Doing Business with Benedict : The Rule of Saint Benedict and Business Management: A Conversation,9780826467010

Doing Business with Benedict : The Rule of Saint Benedict and Business Management: A Conversation

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ISBN13: 9780826467010
ISBN10: 0826467016
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-04-01
Publisher(s): Bloomsbury USA Academic
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Author Biography

Kit Dollard had a successful city career in PR and advertising before leaving the world of business to work with the monks at Ampleforth Abbey, where he runs a retreat house, courses and workshops Anthony Marett-Crosby OSB became a Benedictine monk in 1990 and was solemnly professed in 1995. He leads retreats and adult formation programmes at Ampleforth and elsewhere. He is the author of a number of books on monastic spirituality and history Abbot Timothy Wright OSB is the Abbot of Ampleforth Abbey

Table of Contents

Introduction: What's it all About? iv
Is this a conversation I can take part in?
Opening Words
3(16)
People and People
19(18)
The Abbot Reflects ...
37(10)
What sort of boss should I be?
A Vision for a Leader
47(12)
Benedict's Leaders
59(13)
The Abbot Reflects ...
72(19)
Can I work in this business?
Sharing the Burdens
91(12)
Working Together
103(10)
The Abbot Reflects ...
113(10)
Can I improve my working relationships?
Making It Work
123(16)
Customer Relations and Hospitality
139(12)
The Abbot Reflects ...
151(10)
How can I keep a cool head in a changing world?
To Live is to Change
161(18)
Hard Choices
179(18)
Inner Change
197(12)
Where has our conversation arrived?
Farewells
209(4)
Notes 213(1)
Appendix: Key Business Themes from the Rule of Benedict 214

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