That is the essence of servant-leadership, the management philosophy originally outlined by organizational expert Robert Greenleaf in the 1970s. It’s a philosophy whose time has truly come.
For such progressive companies, mere institutional power is no longer enough. Their secret is the empowerment that servant-leadership provides, and it can make the difference between the success of your organization and its downfall.
With Servant-Leadership Across Cultures, you’ll come to understand how and why doing the right thing pays off for everyone—not just for your business partners, but for the world.
Fons Trompenaars is an expert on internationalmanagement and the author ofRiding the Waves of Culture, which hasbeen translated into fourteen languages.Recently he published Riding the Whirlwind,a dynamic new take on creativityand innovation. Trompenaars, founderand Managing Director of TrompenaarsHampden-Tuner, a consulting and trainingorganization, has worked with clients suchas Shell, BP, ICI, Philips, Heineken, TRW,Mars, Motorola, General Motors, Nike,and Merrill Lynch.
Ed Voerman founded Voerman International,UTS Group, and the GreenleafCenter for Servant-Leadership Europe. Hereceived a Royal decoration for his socialcommitment in 2004.