The Mormon Way of Doing Business
How Nine Western Boys Reached the Top of Corporate America
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4.6 • 35 Ratings
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Publisher Description
An unprecedented look at how the Mormon faith has shaped some of today’s most successful CEOs and businessmen.
The Founder of JetBlue.The CEO of Dell Computers. The CEO of Deloitte & Touche. The Dean of the Harvard Business School. They all have one thing in common. They are devout Mormons who spend their Sundays exclusively with their families, never work long hours, and always put their spouses and children first. How do they do it? Now, critically acclaimed author and investigative journalist Jeff Benedict (a Mormon himself) examines these highly successful business execs and discovers how their beliefs have influenced them, and enabled them to achieve incredible success. With original interviews and unparalleled access, Benedict shares what truly drives these individuals, and the invaluable life lessons from which anyone can benefit.
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Honesty, integrity and dedication to family and church may be old-fashioned values, but Benedict shows here that they jibe with tremendous success in the cutthroat world of business. In a conversational narrative, Benedict relates the stories of seven Mormon business leaders-five CEOs (including those of Dell Computers, JetBlue and Deloitte & Touche), one CFO (of American Express), and the former dean of Harvard Business School-to discover how these devout professionals tackle modern workplace problems. In order to meet the challenge of "winning and winning cleanly," Benedict doesn't proselytize, but rather draws practical rules from his subjects' stories and actions, such as "Compete within your power alley," "Own the high ground" and "Don't put yourself in a position to be tempted." He also shows what advantages stem from the tenants of a Mormon lifestyle, such as tithing, abstaining from drugs, avoiding work on the weekend, volunteering for Church leadership positions and raising large families. With the exception of a late chapter collecting his subjects' 9/11 experiences (which includes the unfortunate section title, "Losing $150 Million in One Day"), Benedict's point is clearly and entertainingly explicated: do you need to be Mormon to succeed in business? No, but it doesn't hurt.
Customer Reviews
Good profitable
Profitable principles. I have read this book multiple times & each time recognize how they share basic family values as the foundation to their success. I love this book.
Hard working
I have worked around Mormons my entire life. No different than any other group. Some hard workers. Others not so much. Some serious. Some funny. The point is that they are diverse....like any other group. Generally I am nervous when a book tries to broadly categorize but this seemed to be done well.
Another review posted here makes efforts to belittle, mock, and destroy credibility for Mormons in general. Shame on you. Bigotry is inappropriate in any of it's forms.
Thanks for an insightful and interesting read.
Amazing book
A must read for everybody. Puts all your life into perspective. Highly recommended.