Leadership as a duty of care

John S Alexander draws on shepherding as a model for contemporary leadership. The book emphasizes encouragement, listening, and the conditions that allow people to contribute.

Trending Books / November 3, 2026 / 1 min read

Motivate, Protect, Lead starts with a pastoral image and carries it into organizational life. John S Alexander uses shepherding to examine what a leader owes to the people in their care.

The public description emphasizes listening, making it possible to raise concerns, and helping a group move toward shared aims. Readers interested in relational leadership will recognize its central question: what changes when responsibility for people comes before authority over them?

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