cover image Doing Business by the Good Book: 52 Lessons on Success Straight from the Bible

Doing Business by the Good Book: 52 Lessons on Success Straight from the Bible

David L. Steward. Hyperion Books, $19.95 (270pp) ISBN 978-1-4013-0062-3

Jesus' teachings were not meant to be spoken only on Sunday, writes Steward, CEO of World Wide Technology Inc., the world's largest African-American-owned company. Rather, those teachings were meant to be implemented everywhere, including the workplace. In this book, Steward shares 52 biblical principles in short, easy-to-read chapters that can be digested once a week for a full year or devoured in one sitting. Steward draws heavily on his own knowledge of building a high-tech company from the ground up, and also his corporate experiences at FedEx and Union Pacific. He has a real knack for helping readers see how biblical principles relate to those experiences and to contemporary business issues. Even the trendy notion of ""branding"" is placed thoughtfully with a relevant Scripture (Matthew 12:33: ""Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit.""). Christian businesspeople who want a solid introduction to biblical ethics in the workplace will particularly enjoy his fine chapters on accountability, enthusiasm, customer satisfaction and networking.