"Reducing Geographic Dispersion Impact" by Kevin J. Hurt, Daniel K. Kurber et al.
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International Journal of Servant-Leadership

Abstract

Hermann Hesse’s (1956) novel, The Journey to the East, serves as Greenleaf’s (1970) inspiration for the concept of servant-leadership. In Hesse’s novel, he describes the adventures of the League, a secretive group of both real life and fictional characters. A small element of the League departs from Europe on an eastward pilgrimage. While the other travelers are focused on their own reasons for embarking on this trek, Leo, introduced as the group’s servant, happily embraces his role of carrying luggage, serving the travelers, performing menial tasks, and keeping the organization on track. Suddenly and without warning, Leo disappears from the group. With Leo absent, the group quickly dissolves and the mission fails. Much to the narrator’s surprise, he later discovers that Leo was not the servant, rather the leader of the entire League.

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