Synopses & Reviews
Doing Business By the Good Book offers fifty-two chapters on how one can implement specific Biblical lessons in a work environment. Each chapter lesson is accompanied by a Scriptural passage. Steward not only uses each passage to support the lesson??'s premise, but also connects the Scripture to his own personal experiences as he struggled to build his own billion dollar business. A few of the 52 chapters are:
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Synopsis
With a Foreword by Former U.S. President George H. Bush
In the tradition of Jesus, CEO comes an inspirational business book that will appeal to anyone seeking success.
An indispensable volume that shows how to succeed in business by using the Bible and its lessons as a source of inspiration and guidance.
In 1990, David L. Steward founded his company, Worldwide Technology, Inc., on a shoestring budget and borrowed money, well aware of the high-risk nature of the venture he was undertaking. Despite the fact that he was a novice entrepreneur, he was certain he would succeed. Steward believed intensely that God wouldn't let him down. Doing Business by the Good Book shares the inspiring lessons culled straight from the Bible, that Steward used to build his privately held billion-dollar company into a global information technology enterprise.
"David Steward has come up with an idea that betters the way we live and work. The idea that he embodies is not actually new it is a 2,000-year-old philosophy that makes as much sense today as it did back then." Former President George H. Bush, from the foreword to Doing Business by the Good Book
In Doing Business by the Good Book, Steward delivers 52 chapters, each accompanied by scriptural passages that emphasize their impact on his personal struggle to build a billion-dollar business. Included are chapters such as:
- Being a Customer-Driven Company
"In everything do to others as you would have them do to you." Matthew 7:12
- Implementation
"Be doers of the world, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves." James 1:22
- Praise and Recognition
"Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it." Proverbs 3:27
- Good Leadership
"This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you." John 15:12
- Consistency
"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." Hebrews 11:1
Synopsis
Doing Business By the Good Book offers fifty-two chapters on how one can implement specific Biblical lessons in a work environment. Each chapter lesson is accompanied by a Scriptural passage. Steward not only uses each passage to support the lesson??'s premise, but also connects the Scripture to his own personal experiences as he struggled to build his own billion dollar business. A few of the 52 chapters are:
??? Building Long Term Relationships
??? Being a Customer Driven Company
??? Confrontation
??? Never Underestimate the Competition
??? Branding
Synopsis
Doing Business By the Good Book offers fifty-two chapters on how one can implement specific Biblical lessons in a work environment. Each chapter lesson is accompanied by a Scriptural passage. Steward not only uses each passage to support the lesson??'s premise, but also connects the Scripture to his own personal experiences as he struggled to build his own billion dollar business. A few of the 52 chapters are: & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; ??? Building Long Term Relationships & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; ??? Being a Customer Driven Company & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; ???Confrontation & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; ??? Never Underestimate the Competition & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; ??? Branding& nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp;
Synopsis
An indispensable volume that shows how to succeed in business by using the Bible and its lessons as a source of inspiration and guidance n 1990, David L. Steward founded his company, Worldwide Technology, Inc., on a shoestring budget and borrowed money, well aware of the high-risk nature of the venture he was undertaking. Despite the fact that he was a novice entrepreneur, he was certain he would succeed. Steward believed intensely that God wouldn't let him down.
Doing Business by the Good Book shares the inspiring lessons culled straight from the Bible, that Steward used to build his privately held billion-dollar company into a global information technology enterprise.
About the Author
David L. Steward is the founder and CEO of WorldwideTechnologies, Inc., which Black Enterprise magazine named as the largest African-American owned company operating in the United States. Steward also serves as the co-chairman of the United Way in St. Louis, Missouri, his hometown. Robert L. Shook is the author of numerous books, including the New York Times bestseller Longaberger. He lives in Columbus, Ohio.