Reviews

The Serving Leader: Five Powerful Actions That Will Transform Your Team, Your Business, and Your Community by Ken Jennings, John Stahl-Wert

cgroup6's review against another edition

5.0

Interesting and engaging, this book weaves in a leadership manual with a touching story of a man dealing with the pending death of his father.

dbelkins's review against another edition

1.0

There's more cheese in this book than a delicatessen. Tries to instill a few key points about servant leadership within the guise of a story. Skip the store and read the last page where the key points are summarized. That's really all you need to know.

drolefille's review against another edition

1.0

I didn't find this book effective in teaching me at all. Would rather have had a non-fiction book than a poorly written story.

cvillemel's review against another edition

1.0

I could not finish this book. I appreciate the values associated with being a serving leader in the workplace, community, and team and wanted to learn more about how to apply these within my professional life. I do not appreciate that these values seem to be tied to particular religious beliefs. The book become less about how to be an exceptional leader to workplace teams (what I was looking for) and more about father-son relationships (death bed regrets), personal confessions (apologies for a marriage that failed 10 years prior) and Christian themes. It was ultimately a (not very well done) spiritual allegory more than a workplace leadership book.

readincyn's review against another edition

2.0

Should’ve, would’ve, could’ve been a journal article.

canadianbookworm's review

3.0

Leadership Fable, some interesting ideas.