Over the past several years a cascade of corporate scandals have erupted. Savings and provisions for retirement have shrunk drastically. Jobs have been lost. One of the world's largest and best-known accounting firms is gone. Ordinary people have been hurt and they have lost confidence in business leaders. The on-going public debate over business ethics and corporate reform points to one common conclusion: Things cannot be corrected by simply adding more laws and new rules. The solution will come from high moral leadership. The Heart of A Business Ethic is based on the Hansen-Wessner Lectureship Series established by the ServiceMaster Foundation to consider the source of moral authority and ethical behavior in business. The eight lectures in this series were presented at major universities in the U.S. and Britain, and brought together some of the most distinguished business experts of our time. What they have to say is important for business teachers and students, and business leaders at every level. The scandals at Enron, Tyco and others have generated many books on business ethics, but none offer the expertise or breadth of thinking that this volume does. The Heart of A Business Ethic is useful to professors, students, and practitioners who not only want to understand what has happened, but who also want to think through the basis for a new standard of morality in business.

"Serving Two Masters?" provides practical insight and sound advice for anyone who has wrestled with the integration of faith and work. In 51 short essays, Bill Pollard challenges us to do far better than "balance" or "juggle" our personal, spiritual, and business imperatives. He shows us how they come together in a powerful sense of purpose. Drawn from Pollard's more than 25 years of executive experience with ServiceMaster, the reflections in "Serving Two Masters?" show us how"despite contrary belief " faith belongs in business, God and profit have a lot in common, and the bottom line shouldn't be a business's sole reason for being. In "Serving Two Masters?" the best-selling author of "The Soul of the Firm" shows that principles of faith and smart business practices are not mutually exclusive and that combining the two can actually lead to extraordinary success.

The Soul of a Firm is about people and values. It demonstrates the difference they can make in the ultimate success of any organization, not simply because of their work ethic and commitment to success, but because of the impact that all of us can make in the lives of those we have the opportunity to associate with and serve. Leadership in the firm has a responsibility to the ethical, professional and personal development of every individual in the organization. This can be accomplished only through the belief that all of us are created in the image and likeness of God, and a philosophy of understanding based on respect for the dignity and worth of every individual.