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9780471486220

The CEO and the Monk: One Company's Journey to Profit and Purpose

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  • ISBN13:

    9780471486220

  • ISBN10:

    0471486221

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2004-04-01
  • Publisher: WILEY
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Summary

In a business era in which executives are taken away in handcuffs and corporate malfeasance and scandal dominates the business headlines, there is tremendous value in the stories of ethical companies and spiritual business leaders. "The CEO and the Monk" is one such compelling story, the story of KeySpan, the nations fifth largest energy giant and a profitable, Fortune 500 company, and the two KeySpan executivesone a former monkwhose unique working relationship is based on something as simple and powerful as "doing the right thing." This isnt yet another prescriptive business guide written by breathless consultants. It is a story about a real business and how two unusual and dedicated humanists can keep their eyes on profits and ethics at the same time.

Author Biography

Robert B. Catell is the CEO of KeySpan Kenny Moore is a former monk who left the religious life for a successful career in human resources. He is currently Corporate Ombudsman at KeySpan Glenn Rifkin is a veteran business journalist who has written extensively for the New York Times and coauthored many business books

Table of Contents

Introduction: What Is Good for the Soul Is Also Good for Business.
Chapter One: The Corporate Funeral.
Chapter Two: Brooklyn Union, the Fertile Hen.
Chapter Three: Enlightened Self-Interest.
Chapter Four: The LILCO Deal.
Chapter Five:  High Noon.
Chapter Six: The Aftermath.
Chapter Seven: The New Millennium.
Chapter Eight: September 11th.
Chapter Nine: Preserving the Corporate Goodness.
Epilogue: The CEO; The Monk.
Acknowledgments.
Index.

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