Speaking of Servant Leadership

Larry is a frequent speaker on servant-leadership. He also leads group retreats and is available for special Reading-and-Dialogue sessions.

The titles of some of his addresses include "Servant-Leadership and the Honoring of Excellence," “Servant-Leadership and Business,” and "Robert K. Greenleaf's Influence on Trusteeship."

Among his recent keynote presentations are addresses to the Servant-Leadership Research Roundtable, the Louisiana Office of Mental Health, Gonzaga University, the Greenleaf Center, and Indiana Campus Compact.

Larry has been called today’s foremost authority on servant-leadership. Since 1990, Larry has given two hundred keynote addresses on servant-leadership on four continents, a dozen countries, and forty states.

Among his recent keynote presentations are the following:

2009

• Servant-Leadership Roundtable (Virginia Beach, VA), 30 minute talk: A Selected Review of Servant-Leadership Literature, 05.18.09
• Scanlon Leadership Conference (Kalamazoo, MI), presentation: On The Human Treatment of Human Beings, 05.12.09
• Service and Learning Conference, Geneva College (Pittsburgh, PA), panel program and keynote presentation: Robert K. Greenleaf and Servant-Leadership, 04.14.09
• Hope College (Holland, MI), presentation: Servant-Leadership, 03.31.09
• Association for Manufacturing Excellence/Champions Club Meeting (Orlando, FL), keynote presentation: Introduction to Servant-Leadership: Concept, Characteristics, and Practices, 03.12.09

2008

• Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (Arlington, VA), 1 day retreat: Understanding and Practicing Servant-Leadership, 12.17.08
• Catholic Charities (Peoria, IL), 3 hour program: Personal Practices of Servant-Leadership, 11.05.08
• Luther Seminary (St. Paul, MN), 30 minute talk: Robert K. Greenleaf and Servant-Leadership, 10.06.08
• 3M Company Seminar (St. Paul, MN), 1 hour presentation: The Meaning and Practice of Servant-Leadership, 10.07.08
• 20th Annual David W. Preuss Leadership Award Program (St. Paul, MN), 30 minute talk: Shannon, Greenleaf, and Servant-Leadership, 10.07.08
• Servant-Leader Writer’s Retreat (Brooklyn, MI), 3 day facilitated retreat, 09.26-28.08
• Servant-Leadership Learning Community (Indianapolis, IN), 2 hour presentation: Servant-Leadership: Past, Present, and Future, 08.08.08
• Servant-Leadership Global Research Roundtable (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), 1 hour presentation: Review of Servant-Leadership Literature, 07.09-11.08
• DePauw University Alumni Weekend (Greencastle, Indiana), acceptance remarks made upon receiving their Community Leader Award, 06.14.08
• Federal Aviation Administration (Grapevine, TX), 2 hour presentation: Understanding Servant-Leadership, 05.14.08
• IUPUI Emerging Leaders (Indianapolis, IN), 1.5 hour presentation: Servant-Leadership and Service-Learning, 04.02.08
• Mennonite Central Committee Gathering (New Holland, PA),1 day workshop: The Spirit of Servant-Leadership, 02.22.08

2007

• Louisiana Office of Mental Health Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Indiana Author’s Bookstore Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, Virginia
• Servant-Leadership Research Roundtable, Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Alpha Kappa Psi Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
• International Policy Governance Association Conference, Alexandria, Virginia
• Arizona Organizational Development Network Conference, Phoenix, Arizona
• Faculty Enrichment Presentation, Alma College, Alma, Michigan

2006

• Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington
• Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
• College Leadership Boot Camp, Disney World, Florida
• Greenleaf Center International Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Scanlon Leadership Network Conference, Kalamazoo, Michigan
• Indiana Campus Compact Conference, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana
• CEO Netweavers, Dallas, Texas
• St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas
• Clinton School of Public Service, Little Rock, Arizona
• Fetzer Institute Program, Kalamazoo, Michigan

2005

• Servant-Leadership Seminar, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington
• Greenleaf Center-United Kingdom Conference, London, England
• Servant-Leadership Program, Noble Prize Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
• Servant-Leadership Program, Latin School, Stockholm, Sweden
• Servant-Leadership Program, Friends Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden
• Servant-Leadership Research Roundtable, Virginia Beach, Virginia

2004

• Servant-Leadership Program, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Baldwin-Wallace College, Ohio
• Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
• Avista Company Program, Seattle, Washington
• Servant-Leadership Program, Seattle, Washington
• Servant-Leadership Presentation, Atlanta, Georgia