Monthly Archives: April 2021

Greenleaf writes: Beginning in 1970, I started to write on the theme of servant…  the servant theme evolved out of close association with several colleges and universities [Note: Prescott College and Harvard University, to name two] during their disturbed period … Continue reading →

Greenleaf writes: …if one sees too many of our institutions as seriously deficient in their service to society (as I do) and believes (as I do) that that deficiency could be corrected over time, then something rather fundamental has to … Continue reading →

As a reminder, in PARTS I & II, we briefly explored three ‘essentials’: The Structure/Grammar of ‘The Servant-as-Leader,’ The Theme of ‘In Here’ first and The Ethical Use of Power.  Today we will briefly explore Greenleaf’s fourth ‘essential’: The Ultimate … Continue reading →

As a reminder, in PART I, we briefly explored two ‘essentials’: The Structure/Grammar of ‘The Servant-as-Leader’ and The Theme of ‘In Here’ first.  Today we will briefly explore a third ‘essential’: The ethical use of power. The ethical use of … Continue reading →

As I have noted before, for more than forty-five years folks have asked me: ‘What are the essentials of Greenleaf’s concept?’  Recently I have been, once again, holding this question.  What emerged into my consciousness was the concept of ‘themes.’  … Continue reading →