Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership: Practicing the Wisdom of Leading by Serving

by James W. Sipe, Don M. Frick

Seven Pillars of Servant Practicing the Wisdom of Leading by Serv...

Genres: Leadership, Nonfiction, Business, Business Leadership

230 pages, Paperback

First published March 2, 2009

Reviews

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

Practical Guidelines for Servant Leaders

I think James Ripe as given us a fine book to further the discussion as to what servant leadership looks like in the real world, not just in the philosophy world. This book is filed with great stories of servant leaders,some short and some longer.

Maybe the best part of the book is the questions that he poses for reflection and discussion.

[Tyler · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was really helpful and complementary to the writings of Robert Greenleaf and others about servant leadership. It had a lot of practical information about how to actually practice the principles Greenleaf talks about, and it was definitely a very helpful and interesting book.

[Ally Kleiner · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an excellent book that gave me practical advice on how to be a servant leader! Sipe and Frick effectively communicated fundamental ways of evolving and implementing the competencies and behaviors of a servant leader. They broke this down into seven pillars of servant leadership.

Servant leaders are:
1.) Persons of character
2.) Put people first
3.) Are skilled communicators
4.) Are compassionate collaborators
5.) Have foresight
6.) Are system thinkers
7.) Have strong moral authority

This was an excellent book and I highly recommend it to those who want to be effective servant leaders.

[James Wilson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a great follow up to Robert Greenleaf's book, Servant Leadership. It has practical application steps for each of the seven pillars and the final chapter include a map to get your employees/team involved. This book references other work by authors such as, Stephen Covey, Benjamin Franklin, James Collins, Larry Spears, Bill George, and others. This book is a compilation of the ideas set forth by the other sources and develops the pillars. I did note some refresher pieces that I will continue to reference in my day-to-day life.

[DrCrystal Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Seven Pillars is a must-read for organizations today!

[Kristin]

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