Download or read book Corporate Dreams written by James Hoopes and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public trust in corporations plummeted in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, when “Lehman Brothers” and “General Motors” became dirty words for many Americans. In Corporate Dreams, James Hoopes argues that Americans still place too much faith in corporations and, especially, in the idea of “values-based leadership” favored by most CEOs. The danger of corporations, he suggests, lies not just in their economic power, but also in how their confused and undemocratic values are infecting Americans’ visions of good governance. Corporate Dreams proposes that Americans need to radically rethink their relationships with big business and the government. Rather than buying into the corporate notion of “values-based leadership,” we should view corporate leaders with the same healthy suspicion that our democratic political tradition teaches us to view our political leaders. Unfortunately, the trend is moving the other way. Corporate notions of leadership are invading our democratic political culture when it should be the reverse. To diagnose the cause and find a cure for our toxic attachment to corporate models of leadership, Hoopes goes back to the root of the problem, offering a comprehensive history of corporate culture in America, from the Great Depression to today’s Great Recession. Combining a historian’s careful eye with an insider’s perspective on the business world, this provocative volume tracks changes in government economic policy, changes in public attitudes toward big business, and changes in how corporate executives view themselves. Whether examining the rise of Leadership Development programs or recounting JFK’s Pyrrhic victory over U.S. Steel, Hoopes tells a compelling story of how America lost its way, ceding authority to the policies and values of corporate culture. But he also shows us how it’s not too late to return to our democratic ideals—and that it’s not too late to restore the American dream.
Download or read book Global Dreams written by Richard J. Barnet and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1995-03 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On globalization and world economy.
Download or read book When Dreams Don t Work written by Ronna F Jevne and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-04-22 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Dreams Don't Work: Professional Caregivers and Burnout presents a fresh perspective on burnout. This book examines the origins and qualities of the dreams (visions) of professional caregivers and the ways those very qualities are risk factors for burnout. ""When Dreams Don't Work: Professional Caregivers and Burnout"" also looks at the institutions in which professional caregivers (medical, educational, pastoral, law enforcement, and firefighting) invest their professional dreams, and how those institutions contribute to the burnout process.
Download or read book Dreams and Details written by Jim Hagemann Snabe and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ny teknologi ændrer konstant forudsætningerne for succes og det gør det nødvendigt at genopfinde sin virksomhed og sit lederskab til de nye betingelser
Download or read book Live the Life of Dreams and Visions written by Bonga Thulani Ndlangamandla and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-08-22 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IN THIS BOOK I want to talk about the life of dreams and visions. This is a very important subject in the life of a human being. So, let me start by saying this powerful statement, life is a vision and those who have the opportunity to live are sustained by dreams and visions. The first statement of the holy bible quotes that In the beginning was God. Before the foundations of the earth, He was there. He created the heavens and the earth, day and night, seasons and years, all different kinds of plants (vegetation) and animals and most importantly us (humans). In all this wonderful creation, we note that the main focus was on man who was created for the sole purpose of dominating the earth and manifesting Gods vision. Allow me to declare that God had a vision to dominate and rule in this heaven and earth that He had created. However he decided to create man and give him that mandate of manifesting His kingdom here on earth. We note that when every other living thing was created, only words were released, but with man He created them in His likeness and further breathed on him thus putting the God nature in him (see Genesis 2:7). Now I hope you understand me clearly when I say life is Gods vision. If you could take your time and study life in general, you will agree with me that any outcome of the human life has so much to do with their dreams and visions. What you are today is a result of certain actions (decisions) you have taken previously and most clearly, they relate to your dreams and visions (beliefs). This applies to every human being living under the sun. It is worth noting though that many peoples lives are controlled by the dreams and visions of others. Not that they cannot live a life of their own dreams and visions, but because of lack of knowledge and understanding of who they are and what they are capable of doing in this life. I believe the subject covered in this book is very important for everybody regardless of their age, race, skin colour, gender, background etc. This book will blow your mind and will cause you to understand who you are, what you can achieve as well as how you can achieve those dreams and visions you have for your life. It will further inform and remind you about the strongholds and pillars of unlimited success in this life. Man ought to understand that he has only one opportunity to live in this world; hence they have to fully utilize their opportunities to the maximum. You need to understand that this life is a once off gift. Physically man is born once and thereafter awaits death. Now for life to have a sense of meaning and direction there is no other way but to follow the rules that will give you the best results. If you take life as a game, you need to understand the rules of the game in order to win. So in this book we want to define life as a vision hence we will be discussing the rules of a vision thereof.
Download or read book Inc Your Dreams written by Rebecca Maddox and published by Penguin Mass Market. This book was released on 1996 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inc. Your Dreams motivates readers to build their businesses and their careers around their own values and what they love to do, and to formulate personal definitions of success. Author Rebecca Maddox, a former corporate senior executive and now a successful entrepreneur, provides a comprehensive process for jump-starting yourself into creating the business - and the life - you want.
Download or read book Airborne Dreams written by Christine R. Yano and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-25 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of Pan Ams Nisei stewardess program (1955&–1972), through which the airline hired Japanese American (and later other Asian and Asian American) stewardesses, ostensibly for their Asian-language skills.
Download or read book Land of Sunshine State of Dreams written by Gary R Mormino and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Florida is a story of astonishing growth, a state swelling from 500,000 residents at the outset of the 20th century to some 16 million at the end. As recently as mid-century, on the eve of Pearl Harbor, Florida was the smallest state in the South. At the dawn of the millennium, it is the fourth largest in the country, a megastate that was among those introducing new words into the American vernacular: space coast, climate control, growth management, retirement community, theme park, edge cities, shopping mall, boomburbs, beach renourishment, Interstate, and Internet. Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams attempts to understand the firestorm of change that erupted into modern Florida by examining the great social, cultural, and economic forces driving its transformation. Gary Mormino ranges far and wide across the landscape and boundaries of a place that is at once America's southernmost state and the northernmost outpost of the Caribbean. From the capital, Tallahassee--a day's walk from the Georgia border--to Miami--a city distant but tantalizingly close to Cuba and Haiti--Mormino traces the themes of Florida's transformation: the echoes of old Dixie and a vanishing Florida; land booms and tourist empires; revolutions in agriculture, technology, and demographics; the seductions of the beach and the dynamics of a graying population; and the enduring but changing meanings of a dreamstate. Beneath the iconography of popular culture is revealed a complex and complicated social framework that reflects a dizzying passage from New Spain to Old South, New South to Sunbelt.
Download or read book Dreams Bigger Than Texas written by Rahkal C. D. Shelton and published by Be The Inspired You. This book was released on 2021-12-15 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dreams Bigger Than Texas: A Story of Faith, Purpose, Perseverance, and Growth into Womanhood, will leave you daring to DREAM, reimagining your own story, and passionately pursuing purpose. Born to a 19-year-old heroin and cocaine addict on the rough South Side of Chicago and raised in abject poverty amid the perils of drugs and violence, Dee uncovers some of life's most challenging lessons at an early age. Miraculously, she survives, becoming the first in the family to graduate high school and attend college. The rich cultural and life-changing atmosphere of a Historical Black University is where Dee's true self-discovery begins. Outwardly, she thrives, a poster child for resilience. But privately, her life is in shambles as she wrestles with depression and demons from her past. Embarking on a desperate quest to find self-worth and purpose, as well as love from her absentee father, she turns up short, allowing her "daddy issues" to lead her down a bleak path of poor decision making, promiscuity, and defeat. But unbeknownst to her, she is divinely guided, protected, and powered by a seemingly invisible and everlasting presence that she later acknowledges as her "help." This "help" energizes a vivacious raw seed, eventually revealing her purpose and developing her into a force to be reckoned with. She identifies this "help" after an epiphany following a breakup with an ex. A rose-from-concrete, hood, hope, and love story, Dreams Bigger Than Texas infuses comedy, insight, and faith. Dee's life story is raw, revealing, relatable, and flat-out inspiring. The transparency and authenticity of her personal triumphs, along with her discovery of her help's identity will leave you empowered to: 1. Reconcile your own traumas and self-sabotaging cycles 2. Understand that your past doesn't dictate your future 3. Believe that you, too, are divinely guided and protected
Download or read book Escape from Corporate America written by Pamela Skillings and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2008-05-13 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does your corporate career leave you stressed out, burned out, or just plain bummed out? You’re not alone. The good news is that there’s a way out–and you’re holding it. Written by career expert and corporate escapee Pamela Skillings, Escape from Corporate America inspires the cubicle-bound and the corner-office-cornered to break free and create the career of their dreams–without going broke. With no-nonsense advice and unflagging humor, Skillings shows you how to • assess your job’s “suck” factor–from terminal boredom to boss from hell • identify your true calling–brainstorm fantasy careers and test-drive your dream jobs • develop your Escape Plan–set goals, figure out your timing, and evaluate your finances and health insurance options • find jobs that don’t bite–entrepreneurial corporate environments, energetic start-ups, the nonprofit sector, and flexible work options • be your own boss–explore entrepreneurship and freelancing, assemble an advisory team, and start a business while you collect a paycheck • follow your creative dreams–learn how to make time for your artistic passion and develop a plan to quit your day job • overcome any obstacle–deal with fear, doubt, negative people, and other bumps along the road Plus, Skillings shares success stories from dozens of corporate escape artists, including celebrity TV chef Andrea Beaman, Cranium CEO Richard Tait, and many others. Full of practical strategies and fun-to-follow exercises, Escape from Corporate America will help disgruntled office workers everywhere find more meaningful, fulfilling careers.
Download or read book Franchising Dreams written by Peter M. Birkeland and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2004-04 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Franchises have become an ever-present feature of American life, both in our landscapes and our economics. Peter M. Birkeland worked for three years in the front-line operations of franchise units for three companies, met with CEOs and executives, and attended countless trade shows, seminars, and expositions. Through this extensive fieldwork Birkeland not only discovered what makes franchisees succeed or fail, he uncovered the difficulties in running a business according to someone else's system and values. Bearing witness to a market flooded with fierce competitors and dependent on the inscrutable whims of consumers, he revealed the numerous challenges that franchisees face in making their businesses succeed. Book jacket.
Download or read book The Dream Manager written by Matthew Kelly and published by Beacon Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catching a Deckload of Dreams written by John Van Amerongen and published by Documentary Media LLC and University of Washington. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Managing the Corporate Dream written by William R. Torbert and published by Irwin Professional Publishing. This book was released on 1987 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Corporate Dream written by Hank Johnson and published by Carol Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 1990 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gleaned from Johnson's years of experience in creating the Spiegel mail-order company, the practical information in this book will work for anyone who is trying to advance in business. His advice can't be learned in school of from a business textbook.
Download or read book Building Stakeholder Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility written by B. Fryzel and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-07-26 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores how companies engage in CSR activities, how their corporate identity determines the way in which they perceive the stakeholders and, as a result, engage in dialogue-based relations with them.
Download or read book How to Quit Your Day Job and Live Out Your Dreams written by Kenneth Atchity and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-06-20 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a creative person seeking more satisfying work? Do you want to make the transition from a job you find secure but soulless to a life built around your creative dream? Then look no further than this essential guide, written by a tenured professor who quit his job and pursued his dream as a successful “story merchant” and film producer. This book will show you how to: - Construct a life that fits your personal vision - Stand up against negative peer pressure - Redefine success in your own terms - Identify and control your conflicting inner voices - Find time to make your dreams come true - And much more! If you’re ready to fall in love with your future, this book can give you the inspiration you need to make that life-changing leap into a better world.
