DOING BUSINESS WITH BENEDICT: The Rule of Saint Benedict and Business Management..., by Kit Dollard, Anthony Maret-Crosby, OSB, and Abbot Timothy Wright, OSB. Continuum, 2002 Z675.C5 S27

DOING BUSINESS WITH BENEDICT offers help for the CEO who faces the harsh realities of the business world. It is also good reading for department heads, and other leaders of people, including those in the church. DOING BUSINESS WITH BENEDICT might well be required reading in MBA programs of America.

The authors run a retreat house in the U.K. for business and church leaders. In their book, they address the themes of leadership, customer relations, human resources, change and stability. The Index lists key business themes from the RULE OF BENEDICT, which was originally written for monks, and is the foundation of Benedictine spirituality today.

Whether the setting is a sixth century Italian hermitage, or 21st century Wall Street, or Main Street, U.S.A. today, the 1500 year old RULE is on target, when it comes to working with people. You will find DOING BUSINESS in the Benedictine Spirituality Collection in St. Philip's Library.