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:

2015

Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA). Presentations. Taught class. Meetings. 03.24-28.15.
University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI). Presentation. 03.06.15.

2014

Greenleaf Center Conference (Atlanta, GA). 09.23-25.14.
Servant-Leadership Research Roundtable (Virginia Beach, VA). Keynote address. 05.8-9.14.
Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA). Presentations. Taught class. 03.20-22.14.
University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI). Presentations. 03.6-7.14.
Servant-Leadership Winter Conference (San Diego, CA). Conference. 02.2-5.14.

2013

Greenleaf Centre-UK Conference (London, England). Conference presentation. 11.7-8.13.
Minneapolis, MN Meetings. 10.23-24.13
Greenleaf Center Conference (Indianapolis, IN). Conference. 06.13-14.13
Servant-Leadership Roundtable (Virginia Beach, VA). Presentation. 05.11-12.13.
Servant-Leadership Winter Conference (San Diego, CA). Conference. 02.5-7.12
Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN). Meetings. 01.03-31.13.
January Term at Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN). Taught January Term 01.03-31.13.

2012

Greenleaf Center-United Kingdom (London, England). Conference. 11.6-7.12.
East Carolina University (Greenville, NC). Keynote address. 10.25.12.
Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA). Presentation. 10.3.12.
Minneapolis, MN. Presentation. 09.04-07.12.
Lewiston, ID. Presentation. 08.20.12.
Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA). Presentation. 08.15-18.12.
Trinity Western University (Vancouver, British Columbia). Presentation. 08.13.12.
Quaker Leadership Conference/Earlham School of Religion (Richmond, IN). Presentation. 08.10-11.12.
Trinity Western University (Vancouver, British Columbia). Presentation. 07.16.12.
Greenleaf Center Conference (Indianapolis, IN). 06.21-22.12.
Catholic Business Education Conference (Dayton, OH). Presentation. 06.18-19.12.
Presbyterian Church Pension Board (Philadelphia, PA). Workshop. 05.22.12.
Servant-Leadership Research Roundtable (Virginia Beach, VA). Presentation. 05.12-13.12.
University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI). Presentation. 04.19.12
Rasmussen College (Blaine, MN). Two presentations. 04.18.12
Project Management Institute-MN (Plymouth, MN). Workshop and Keynote Address. 04.17.12.
Bloomington, MN Meetings. 04.12-13.1
Des Moines, IA Meetings. 02.23-24.12.
Portland Center (Portland, OR). Keynote Address. 01.27.12.
George Fox College (Portland, OR). Presentation. 01.27.12.
Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN). 01.9-10.12.

2011

Greenleaf Centre-United Kingdom Conference (London, England). 11.09-10.11.
George Williams Retreat Center (Lake Geneva, WI). Presentation. 10.5.11
College of St. Elizabeth (Morristown, NJ). Presentations. 07.11-13.11
Greenleaf Center Conference (Dallas, TX). 06.09-10.11
Servant-Leadership Research Roundtable (Virginia Beach, VA). Presentation. 05.14-15.11.
Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN). Presentation. 04.10.11
Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN). Presentation with Richard Leider, “Savoring Your Life Through Servant-Leadership.” 04.09.11
Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA). 6 hour intensive graduate course. 04.01.11
Spokane Leadership Connection (Spokane, WA). 1 hour presentation.03.31.11
Booksigning (Spokane, WA). 03.30.11
Marylhurst College (Portland, OR). Conference presentation. 03.22-23.11.
Leadership Institute For Education (LIFE) (Indianapolis, IN). Participation in two-day Greenleaf Center program. 03.3-4.11
University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI). 6 hour workshop presentation; and, 2 hour presentation to Servant-Leadership Book Group. 02.08.11
Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN). 01.06.11

2010

Greenleaf Centre-United Kingdom Conference (London, England). 11.09-10.10.
Servant-Leadership Conference (Portland, OR). Keynote presentation. 10.21.10.
Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA). Taught class + presentations. 10.18-19.10.
Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN). 06.13-14.10
Scanlon Conference (Kalamazoo, MI). Presentation and meeting. 05.25.10.
Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN). 04.18-20.10
Butler University (Indianapolis, IN), 1 hour presentation on, “The Meaning and Practice of Servant-Leadership,” 08.16.10.
Friends Association for Higher Education Conference (Oskaloosa, IA), 90-minute keynote presentation on, “Servant-Leadership, Quakers, and Higher Education,” 06.19.10.
Greenleaf Center Conference (Atlanta, GA), 90-min. presentation on “The Council of Equals,” with George SanFacon, 06.18.10.
Servant-Leadership Roundtable, Regent University (Virginia Beach, VA), presentation on “Present and Future Projects,” 05.15.10.
Servant-Leadership Learning Community (Indianapolis, IN), 1 hr. presentation on “Savoring Servant-Leadership,” 02.05.10

2009

Vail Leadership Institute (Vail, CO), 1 hr. telephonic presentation, “Servant-Leadership,” 07.21.09.
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