"The Serving Leader" makes the case for an approach to leadership that is both more moral and more effective than the ruthless, anything-for-the-bottom-line approach that has brought disgrace and often ruin to many once-mighty organizations. While "The Serving Leader" uses a parable to outline the basics of servant leadership, all the people in it are based on real people, the organizations depicted are based on real organizations and the results they achieved are what really happened. On one level, "The Serving Leader" is the most practical guide available to implementing servant leadership; on a deeper level, it is a book about the personal journey of growth that real leadership requires.