
A Global Lesson
Success Through Cooperation and Compassionate Leadership
Reinhard Mohn(Author)
Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House Inc
Will be published approx. on 22. September 2009
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-307-58768-8 (ISBN)
Description
Reinhard Mohn, legendary entrepreneur and father of the global media giant Bertelsmann, offers penetrating insights into his motives, beliefs, and hopes as one of the world's foremost businesspeople.
Reinhard Mohn has grappled with the political and cultural changes of recent decades like few other entrepreneurs of his time. In this deeply personal book, Mohn, for the first time, describes his entrepreneurial development in the context of his own fascinating personal experiences.
A Global Lesson plumbs the extraordinary depth of Mohn's life, from his Protestant upbringing and his time as a German soldier in an American POW camp during World War II to his socially conscious choices as a young businessman.
The hopes and challenges of booming 1950s Germany influenced Mohn's early years as an entrepreneur in many ways. He quickly understood that to be successful he had to combine economic thinking with social responsibility. Furthermore, as he guided Bertelsmann's evolution from a medium-sized company to a global media corporation, he realized how important it was to seek dialogue with other cultures. Through it all-from the period of German rebuilding after the war through the age of globalization-Mohn fostered a successful corporate culture that served as a model for business leaders across the globe.
A Global Lesson reveals the motives that guided Mohn's development, and shares how his family origins and personal experiences shaped his life's work. His story is also a testament to his leadership. Throughout his life and career, Mohn has promoted a unique and important philosophy: economic thinking and democratic culture cannot be in opposition-and only by standing up for humanity can we master the challenges of global cooperation.
Reinhard Mohn has grappled with the political and cultural changes of recent decades like few other entrepreneurs of his time. In this deeply personal book, Mohn, for the first time, describes his entrepreneurial development in the context of his own fascinating personal experiences.
A Global Lesson plumbs the extraordinary depth of Mohn's life, from his Protestant upbringing and his time as a German soldier in an American POW camp during World War II to his socially conscious choices as a young businessman.
The hopes and challenges of booming 1950s Germany influenced Mohn's early years as an entrepreneur in many ways. He quickly understood that to be successful he had to combine economic thinking with social responsibility. Furthermore, as he guided Bertelsmann's evolution from a medium-sized company to a global media corporation, he realized how important it was to seek dialogue with other cultures. Through it all-from the period of German rebuilding after the war through the age of globalization-Mohn fostered a successful corporate culture that served as a model for business leaders across the globe.
A Global Lesson reveals the motives that guided Mohn's development, and shares how his family origins and personal experiences shaped his life's work. His story is also a testament to his leadership. Throughout his life and career, Mohn has promoted a unique and important philosophy: economic thinking and democratic culture cannot be in opposition-and only by standing up for humanity can we master the challenges of global cooperation.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
8-PAGE 4-COLOR INSERT
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
336 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-307-58768-8 (9780307587688)
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E-Book
09/2009
1st Edition
Currency
€5.49
Available for download
Person
Reinhard Mohn