The CEO and the Monk: One Company's Journey to Profit and Purpose Hardcover - 2004 - 1st Edition
by Robert B. Catell; Kenny Moore; Glenn Rifkin
This unusual book tells the story of the working relationship between the CEOof KeySpan energy and his company's spiritual guide--an actual monk.
First line
One autumn evening in 1994, on the eve of his company's one hundredth birthday, Bob Catell go up from his desk on the twenty-third floor of the company's gleaming new headquarters in downtown Brooklyn and headed to the elevators.
From the rear cover
Advance praise for The CEO and the Monk
"The CEO and the Monk is an enormously interesting and utterly charming book. We all know that we have to restore faith in our capitalist system if it is to survive and flourish. Bob Catell, with the assistance of an unusual advisor, did just that at a critical moment in his company's evolution and our nation's history. This is a rare business story that will both amaze and inspire you."
-David Rockefeller
"This is a wonderful story of commitment, integrity, and the power of relationships. It offers the possibility that executives who care about community and people bring both honor and economic success to their business. Inspiring and practical, The CEO and the Monk threatens to restore our faith in those who lead us. I tip my hat to Bob and Kenny for telling the story of how human values can be brought into the marketplace. This book is unique and much needed."
-Peter Block, consultant, speaker, and author of many bestselling books, including The Answer to How Is Yes, winner of the 2002 Independent Publisher Book Award for Business Breakthrough of the Year
"The CEO and the Monk offers great lessons for any leader or HR professional who wants to build a positive work environment. Where else can you learn to handle such business challenges as mergers and acquisitions, growth, deregulation, cutbacks, and change intertwined with the human issues like employee involvement and communication in one place? Filled with best practice concrete examples, this is one of the finest case studies for engagement and retention that I have ever seen."
-Beverly Kaye, founder and CEO, Career Systems International, and coauthor of Love It, Don't Leave It: 26 Ways to Get What You Want at Work
"Managers don't always recognize the critical need for trust and understanding. The CEO and the Monk will awaken their sensibilities. It brilliantly blurs the line between the soft and the hard of business, and proves that you don't have to sacrifice your soul to make a profit."
-Jim Champy, Chairman of Consulting for Perot Systems and coauthor of Reengineering the Corporation
From the jacket flap
Advance praise for The CEO and the Monk
"The CEO and the Monk is an enormously interesting and utterly charming book. We all know that we have to restore faith in our capitalist system if it is to survive and flourish. Bob Catell, with the assistance of an unusual advisor, did just that at a critical moment in his company's evolution and our nation's history. This is a rare business story that will both amaze and inspire you."
-David Rockefeller
"This is a wonderful story of commitment, integrity, and the power of relationships. It offers the possibility that executives who care about community and people bring both honor and economic success to their business. Inspiring and practical, The CEO and the Monk threatens to restore our faith in those who lead us. I tip my hat to Bob and Kenny for telling the story of how human values can be brought into the marketplace. This book is unique and much needed."
-Peter Block, consultant, speaker, and author of many bestselling books, including The Answer to How Is Yes, winner of the 2002 Independent Publisher Book Award for Business Breakthrough of the Year
"The CEO and the Monk offers great lessons for any leader or HR professional who wants to build a positive work environment. Where else can you learn to handle such business challenges as mergers and acquisitions, growth, deregulation, cutbacks, and change intertwined with the human issues like employee involvement and communication in one place? Filled with best practice concrete examples, this is one of the finest case studies for engagement and retention that I have ever seen."
-Beverly Kaye, founder and CEO, Career Systems International, and coauthor of Love It, Don't Leave It: 26 Ways to Get What You Want at Work
"Managers don't always recognize the critical need for trust and understanding. The CEO and the Monk will awaken their sensibilities. It brilliantly blurs the line between the soft and the hard of business, and proves that you don't have to sacrifice your soul to make a profit."
-Jim Champy, Chairman of Consulting for Perot Systems and coauthor of Reengineering the Corporation
Details
- Title The CEO and the Monk: One Company's Journey to Profit and Purpose
- Author Robert B. Catell; Kenny Moore; Glenn Rifkin
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 2004-01-16
- Features Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780471450115 / 0471450111
- Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 9.58 x 6.47 x 0.86 in (24.33 x 16.43 x 2.18 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Energy industries - United States - History, KeySpan Corporation - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003020247
- Dewey Decimal Code 333.790
Media reviews
Citations
- Library Journal, 02/09/2004, Page 0
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