"It was a real privilege to serve on the board of directors for a company that believes winning in the marketplace is important, but only if it is done the right way. Bill has captured many of the inspirational truths that grounded our collective thinking."
"Jesus talks more about money than about sex or politics. Why? Because with wrong motives, money can separate us from Him, our family, our coworkers, and ourselves. Bill Pollard has always united God with profit in a way that has made the Lord, his people, his customers, and his suppliers smile. What a wonderful book. Read it !"
Imagine you are a manager at a large company.You stay current with the latest thinking in management and leadership. But despite the wealth of resources, some of the most important questions about your business life still linger:How can I live an authentic life of faith while delivering ever-increasing business results? Is there meaning in my work beyond making a living? How can I put money and profit in the context of my faith? Who's been there before me?
Serving Two Masters? provides practical insight and sound advice for anyone who has wrestled with the integration of faith and work. In 51 short essays, Bill Pollard challenges us to do far better than "balance" or "juggle" our personal, spiritual, and business imperatives.He shows us how they come together in a powerful sense of purpose. Drawn from Pollard's more than 25 years of executive experience with ServiceMaster, the reflections in Serving Two Masters? show us how--despite contrary belief--faith belongs in business, God and profit have a lot in common, and the bottom line shouldn't be a business's sole reason for being.
In Serving Two Masters? the best-selling author of The Soul of the Firm shows that principles of faith and smart business practices are not mutually exclusive and that combining the two can actually lead to extraordinary success.
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
What Do God and Profit Have in Common?
Keep Your Hands in the Bucket
Is There Room in Your Barn for Tomorrow?
What Is a Fair Wage?
Where Is God When Faiths Collide?
Is Big Better or Is Small Beautiful?
What's in a Name? Is It Worth the Paper It Is Written On?
Leadership-- It's Not Just About the Leader
Know Your Busir ess at the Margin
Leadership Is a Quest, Not lust an Adventure
The Two Sides of Choice
What Is Truth?
Battlefields of the Market and the Mind
What Is Your Priority?
Build on the Ordinary and Expect the Extraordinary
The University of Work
God at Work
Leadership--It's About Being a Servant
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
Integrity--To Know What Is Right and to Do It
Leadership--It's About Decision Making
Who Owns This Place?
What Is Worth?
Do You Think What You See or See Wha: You Think?
Is a Time to Forgive a Time to Forget?
The Firm as a Channel of Distribution of Spiritual Assets
How Much Land Does a Man Need?
The Stewardship of Time and Talent
Innovation --An Imperative for Vitality
The Virtue of Profit
The Story Numbers Tell
Ships Are Safe in the Harbor,But That's Not What Ships Are For
Leadership--I:'s About Being an Example
What's in a Pair of Hands?
Loving God on the Horizontal
Touching the Promise
A Triple-Braided Cord Is Not Easily Broken
Profit Growth Comes in Curves, Not Straight Lines
Kairos--The Gift of Time
Vision and Control
Moving Sideways Like a Crab
The Question of God
Finding a Scapegoat Is Seldom the Answer
What's It All About?
A Legacy of Giving Back
Robbers from Within
Leadership--ilt's About Commitment and Making Things Happen
The Gift of Adversity
Prayer
Postscript: A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
ServiceMaster Board of Directors
Sources of Information
Subject Index
About the Author
