10 principles of Servant Leadership

Chanakya or Kautilya, the famous strategic thinker from ancient India, wrote about servant leadership in his 4th century B.C. book Arthashastra:

"the king [leader] shall consider as good, not what pleases himself but what pleases his subjects [followers]"

"the king [leader] is a paid servant and enjoys the resources of the state together with the people".

Or leading like Jesus

"You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." (Mark 10:42-45)

Ken Blanchard's book "Lead like Jesus" is a nice book on practical aspects of it.

The ten principles are:

Listening
Empathy
Healing
Awareness
Persuasion
Conceptualization
Foresight
Stewardship
Commitment
Community

http://www.butler.edu/studentlife/hampton/principles.htm