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LARRY SPEARS

SERVANT LEADERSHIP

Larry Spears was named President & CEO of The Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership in February 1990. Spears had previously been Managing Director of the Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium, a cooperative association of 12 colleges and universities in the Philadelphia area. He also served as a staff member with the Great Lakes Colleges Association’s Philadelphia Center and with the Quaker magazine, Friends Journal, in Philadelphia, PA.

Larry is also a writer and editor. Since 1970 he has published over 300 articles, essays and book reviews, including many for in-house publications. Larry is Senior Editor of the Greenleaf Center’s newsletter, The Servant Leader. He has also been interviewed by numerous publications, including: Fortune, The Indianapolis Business Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Washington Post, and Advancing Philanthropy. A February 2004 television broadcast interview of Spears by Stone Philips on NBC’s Dateline was seen by ten million viewers.

Larry is the editor of nine books: Practicing Servant-Leadership: Succeeding Through Trust, Bravery and Forgiveness (with Michele Lawrence, 2004, Jossey-Bass), The Servant-Leader Within (with Hamilton Beazley & Julie Beggs, 2003, Paulist Press), Servant Leadership (2002 Silver Anniversary edition, Paulist Press), Focus on Leadership: Servant-Leadership in the 21st Century (with Michele Lawrence, 2002, John Wiley & Sons), The Power of Servant Leadership (1998, Berrett-Koehler), Insights on Leadership: Service, Stewardship, Spirit and Servant-Leadership (1998, John Wiley & Sons), Seeker and Servant (with Anne Fraker, 1996, Jossey-Bass), On Becoming a Servant Leader (with Don Frick, 1996, Jossey-Bass), and Reflections on Leadership: How Robert K. Greenleaf’s Theory of Servant-Leadership Influenced Today’s Top Management Thinkers (1995, John Wiley & Sons). He is also a contributing author to many of these books, and others, including: Cutting Edge: Leadership 2000 (2000, University of Maryland), Stone Soup for the World (1998, Conari Press), and Leadership in a New Era (1994, New Leaders Press). Larry is Series Editor of the Voices of Servant-Leadership Essay Series, and he serves as the Senior Advisory Editor for The International Journal of Servant Leadership.

Spears is an occasional speaker on servant-leadership. The titles of some of his addresses include “Servant-Leadership and the Honoring of Excellence,” “Servant-Leadership and Business,” and “Greenleaf’s Influence on Trusteeship.” Among his presentations are addresses to The University of Michigan, Alberta (Canada) School Board Association, Indiana Bell, National Society for Experiential Education, and the Association of College Honor Societies. He has addressed audiences throughout North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.

Under Larry’s leadership The Greenleaf Center has experienced tremendous growth and influence. The Center now has eleven branch offices located around the world in Australia/New Zealand, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Japan, Korea, The Netherlands, The Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. Among several honors, Spears was the recipient of the 2004 Dare-to-Lead Award given by the International Leadership Network. Larry has thirty years of experience in organizational leadership, entrepreneurial development, non-profit management, and grant writing, having envisioned and authored 30 successful grant projects totaling several million dollars. He is a longtime member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Larry is a Fellow of the World Business Academy. He and his wife, Beth Lafferty, have two sons: James, 19 and Matthew, 16.

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