In The Heart of Business Liz Mohn describes her experiences as
a woman and an entrepreneur at Bertelsmann, Europe’s largest media
corporation, in a powerful call to action for organizations of
every size and purpose to adapt to the evolving criteria of success
in the twenty-first century. With the new millennium being shaped
by the forces of internationalization and globalization, Mohn asks
an important question: Will humane values take their rightful and
necessary place as a vital factor in the equations that measure
achievement and prosperity in the world we will hand over to our
children and grandchildren?
Making a plea for a new paradigm of business and personal
achievement that combines material rewards with those of friendship
and social consciousness, Mohn writes passionately and eloquently
about her beliefs as a woman, a philanthropist, and a corporate
leader. At their heart is a deep concern about frightening trends
in our society: the loss of direction, the increase in both
selfishness and loneliness, the lack of concern for children and
the elderly. In response, says Mohn, we must commit ourselves to
such principles as the preservation of traditional cultures amid
the pressures of globalization, the ethical education of children,
and love rooted in recognition of our common humanity. The distance
Liz Mohn has traveled in her own life mirrors the distance that all
of society—from individuals and families to large corporations—must
travel to remain forces for positive change in our new world. In
The Heart of Business Liz Mohn offers an equal measure of hope and
an energizing spirit of renewal.
關於作者:
Liz Mohn is chairman of the board of the Bertelsmann Asset
Management Group Bertelsmann Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, deputy
chairman of the Bertelsmann Foundation, and a member of the
supervisory board of Bertelsmann AG. She is in charge of corporate
culture at Bertelsmann and the first woman to be a member of the
Club of Rome, a global think tank based in Hamburg, Germany. In
1993 she founded the German Stroke Aid Foundation. She is also a
recipient of the medal of honor of Germany’s Order of Merit and the
service medal of the German Medical Society for her work on behalf
of stroke victims.
目錄:
Foreword by Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
My Roots
A Woman''s Life
My First Career Steps
New Voices
The Role of Women and
the Value of the Family
Social Events and My Role
as Hostess
My Role Models
Meetings and International Contacts
Medical Projects
The German Stroke Aid Foundation
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