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Suggested Reading

If you are interested in the inspiration behind my work, I have compiled a list of reading materials for you to explore as you embark on your servant-leadership journey. Onward!

Conrad, C. & Poole, M. S. (2012). Strategic organizational communication: In a global economy (7th Ed.). Wiley.

Greenleaf, R. K., Frick, D. M., Spears, L. C., & Drucker, P. F. (1996). On becoming a servant-leader. Jossey-Bass.

Greenleaf, R. K.; Spears, L.C., editor (2002). Servant-Leadership: A journey into the nature of legitimate power and greatness (25TH Anniversary Edition). Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press.

Griffin, E., Ledbetter, A., & Sparks, G. G. (2015). A first look at communication theory. McGraw-Hill.

Ferch, R. S., Spears, L. C., McFarland, M., & Carey, M. R. (2015). Conversations on Servant-Leadership: Insights on human courage and work. New York, NY: SUNY Press.

Hesse, H. (1971). Siddhartha. New Directions Publishing Company & Bantam.

Horsman, J. H. (2018). Servant-leaders in training: Foundations of the philosophy of servant-leadership. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave MacMillan.

Muir, K., Joinson, A., Cotterill, R., & Dewdney, N. (2016). Characterizing the Linguistic Chameleon: Personal and Social Correlates of Linguistic Style Accommodation. Human Communication Research, 42(3), 462–484. https://doi-org.gonzaga.idm.oclc.org/10.1111/hcre.12083

SanFacon, G. & Spears, L.C. The Spears Center for Servant-Leadership. (2008). The Servant-Leadership Series: Holistic Servant-Leadership. https://www.spearscenter.org/HSLEssay.pdf

Sardello, R. J. (2006). Silence: The mystery of wholeness. North Atlantic Books.

Silberman, M., Biech, E., & Auerbach, C. (2015). Active training: A handbook of techniques, designs, case examples, and tips. (4th ed.). Wiley. 

Sparough, J. M. (2010) What's your decision? how to make choices with confidence and clarity: an Ignatian approach to decision making. Chicago: Loyola Press.

The Co-Intelligence Institute. (n.d.). Listening circles. Retrieved September 28, 2022 from https://www.co-intelligence.org/P-listeningcircles.html   

Thompson, M. C. (2000). The congruent life. Hoboken, NJ: Jossey-Bass.

Wall, C., Gannon-Leary, P., (1999). A Sentence Made by Men; Muted Group Theory Revisited. The European Journal of Women’s Studies, 28, 21-29. SAGE Publications. Retrieved from https://library.fes.de/libalt/journals/swetsfulltext/4973236.pdfisited (fes.de)

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