Date of Award
5-25-2002
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Leadership (MAL)
Department
Leadership
Abstract
In his 1970 essay The Servant as Leader, Robert Greenleaf (1904-1990) introduces his theory of servant-leadership. Greenleaf presents his belief that everything begins with the initiative of the individual. While Greenleafs ideas have been applied mainly to organizational settings, they also have great relevance to individuals involved in artistic pursuits. Greenleaf suggests studying the lives of servant-leaders for inspiration. An exploration of the lives and works of three writers who embody the principles of servant-leadership--Madeleine L'Engle, Vaclav Havel, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez--provides valuable insights into Greenleaf's theory. These three highly creative individuals exemplify these key characteristics of a servant-leader as identified by Greenleaf: the ability to integrate intuition and logic, the capacity to communicate a vision to others, and the courage to go out ahead, even when the path is uncertain.
Identifier
SC 11.MAL.2002.Park.P
Recommended Citation
Park, Patricia, "Writers Who Are Servant-Leaders: Applying Robert Greenleaf's Theory to the Lives and Works of Madeleine L'Engle, Vaclav Havel, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez" (2002). Theses and Graduate Projects. 639.
https://idun.augsburg.edu/etd/639