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The World's Most Powerful Leadership Principle: How to Become a Servant Leader

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James Hunter follows up on "The Servant" with this book: "The World's Most Powerful Leadership Principle". I am still not sure there is enough new material presented to warrant this release. It contains so much from the first book but does add additional quips, quotes, and anecdotes, and some new material.

Perhaps Hunter wrote this book to appeal more broadly to a secular readership. "The Servant" was clearly a spiritual journey; "World's Most Powerful..." is a more secular treatise and will be much more widely accepted in MBA classrooms.

But whether one approaches servant leadership from a faith or secular point of view, the truth remains the same. These basic, solid principles of leadership work.

Not all truths about human nature and leadership are self-evident: some are contained in paradox: leaders must be servants, giving of yourself releases giving to you, to get love you must give love first, and others.

All in all, this is a solid book which contains some real gems.

Never heard of this guy until I read his first book. Then saw this a couple weeks ago and he brings it once again. He gets it, there are few leaders in this world right now today. He tells about leadership in a direct, no nonsense way but is preaching love in the workplace. He is teaching that leaders are people who hold their followers accountable, can be tough when they need to but do care and that creates more followers.

Sounds simple. Everyone says they know this stuff, a handful do it. Hunter lays this out and its good.

After Jim wrote The Servant, he was bombarded with questions! How does a person become a servant leader? That lead to the writing of this "how to" book.
If you haven't read The Servant, don't despair, Jim provides a review of the concepts and benefits of this type of leadership. Then with both inspiration and detail, he shares how to move forward and become a real servant leader. It is not a process for the faint of heart.
For example, he asks the leader to get feedback from their associates. The book gives you the actual feedback form to distribute. Once the results are in, the leader is asked to thank their team members and tell them specifically what the leader has chosen to improve. This takes some guts!

If you are a leader in a social organization, a non-profit, at work or in a club and you are interested in leading with your heart and spirit, give this book a try. You won't be disappointed.

i have read many leadership books. this is one of the best if you subscribe to the servant leadership principles. well explained. good examples. given to me as a gift and now i have bought a number of copies to give to my employees

I am an avid reader of leadership books; this one is at the top of my list! James Hunter does a wonderful job at laying out the principles of true leadership, Servant Leadership. He will tell you (I have attended one of his workshops too) that these are all things we know and have been taught and caught for centuries, he just puts it all together. The way Jim puts it together is great and really hits to the core if you apply it (personally and in your relationships). Jim stresses that Leadership development and character development are one.

This is a sequel to his first book The Servant, which lays out all of the same principles in a story form. This book is more of a how to or a map of the Servant Leadership principles for those that want to read some more and get a process with instructions. Reading is good, but the book ends with a chapter on implementation and a challenge that only 10 percent of learners, really learn. The challenge is to not just read this book, but to become engaged in the principles and values that this book communicates, truly work on yourself and commit the material to real learning (behavioral changes).

It my have just been a timing thing for me (a point ready to learn) but this book changed my outlook and habits to grow as a Servant Leader. I'm not where I want to be, but I'm working at it daily (read the book, you'll understand).

This is an excellent book for looking at things in a different light and realizing you do have more control on the outcomes of almost all situations. The book suppports the belief that people can change if they want to. A good book for business as well as everyday living.

James Hunter has produced a well written, to the point book on what it means to be a REAL leader. I would also recommend "Launching A Leadership Revolution" by Chris Brady and Orrin Woodward. The combination of these two books is everything you need to become the leader you should be.

The World's Most Powerful Leadership Principle is James Hunter's follow up to his #1 bestseller The Servant which is an allegory on servant leadership. In this second book, Hunter offers a practical, step-by-step path to actually implementing servant leadership in both work life and personal life. The book is both practical and very inspiring.

James Hunter has consulted with organization of all sizes on leadership for over 20 years, but his consulting work began with dysfunctional organizations with labor vs. management disputes. What he learned relatively quickly was that the vast majority of these issues were a result of poor leadership. His focus quickly became identifying and resolving leadership issues, as his research pointed to leadership as the single greatest predictor of an organization's success or failure.

Hunter makes a clear distinction between management and leadership, and assumes that anyone put into a leadership position has the requisite management skills. His focus is on leadership, which he defines as the skills of influencing people to enthusiastically work toward goals identified as being for the common good, with character that inspires confidence. In other words, the most effective leader is the one who looks at his or her role as an opportunity to serve others, helping them to excel and grow, and it requires tremendous character to achieve that consistently.

Hunter did not invent the idea of servant leadership, which has existed for thousands of years. He points out that nearly a third of Fortune Magazine's top 100 companies to work for employ servant leadership in their organizations. He makes it clear that servant leadership is essential for creating sustainable success and an organization that can survive difficult times.

Hunter clearly defines the characteristics of servant leadership and explains why each one of the characteristics is essential for successful, sustainable leadership. He then lays out a practical path for creating both personal and organizational change that allow for the successful development of servant leadership.

I found this book to be incredibly inspiring and full of very useful information. I took notes from almost every page of the book. I found synergies between Hunter's message and that of other experts on leadership whom I admire, which further strengthened my belief that an attitude of service is perhaps the most important element of a truly successful life. I highly recommend The World's Most Powerful Leadership Principle.

Again, I love a great story. Jim Hunter knows how to write a great story and his heart is certainly in the "receive" place of "Serve Others" in The Servant. I love Jim Hunter's books. Read them and learn how to influence others in the most powerful manner known to humanity--as a servant.

This book trully does open your mind on how to take leadership of a team and have them recognize you as a good leader; it also does provide you of vary of tools on how to lead a group.