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

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Crown Business; 1 edition (June 22, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 140005334X
• ISBN-13: 978-1400053346
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #179,032 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting. Challenging. Solid. Profound., February 28, 2006

By	Jeffrey E Ellis (Naperville, IL USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great leadership principles, August 23, 2007

By	Seth A. Berl - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The World's Most Powerful Leadership Principle: How to Become a Servant Leader (Hardcover)

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

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Liked his first book and this one is great too ..., July 21, 2007

By	G. E. Kugler "Ed Kugler - nomoreBS - Author o... (Big Arm, Montana United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The World's Most Powerful Leadership Principle: How to Become a Servant Leader (Hardcover)

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.