Business As A Calling

Author : Michael and jana Novak
Publisher : Free Press
ISBN 13 : 9781476745725
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Business as a Calling written by Michael and jana Novak and published by Free Press. This book was released on 2013-04-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do we work so hard at our jobs, day after day? Why is a job well done important to us? We know there is more to a career than money and prestige, but what exactly do we mean by "fulfillment"? These are old but important questions. They belong with some newly discovered ones: Why are people in business more religious than the population as a whole? What do people of business know, and what do they do, that anchors their faith? In this ground-breaking and inspiring book, Michael Novak ties together these crucial questions by explaining the meaning of work as a vocation. Work should be more than just a job -- it should be a calling. This book explains an important part of our lives in a new way, and readers will instantly recognize themselves in its pages. A larger proportion than ever before of the world's Christians, Jews, and other peoples of faith are spending their working lives in business. Business is a profession worthy of a person's highest ideals and aspirations, fraught with moral possibilities both of great good and of great evil. Novak takes on agonizing problems, such as downsizing, the tradeoffs that must sometimes be faced between profits and human rights, and the pitfalls of philanthropy. He also examines the daily questions of how an honest day's work contributes to the good of many people, both close at hand and far away. Our work connects us with one another. It also makes possible the universal advance out of poverty, and it is an essential prerequisite of democracy and the institutions of civil society. This book is a spiritual feast, for everyone who wants to examine how to make a life through making a living.

Author : Michael Novak
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Business as a Calling written by Michael Novak and published by . This book was released on 1996-06-11 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this inspirational meditation on why, and for whom, we work, the winner of the 1994 Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion offers both a defense of the work of businesses and a coherent philosophy to guide their thinking. Novak presents key moral ideals, including the creation of wealth and jobs, and the creation of the idea of progress.

Author : André Spicer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317433289
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Business Bullshit written by André Spicer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-11 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our organizations are flooded with empty talk. We are constantly "going forward" to lands of "deliverables", stopping off on the "journey" to "drill down" into "best practice". Being an expert at using management speak has become more important in corporate life than delivering long lasting results. The upshot is that meaningless corporate jargon is killing our organizations. In this book, management scholar the author argues we need to call this empty talk what it is: bullshit. The book looks at how organizations have become vast machines for manufacturing, distributing and consuming bullshit. It follows how the meaningless language of management has spread through schools, NGOs, politics and the media. Business Bullshit shows you how to spot business bullshit, considers why it is so popular, and outlines the impact it has on organizations and the people who work there. It also outlines what we can do to minimise bullshit at work. The author makes a case for why organizations need to avoid empty talk and reconnect with core activities.

Author : Albert M. Erisman
Publisher : Hendrickson Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1619707195
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Accidental Executive written by Albert M. Erisman and published by Hendrickson Publishers. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

For people in the workplace, there is a great deal to learn from Joseph in the book of Genesis. He spent time both at the top and at the bottom—as a leader and as a slave in Egypt. In this new book about faith and work, author Albert M. Erisman shares lessons learned from the frontlines of business, government, and education, and how they connect to Joseph’s life. Through the author’s own work experiences and interviews with business leaders across the world, you’ll learn that Joseph dealt with issues that are still common in the business world today. Studying his life can offer guidance and encouragement in any workplace.

Author : Shawn Askinosie
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143130315
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Meaningful Work written by Shawn Askinosie and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-11-14 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The founder and CEO of Askinosie Chocolate, an award-winning craft chocolate factory, shows readers how he discovered the secret to purposeful work and business − and how we can too, no matter what work we do. Askinosie Chocolate is a small-batch, award winning chocolate company widely considered to be a vanguard in the industry. Known for sourcing 100% of his cocoa beans directly from farmers across the globe, Shawn Askinosie has pioneered direct trade and profit sharing in the craft chocolate industry with farmers in Tanzania, Ecuador, and the Philippines. In addition to developing relationships with smallholder farmers, the company also partners with schools in their origin communities to provide lunch to 1,600 children every day with no outside donations. Twenty-five years ago, Shawn Askinosie was a successful criminal defense lawyer trying his first murder death penalty case that would later go on to become a Dateline special. For many years he found law satisfying, but after several high profile trials he reached a breaking point and found solace in the search for a new career. In this inspiring guide to discovering a vocation that feeds your heart and soul, Askinosie describes his quest to discover more meaningful work – a search that led him to volunteering in the palliative care wing of a hospital, to a Trappist monastery where he became inspired by the monks focus on “being” rather than “doing,” and eventually traipsing through jungles across the globe in search of excellent cocoa bean farmers to make award winning chocolate. Askinosie shares his hard-won insights into doing work that reflects one’s values and purpose in life. He shares with readers visioning tools that can be used in any industry or field to create a work life that is inspired and fulfilling. Askinosie shows us that everyone has the capacity to find meaning in their work and be a positive force for good in the world.

Author : Alex Miranda
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781984332127
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Discovering Your Calling As an Entrepreneur written by Alex Miranda and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-28 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the business God created you to start.WARNING: This book will completely change your current business and the way you view it. If you're comfortable where you're at, I suggest you don't read this book. The contents will revolutionize your mindset on why your business exists and what you have to do moving forward to answer your calling in the marketplace.This book is expressively for Godpreneurs - entrepreneurs who put God first in their business. It's for those of us that want our lives and our businesses to mean something...something more than just chasing the next fad or revenue marker. This is for those who are feeling purpose-less, going on with their day thinking "there has to be more than this" to owning a business. Knowing your calling is incredibly valuable to you, and you are constantly thinking "how can I stay in the zone."Serial entrepreneur Alex Miranda delivers a fresh take on the matra "do what you were born to do" as he shows you how to drastically re-engineer your entire relationship with God, your business and the marketplace, and if applied faithfully, achieve peak personal purpose and receive many blessings.Learn how to: FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT CALLING IS - and put a plan together for understanding yours. SLAY FEAR - and develop a faith that overcomes the enemy that doesn't want you in your calling STOP JUST EXISTING - and start running a business of purpose and passion ACHIEVE WHAT YOU WERE BORN TO DO - with a formula for finding your calling GODPRENEURS RULES of running your business CONNECT WITH GODPRENEUERS in a community of like-minded business owners BE THE LIGHT so you can impact the marketplace for Christ PREPARE YOUR TEAM for the new direction your business will go in BEGIN TODAY with the new vision for your success ALEX MIRANDA is the creator of www.dailygodpreneur.com, a blog for Christian entrepreneurs who want to learn what God has to say about business. He is a brand strategist, serial entrepreneur, author, speaker, entrepreneurs' coach; marketing strategy consultant; and a content contributor to other blogs and books.

Author : Brendan Read
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1482280906
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designing the Best Call Center for Your Business written by Brendan Read and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2005-01-02 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designing the Best Call Center for Your Business examines all key aspects of opening and expanding a live agent call center, with in-depth coverage on facilities and workstation design; site selection, including communications and power backups; f

Author : Mike Latimer
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781581128147
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Do They Call It Business If It's Mostly Politics? written by Mike Latimer and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first-ever foray into the mysterious and tumultuous world of corporate politics, the author traces it from its humble beginnings to its commanding position of influence over every facet of business life in organizations today. As head of The Truth Squad, an independent consulting practice which he founded, Mike Latimer has studied the myriad of ways in which corporate politics is practiced in the workplace. Utilizing remarkable comparisons to the animal kingdom and revolutionary concepts such as "facts evasion" and "excessive wait loss, " he brings the topic further out into the open than ever before. Anyone who has ever been part of an organization will be able to identify with his real-life examples from experiences spanning over twenty years in business. The book provides the most enlightening and amusing perspective ever presented on this subject, and is a must-read for those interested in learning more about this unshakable reality of the business world. In this first-ever foray into the mysterious and tumultuous world of corporate politics, the author traces it from its humble beginnings to its commanding position of influence over every facet of business life in organizations today. As head of The Truth Squad, an independent consulting practice which he founded, Mike Latimer has studied the myriad of ways in which corporate politics is practiced in the workplace. Utilizing remarkable comparisons to the animal kingdom and revolutionary concepts such as "facts evasion" and "excessive wait loss, " he brings the topic further out into the open than ever before. Anyone who has ever been part of an organization will be able to identify with his real-life examples from experiences spanning over twenty years in business. The book provides the most enlightening and amusing perspective ever presented on this subject, and is a must-read for those interested in learning more about this unshakable reality of the business world.

Author : Tim a Dearborn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781483981970
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Business As a Holy Calling written by Tim a Dearborn and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-11 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people appreciate business as a means to other ends (work, money, fulfillment) but few understand it's bigger purposes in the purposes of God. Few would affirm business as a full-time Christian vocation, good in itself--and not as a mean to other "Christian" ends: providing money to Christian causes, witnessing to Christ, enhancing the credibility of the church. This workbook explores the intrinsic value and purpose of business in the plan of God. It is designed to be used by business persons and their church leaders so that together they can embrace business as a full-time Christian calling.

Author : Dr Eileen Doyle
Publisher : Major Street Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0648410005
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Call a Business Angel written by Dr Eileen Doyle and published by Major Street Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Call a Business Angel provides a commonsense approach to complex start-up and SME business issues. Many businesses fail not because of a poor idea but because of poor analysis and execution.In this practical guide, Dr Eileen Doyle provides proven insights and the quality basics of how to analyse ideas and turn them into sustained business success. It is the must-have &‘how to' book for start-ups and SMEs, written by one of Australia's leading commercialisation experts.