Robert K. Greenleaf A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness" (25th anniversary ed.). New York: Paulist Press. Hesse, H. (2003). "The Journey to the East" (H. Rosner, Trans.). New York: Picador. (Original work published in 1932). Spears, L. C., ed (1998). "Insights on Leadership: Service, stewardship, spirit, and servant-leadership". New York: Wiley. Warneka, T. H., (2008). "Black Belt Leader, Peaceful Leader: An Introduction to Catholic Servant Leadership". Ohio: Asogomi. Robert K. Greenleaf Robert K. Greenleaf (1904–1990) was the founder of the modern Servant leadership movement and the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership. Greenleaf was born in Terre Haute, Indiana in
Robert K. Greenleaf the needs of followers are holy and legitimate, and the leaders use of power arises from the consent of the followers. Greenleaf was very focused on action and ends, and he held a Sabbath attitude about organizational life. Like Christ, who said “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath” Greenleaf believed that institutions should serve people. He also felt that he was on the threshold of an important historical moment, of a paradigm shift in the collective American response to formal authority. "A fresh critical look is being taken at the issues of power and authority,