Introduction

Leadership is as old as humanity. Ever since the dawn of the civilization, human beings have organized themselves into various communities, by nature or by sheer necessity. Probably, initially, the need for leadership developed as an emergent phenomenon, mandated by the context. The “emergent” and “contextual” nature of leadership has remained veritable throughout the history and continues to remain so even today. There is one more leadership quality that has remained true of all good and great leaders throughout the history. It is the desire to serve, selflessly, for the greater good. When leaders are willing to serve and remain receptive to the emergent reality as it unfolds, they can lead authentically and selflessly—as the true benefactors of humanity.