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Loving Monday

Succeeding in Business Without Selling Your Soul

Expanded Edition

by John D. Beckett

Loving Monday
Ebook
  • Length: 199 pages
  • Published: May 31, 2006
  • Imprint: IVP
  • ISBN: 9780830877843
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Instead of grinding it out until Friday and living only for weekends, a successful Ohio manufacturing executive has seen how his work can be filled with meaning and purpose. The key is integrating his work and beliefs. As a result, both grow--along with his love for Mondays.When Peter Jennings and ABC News wanted to do a story on John Beckett's company, Beckett's reaction was immediate and unqualified: "No way. We're not going to let ABC News barge into the R. W. Beckett Corporation, shoot a lot of footage, extract a few sound bites and say whatever they want to say about us on national TV!"But Beckett reconsidered and took a chance because he had a message and he wanted others to hear it. The message is simple: that living examples of integrity and excellence are needed more than ever in the workplace and in the marketplace. That you can love your work, be a person of principle and succeed.Jennings summarized the story that later aired on ABC by saying, "They are using the Bible as a guide to business." In Loving Monday Beckett fleshes out this theme, explaining how his company still uses the same truths that have guided individuals and civilations for centuries. He shows how these time-tested truths can be applied faithfully and successfully in today's fast-paced, high-tech, market-driven world.Beckett brings all of life together: work, belief, value, character, relationship, truth, worship and joy. For accountants, day-care operators, sales managers, CEOs of mega-corporations, hospital administrators, pastors, plumbers and police chiefs, he offers biblically-grounded, practically-minded principles on succeeding in business without "selling out." His book will be a cherished companion for all who love their work or want to.

CONTENTS

Foreword
Preface: Coffee a Bag of Peanuts
Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Flight Plan
PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS
1. Peter Jennings's Magnifying Glass
2. Companions for Life
3. Trouble in Camelot
4. Trial by Fire
5. The Invisible Hand
6. Strangely Warmed
7. Two Worlds, or One?
PART TWO: THE BIG PICTURE
8. Culture Wars
9. A Greek Legacy
10. A Different Window
11. EnduringTruth
PART THREE: APPLICATIONS
12. Infinite Worth
13. Blueprints
14. Trouble, Trouble, Toil Trouble
15. The Compassionate Enterprise
16. Extraordinary Service
17. Giving Something Back
18. The Balancing Act
19. The Corporate Counselor
20. Business Direction: Vision
21. Business Direction: Values
PART FOUR: THE WRAP-UP
22. Loving Monday
23. The Ultimate Goal
24. Business Ambassodors
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John D. Beckett

John D. Beckett is chairman of R. W. Beckett Corporation (Elyria, Ohio), which, with its new affiliates is one of the world's leading manufacturers of residential and commercial heating systems. He is board chairman of Intercessors for America, a founding board member of The King's College in New York City and a director of Graphic Packaging Corporation. In 1999, the Christian Broadcasting Network named him "Christian Businessman of the Year." He received an honorary doctor of laws degree from Spring Arbor University in 2002, and was named manufacturing "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Ernst and Young in 2003. His first book, Loving Monday, is currently available in over twelve languages.