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The article elaborates the concept of being a leader and servant in one. The authors share that in order to gain great leadership, the leader must serve his subordinates in countless ways. The authors have then developed a five-point list that represents the key practices that most characterized the very best leaders. The first point claims that the leader does try to accomplish something important that benefits the organization in general. The second point claims that the leader creates an environment where people are motivated to do their best. The third point drives that the leader is always concerned with how to get better. The fourth point suggests that the leader knows well on how to value results and relationships. The fifth point emphasizes the leader's credibility in general.

One of the ways managers carry out the work of an organization is through employing popular management concepts. But what happens when these concepts are employed, including how managers talk about and characterize the concepts, is not always well understood. These topics are examined in the article “How Managers Talk about their Consumption of Popular Management Concepts: Identity, Rules and Situations,” (British Journal of Management, September 2013). The authors are Hendrik Wilhelm (University of Cologne, Seminar for Business Administration, Corporate Development and Organization; Cologne, Germany) and Suleika Bort (University of Mannheim, Department of Strategic and International Management; Mannheim, Germany). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]