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By August Turak on January 28, 2010
Louis R. Mobley, my mentor and founder of the IBM Executive School, said that in any “free exchange” – economic or not – both parties should walk away with [...]
Posted in Transcending Capitalism | Tagged Adam Smith, Altruism, Business Secrets of the Trappists, Capitalism, Commitment, Ethics, Gardening, Greed, IBM Executive School, Louis Mobley, Materialism, Mepkin Abbey, Mercantilism, Monks, Profit, Selfishness, Selflessness, Socialism, Transcending Capitalism, Transformation, Warren Buffet, Winston Churchill
By August Turak on July 28, 2009
A friend asked me how he could make sure his second marriage worked after failing at his first. I told him that the reason why his first marriage failed is because [...]
Posted in Transformational Organizations | Tagged Business, Faith, Habit, Mepkin Abbey, Merging Business & Spirituality, Money, Monks, Risk, Seeking, Service and selflessness, Thinking, Transformation
By August Turak on May 28, 2009
Why do the monks have an unpaid workforce in the first place? Because they inspire people to work for room and board. The unpaid workforce is not a “given,” it is [...]
Posted in Transformational Organizations | Tagged Business, Business Secrets of the Trappists, Inspiration, Mepkin Abbey, Mission, Monks
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