Ken Blanchard is a leadership guru, famous for his One Minute Manager books. Blanchard, along with Phil Hodges founded the non-profit ministry, “Lead Like Jesus,” emphasizing servant leadership (although not necessarily of the Robert K. Greenleaf variety).

The Servant Leader is a short coffee table book that invites readers to examine what makes a servant leader—a leader who leads like Jesus.

There’s not much depth here. Rather, there are glossy pages, some of which are little more than a collection of NKJV proof-texts. That said, Blanchard and Hodges have an established track record in leadership training and the principles they do include are time-tested and valuable.

In the end, The Servant Leader is a assemblage of leadership thoughts suitable for occasional inspiration. If you’re looking to study leadership more deeply, there are other places to look first.

Blanchard, Ken and Phil Hodges. The Servant Leader: Transforming Your Heart, Head, Hands, and Habits. Thomas Nelson, 2003.