Believe in People: Bottom-Up Solutions for a Top-Down World
(Sprache: Englisch)
A surprising take on how you can help tackle the really big problems in society-from one of America's most successful entrepreneurs.
People are looking for a better way. Towering barriers are holding millions of people back, and the institutions...
People are looking for a better way. Towering barriers are holding millions of people back, and the institutions...
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A surprising take on how you can help tackle the really big problems in society-from one of America's most successful entrepreneurs.People are looking for a better way. Towering barriers are holding millions of people back, and the institutions that should help everyone rise are not doing the job. Crumbling communities. One-size fits all education. Businesses that rig the economy. Public policy that stifles opportunity and emboldens the extremes. As a result, this country is quickly heading toward a two-tiered society.
Today's challenges call for nothing short of a paradigm shift - away from a top-down approach that sees people as problems to be managed, toward bottom-up solutions that empower everyone to realize their potential and foster a more inclusive society.
Such a shift starts by asking: What would it mean to truly believe in people?
Businessman and philanthropist Charles Koch has devoted his life to answering that question. Learn what he's discovered during his 60-year career to help you apply the principles of empowerment in your life, in your business, and in society.
By learning from the social movements and applying the principles that have enabled social progress throughout history, Koch has achieved more than he dreamed possible - building one of the world's most successful companies and founding Stand Together, one of America's most innovative philanthropic communities. Stand Together CEO Brian Hooks and Koch show how the only way to solve the really big problems - from poverty and addiction to harmful business practices and destructive public policy - is for each and every one of us to find and take action in our unique role as part of the solution.
Full of compelling examples of what works - including several first-person accounts from individuals whose lives have been transformed - Koch and Hooks' refreshing approach promotes partnership instead of partisanship and speaks to people from different perspectives and all
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walks of life. They show that no injustice is too tough to overcome if you share a deep belief in people, are willing to unite with anyone to do right, and work to empower others from the bottom up.
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Contents:Preface
Introduction: The Principles of Progress
Part I: My Story: The Principles that Transformed My Life
Chapter One: Busy Being Born
Chapter Two: Unlimited Potential
Chapter Three: Transforming Koch Industries
Part II: Our Country's Story: The Long and Winding Road
Chapter Four: The Core Institutions of Society
Chapter Five: Social Entrepreneurs
Part III: Your Story: A Brighter Future for All
Chapter Six: People Aren't Problems
Chapter Seven: Lifelong Learning
Chapter Eight: An Economy for Everyone
Chapter Nine: Up from Partisanship
Chapter Ten: Movements of Millions
Conclusion: A Life Well Lived
Appendix: Koch Industries' Guiding Principles
Selected Bibliography and Recommended Reading
Notes
Index
Autoren-Porträt von Charles Koch, Brian Hooks
Charles Koch with Brian Hooks
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Charles Koch , Brian Hooks
- 320 Seiten, Maße: 16,5 x 24,3 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: ST MARTINS PR
- ISBN-10: 1250200962
- ISBN-13: 9781250200969
- Erscheinungsdatum: 17.11.2020
Sprache:
Englisch
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