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Value-based corporate governance in practice value with values of Starnberg, June 10, 2013 – rarely the need for ethics, credibility, and orientation in our Western society was higher than it is today. Also in the economy: under the stern of the shareholder value is the mission statement of the Honorable merchant often fall into oblivion. While top managers and entrepreneurs want to correct their course, get bogged down but often in the small small. In his book, Andreas Welther shows how common values in practice defined, lived, and new on this Foundation can contribute added value. Differently than usual in a non-fiction book, Welther the story of Erik Malmstrom AG and illustrated their example what it actually arrives at the value-based corporate governance. Twenty years after founding his company, Malstrom relentlessly takes stock.

To create, not only the numbers make him. Worry made him especially the daily coexistence. The corporate culture shows significant cracks. Supported by his closest advisors, He questioned employees and executives Thomas Sand, as well as HR Director Antje Sommer by using a software program anonymously. What is the company from their point of view, what values are personally important to them? Where the cooperation works well, where there is tension – for whatever reason? The analysis of the corporate culture promotes days, which values the company in the future will be build. And it leaves no doubt that now unpleasant decisions follow. edge.. With his exciting written practice Advisor Welther familiarizes the reader in an entertaining way with cornerstones of value-based management.

Instead of overtaxing recipients in the management literature often practiced with abstract expertise Welther realistically draws the multifaceted image of a company at a turning point. Governance, value creation and long-term orientation, as his credo, can enter quite a dynamic connection to the benefit of all. Andreas Welther Wertebasierte corporate governance. An introduction for practitioners. Publishing books on demand GmbH, Norderstedt, 2013 188 pages, 24.90 euro. ISBN 978-3-7322-0781-7

Akong Rinpoche: In harmony with the Earth. We can only live life from the wisdom of Tibet edition steinrich 2011 in harmony with ourselves and the Earth if we can keep our balance and restore even under difficult circumstances. The Tibetan Buddhist teacher Akong Rinpoche not only explains how we have become so, what we are, but also how we can go on a voyage of self discovery and personal growth in the small book, to become acquainted with our sleeping potential and to develop. What is this inner potential? According to the author, there are immense wisdom, compassion and joy. Mitchel Resnick has many thoughts on the issue. With numerous reflections and exercises, takes us to the author by the hand and shows us the way to this potential that is inherent in each and just waiting to be awakened, as well as in the freedom to be who we are.

For example, the author suggests: they reflect the thinking: the thoughts come and go and the spirit dwells not in one place. If you have a bad thoughts have, he will eventually disappear, because it is not possible to think only bad. The same is true for good thoughts. You may think not only good. There are good and bad thoughts, they change constantly. If you understand it, get rid of the conviction that bad or good thoughts are always there. Same way you will be more open to realize how good thoughts appear, and you will learn that good is created by you.” Harmony with himself, the author of the spans to harmony with the Earth.

We know how everything is related together an old Buddhist insight that is confirmed also by the modern quantum physics. The author recommends: balance manufacture is accept that we are part of a great whole, helping to pick up our sense of isolation and alienation. If we even accept our diverse references to the world, we will be helpful, useful and beneficial compounds it and our life will be more meaningful and valuable his.”a small but deep-going book with many practical exercises, so that we can better achieve our potential and live in harmony with us and the Earth. Hardcover, 176 pages, ISBN 978-3-942085-00-7, Euro 14.90, Traudel Reiss