Authors:Robert K. Greenleaf, Larry C. Spears,  Stephen
Publisher: Paulist Pre
Keywords: greatness, 25th, anniversary, power, legitimate, leadership, journey, nature, servant
Number of Pages: 370
Published: 2002-11-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0809105543
ISBN-13: 9780809105540

Twenty-five years ago Robert Greenleaf published these prophetic essays on what he coined servant leadership, a practical philosophy that replaces traditional autocratic leadership with a holistic, ethical approach. This highly influential book has been embraced by cutting edge management everywhere. Yet in these days of Enron and what VISA CEO Dee Hock calls our "era of massive institutional failure," Greenleaf’s seminal work must reach the mainstream now more than ever. Servant Leadership helps leaders find their true power and moral authority to lead. It helps those served become heal

Authors:Ken Blanchard,  Larry C. Spears, Michele Lawre
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: leadership, century, servant, focus
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2001-11-15
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0471411620
ISBN-13: 9780471411628

From FOCUS ON LEADERSHIP . . . Robert K. Greenleaf from "The Servant as Leader" "The servant-leader is servant first. Becoming a servant-leader begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead.... The best test is this: Do those served grow as persons? Do they, while being served, become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become servants?" Ken Blanchard from "The Heart of Leadership" "I truly believe that servant-leadership has never been more applicable to the world of leadership than i

Authors:Robert K Greenleaf, Larry C Spears,
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Keywords: leadership, servant, power
Number of Pages: 313
Published: 1998-01-01
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 1576750353
ISBN-13: 9781576750353

During the last decade, we have witnessed an unparalleled explosion of interest in the practice of "servant-leadership," as today’s business leaders search for a new leadership model for the 21st century. Based on the seminal work of Robert K. Greenleaf, a former AT& T executive who coined the term almost thirty years ago, servant-leadership emphasizes an emerging approach to leadership--one which puts serving others, including employees, customers, and community, first. In fact, Greenleaf’s work, including his best-selling Servant-Leadership, has become increasingly

Authors:E. T. Jaynes,  G. Larry Bretthorst,
Publisher: Cambridge University Pre
Keywords: vol, science, logic, theory, probability
Number of Pages: 758
Published: 2003-06-09
List price: $89.00
ISBN-10: 0521592712
ISBN-13: 9780521592710

Going beyond the conventional mathematics of probability theory, this study views the subject in a wider context. It discusses new results, along with applications of probability theory to a variety of problems. The book contains many exercises and is suitable for use as a textbook on graduate-level courses involving data analysis. Aimed at readers already familiar with applied mathematics at an advanced undergraduate level or higher, it is of interest to scientists concerned with inference from incomplete information.Book DescriptionGoing beyond the conventional mathematics of probability the

Authors:Harris Cooper,  Larry V. Hedge,
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation Publicatio
Keywords: synthesis, research, handbook
Number of Pages: 573
Published: 1994-01-01
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 0871542269
ISBN-13: 9780871542267

Authors:Larry W.Schwarm,  Robert Adam,
Publisher: Duke University Pre
Keywords: book, prize, photography, first, honickman, center, documentary, studies, fire
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2003-11-01
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0822332086
ISBN-13: 9780822332084

Inaugural Winner The Center for Documentary Studies/Honickman First Book Prize in Photography A startling, mesmerizing series of photographs of prairie fires, On Fire transports us from moments of almost apocalyptic splendor to the stillness of near abstraction. For over a decade Kansas-based photographer Larry Schwarm has been making extraordinary color photographs of the dramatic prairie fires that sweep across the vast grasslands of his native state each spring. Based on this stunning and extensive body of work, Schwarm was chosen from over 500 submission as the inaugural winner of the CDS/

Authors:Larry Niven,  Donato Giancola,
Publisher: Del Rey
Keywords: engineers, ringworld
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 1985-11-12
List price: $7.99
ISBN-10: 0345334302
ISBN-13: 9780345334305

"This rousing sequel to the classic Ringworld continues the adventures of Louis Wu and Speaker-to-Animals on that fantastic planet."--School Library Journal An ALA Best Book for Young Adults