Listen to the Beat of the Drum: Essence of Servant Leadership - Paperback

by Rashid Faisal (Author)

In this small volume, Rashid Faisal, addresses the void in American leadership through the lens of Dr. King's servant leadership philosophy and his social activism during the Civil Rights movement. In eight lectures contained within the pages of this modest text, Faisal challenges the reader to embrace a new definition of leadership based on five servant leadership principles found in studying the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This text represents a small contribution to the global commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's assassination on April 4, 1968. The 50th anniversary of King's tragic death marks an opportunity for leaders to reflect on the triad of social injustices King identified during the last years of his life: racism, materialism and militarism.

Author Biography

Rashid Faisal, M.Ed., Ed.M., is an educator, public speaker, educational consultant, and researcher in the area of African American education. He served as teacher principal of elementary, middle, and secondary schools in metro-Detroit. Currently, he serves as Executive Director of Faculty and Instruction for a public school academy in Detroit. He is currently a director of the University of Michigan Bicentennial STEM exhibition highlighting the life and legacy of Cornelius Langston Henderson, the second African-American to graduate from the engineering department at the University of Michigan and the chief architectural designer of the Ambassador Bridge. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Faisal completed his undergraduate degrees in Sociology, English and Elementary Education at Madonna University. He later completed an M.A. in Education and Reading through the Rackham School of Graduate Studies at the University of Michigan and the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Faisal completed a second M.A. in Organizational and School leadership at Teachers College of Columbia University. He is currently a doctoral student in Urban Education and Leadership at the University of Michigan-Dearborn where he received the 2018 Difference Maker of the Year Award for graduate students and Alumni of the Year Award, becoming the first person in school history to win both awards in the same year. Faisal is a proud member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. and served as a charter member of the Sigma Delta Lambda Chapter located in Southfield, Michigan. Faisal lives in the city of Detroit with his wife, Christie, and his daughter Gabrielle.