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8.18.2008 - 10:00am ET
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Resources For Human Development
New Book 'The Common Good Corporation' Set to Become Definitive Guide on Sex, Money and Power For the Values-Led Corporation
(CSRwire) August 18, 2008 - "Whether your issue is fiscal responsibility,
compensation, leadership, decision making, decentralization, control,
social entrepreneurship, employee development, or racism, sexism and drugs
in the workplace, you will find here principles, guidelines, and examples
of a radical business philosophy in action."--Marvin Weisbord,
author of Discovering Common Ground, and Productive Workplaces Revisited;
Co-Director, Future Search Network
Motivated as a child to understand why his parents always fought, and
later by a life-long commitment to understanding human relationships and
finding a better way to manage conflict, revered CEO, therapist, and
humanitarian Bob Fishman and his wife Barbara have just co-authored: "The
Common Good Corporation," a comprehensive guide to creating a healthy
values-driven workplace community at any organization.
Bob highlights his own personal experiences successfully managing the
national $166 million dollar organization Resources for Human Development
(RHD). During its 38-year history, it has grown an average of 27 percent
yearly. The book is full of innovative, values-led guidelines and
principles for developing workplace communities, supporting local decision
making, and instituting unique monetary policies.
Through personal stories of RHD employees and clear, thoughtful anecdotes,
readers will learn: - The three basic assumptions of the Common Good
Corporation
- Why decentralizing power is crucial to the success of your company
- Formulas for managing power and power relationships to produce a
return
- How to emphasize and promote conscious dialogue to maximize
creativity
- How to handle sex, money, and power among employees in the
office
Each chapter discusses concepts such as structure, power,
values, leadership, and money – each presenting multiple images to
develop a kaleidoscope of views, all of which are rooted in a belief that
large faceless groups cannot manage conflict successfully, but small
working groups can – if employees are given the freedom to do so.
"Bob Fishman and this book have inspired us to allocate more capital and
resources to experiments in shifting capitalism," says CSRwire President
Joe Sibilia. "Every page carries useful information and ideas."
The book is a must read for:- Corporate executives in the for-profit
and non-profit worlds
- Investors interested in the best return on their money
- Educational institutions focusing on business schools, schools of
social work, and public administration
- People interested in starting a successful corporate enterprise and in
economic development
- Anyone curious about one of the most successful experiments in
values-led entrepreneurialism in the world.
"I have come to believe
that if human beings want to, they can settle almost every disagreement,
but only in one time and in one place," says Bob Fishman. "That is what it
is like to live in a world of infinite possibility. Add to this a set of
values-based guidelines that small groups can use to manage their
conflicts and we are well on the road to a common good corporate effort,
with all the energy and creativity that such an effort releases."
About RHD
Since 1970 RHD has managed 1.7 billion of gross revenue while providing
services to populations with mental illness, developmental delays, drug
and alcohol addiction and homelessness. The organization has been an
experiment that has demonstrated the importance of a values-based approach
to human relations within a workplace. For more information go to www.rhd.org.
About the Authors
Bob Fishman has served as the CEO of RHD for more than 38 years. Barbara
Fishman has been an administrator of RHD's Access Team, providing
organizational development and clinical expertise for employees. At the
book website www.commongoodcorporation.org,
you can order books, "Question Authority" buttons and umbrellas, and get
free downloads. Students can also download separate chapters for classroom
discussions. Bob also wants to hear your views on corporate life and how to
improve it.
For more information please contact:
Bob Fishman, CEO
Resources For Human Development
(215) 951-0300
www.rhd.org or www.commongoodcorporation.org
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