grandfather of two grandchildren.

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ISBN 13	9781400054732
ISBN 10	1400054737
Title	The Servant Leader
Author	James A Autry
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2004-11-30
Number of pages	288
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