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Emerging Leaders - IUPUI Indianapolis, Indiana April 2, 2008

Finding Your Purpose Through Servant-Leadership. Emerging Leaders - IUPUI Indianapolis, Indiana April 2, 2008. Larry C. Spears President & CEO The Spears Center for Servant-Leadership 329 Garden Grace Drive Indianapolis, IN 46239 317.416.8218 www.spearscenter.org

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Emerging Leaders - IUPUI Indianapolis, Indiana April 2, 2008

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  1. Finding Your Purpose Through Servant-Leadership Emerging Leaders - IUPUI Indianapolis, Indiana April 2, 2008 Larry C. Spears President & CEO The Spears Center for Servant-Leadership 329 Garden Grace Drive Indianapolis, IN 46239 317.416.8218 www.spearscenter.org lspears@spearscenter.org

  2. Who is the Servant-Leader? “The servant-leader is servant-first. It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. The difference manifests itself in the care taken by the servant to make sure that other people’s highest priority needs are being met.” Robert K. Greenleaf

  3. The Best Test “Do those served, grow as persons? Do they, while being served, become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become servants? And, what is the effect on the least privileged in society? Will they benefit or at least not be further deprived?”

  4. Ten Characteristics of Servant-Leadership Listening Empathy Healing Awareness Persuasion Conceptualization Foresight Stewardship Commitment to the Growth of People Building Community

  5. Six Major Applications of Servant-Leadership • Personal Growth and Development • Service Learning Programs • Leadership Education • Organizational Development • Trustee Development • Community Development

  6. Video Clip: NBC DATELINE • NBC DATELINE segment with Stone Phillips as seen by ten million viewers in 2004 • Quick Back Story • Video Length: 7 minutes

  7. Servant-Leadership Within the 100 Best Companies to Work For • Companies include • TDIndustries, • The Toro Group • The Vanguard Group • Synovus Financial • ServiceMaster • The Men’s Wearhouse • Starbucks

  8. The Toro Company Five Building Blocks of Servant-Leadership at The Toro Company • Philosophy • Beliefs/Values • Vision • Culture • Leadership

  9. The Vanguard Group • Assets recently topped $400 billion; annual cash inflow at $50 billion • Founder John Bogle discovers Greenleaf’s writings in early 1980’s • Belief in a dream

  10. ServiceMaster • One of fastest growing companies in the world • Employ/manage over 200,000 people • Serve more than 6 million customers in over 31 countries

  11. ServiceMaster Chairman, C. William Pollard: When we lead by serving, we are committed to being : • An example for others to follow • An initiator for change and growth • An activist for the future

  12. Servant-Leadership at TDIndustries • Basic Values • Concern for and Belief in Individual Human Beings • Valuing Individual Differences • Honesty • Building Trusting Relationships • Fairness • Responsible Behavior • High Standards of Business Ethics

  13. The Spears Center for Servant-Leadership The Spears Center for Servant-Leadership exists to encourage the understanding and practice of servant leadership, and with a primary focus on the ideas and writings of Robert K. Greenleaf and Larry C. Spears.

  14. To Learn More... Contact: Larry C. Spears President & CEO The Spears Center for Servant-Leadership www.spearscenter.org lspears@spearscenter.org 317.416.8218 • Print/Video Resources • Website Resources • Monthly E-Newsletter • Workshops/Retreats

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