The Serving Leader

Kenneth R. Jennings is a bestselling author, speaker, and consultant who counsels senior leadership teams at many organizations. Ken and his wife, Heather Hyde, are the cofounders of Third River Partners and coauthors of The Greater Goal. John Stahl - Wert is president of Newton Institute, founder of the Center for Serving Leadership, and leadership coach to executives worldwide. The author of eight books, he keynotes on leadership, character, and the transformational power of service.

Mike Wilson is a respected consultant charged with the task of building a new practice area in leadership development. During the new project, he learns that his father is very ill and wants his only child to come home and help him with ''''a few projects.'''' Mike's father is a well - known, retired CEO, and Mike gets his boss's blessing to take as much time as he needs. Unbeknownst to him, Mike's father and boss, longtime friends, have plotted this visit to help Mike learn some needed leadership and life lessons. So begins this compelling narrative that combines a very human story with the classical Greenleaf theory of servant leadership. The second book in the acclaimed Ken Blanchard series (called ''''powerful testimony'''' by Brad Orr, CEO of John Burnham Co) is both a practical guide for effective leadership and a book about the personal journey of growth that real leadership requires.