An excellent book. This is a story-type tale of John Daily, a businessman whose outwardly successful life is spiraling out of control. He reluctantly attends a weeklong leadership retreat at a remote Benedictine monastery. Along the way, he (and the other attendees) learns that the true foundaton of leadership is not power, but authority, which is built upon relationships, love, service, and sacrifice.

Makes the important distinction between serving the needs of others vs being a slave to their wants. Also, establishes and defines a Leadership Model as an inverted triangle with five levels. Read the book to learn what the levels are...

I read this book a year or two ago, and I'm REALLY glad that I read it again. New, important points were jumping out of every chapter!