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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817238603321

Autore

Zeitz Jochen

Titolo

The manager and the monk : a discourse on prayer, profit, and principles / / Jochen Zeitz, Anselm Grun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, A John Wiley & Sons, Imprint, 2013

San Francisco, CA : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2013

ISBN

1-118-55500-7

1-299-47559-0

1-118-55491-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 194 pages)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

261.8/5

Soggetti

Business - Religious aspects - Christianity

Management - Moral and ethical aspects

Christian ethics

Business ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Published as Gott, Geld und Gewissen with Anselm Grun as first author and Jochen Zeitz as second author in the original German edition of 2010. Jochen Zeitz is the first author in this English edition of 2013.

English translation by Susan Thorne.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""The Manager and The Monk: A Discourse on Prayer, Profit, and Principles""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1: Success""; ""The Success Pyramid""; ""Having or Being""; ""Success in a Group""; ""Personal Success""; ""Dialogue: Manager and Monk""; ""2: Prosperity""; ""Dialogue: Manager and Monk""; ""3: Culture""; ""Puma's Culture""; ""A Good Leader Also Inspires""; ""Dialogue: Manager and Monk""; ""4: Values""; ""Justice, Courage, Moderation, and Practical Intelligence""; ""Faith, Hope, and Love""; ""Dialogue: Manager and Monk""; ""5: Acting Ethically""; ""Ethical Guidelines""

""Fair""""Honest""; ""Positive""; ""Creative""; ""There is Still Much to Do""; ""Dialogue: Manager and Monk""; ""6: The Environment""; ""The Benedictine Way: Deep Roots and Paradise Gardens""; ""Dialogue: Manager and Monk""; ""7: Commerce""; ""The Human Element""; ""A Model Firm""; ""You Reap What You Sow""; ""The Limits of the Market



Economy""; ""Dialogue: Manager and Monk""; ""8: Sustainability""; ""Dialogue: Manager and Monk""; ""9: Strengths and Weaknesses""; ""How Managers Can Turn Weaknesses into Strengths""; ""Dialogue: Manager and Monk""; ""10: Responsibility""

Sommario/riassunto

An exploration of spirituality, values, and sustainability in business  When Jochen Zeitz and Anselm Grün first met onstage as ""the manager and the monk,"" Zeitz was CEO and Chairman of Puma, and Father Grün was a monk serving as cellarer, the business manager of his Benedictine abbey. They came together to discuss their shared goal: what it means to lead and manage responsibly and sustainably in today's shifting world.   Available for the first time in English, The Manager and the Monk features these topical essays and dialogues, drawing on sources as diverse as the Bible, contemporary relig