On My Honor, I Will: How One Simple Oath Can Lead You to Success in Business [Paperback]

Randy Pennington (Author), Marc Bockman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1995

Using examples drawn from America's top corporations, a business consultant shows that the traditional values set forth in the Boy Scout Oath and Law lay a clear foundation for building a profitable company--and restoring America's competitive edge.

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In On My Honor, I Will , Pennington and Bockmon choose the Boy Scout Oath as a model for ethical business behavior. They base each chapter on one of the scout tenets: "To Do My Best," "To Do My Duty," "To God and My Country." Chapter discussions are anecdotal, each ending with oversimplified guidelines for ethical behavior (e.g., stand by your beliefs or associate with people of integrity) and a hokey exercise such as listing your favorite ethical heroes. The authors encourage the reader to write down "things I will do to honor my commitment to keep the scout law." This book is gimmicky, something this reviewer would be willing to forgive if it were a good gimmick. Not recommended.
- Todd Yeager, West Virginia Univ. Lib., Morgantown
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Book Description

This unique book offers a proven approach to succeeding in business and life without sacrificing your principles. "A powerful book... certain to change many lives". -- Og Mandino, author of The Greatest Salesman in the World.

Product Details

• Paperback: 210 pages
• Publisher: Treasure House - Out of Print; 1 edition (June 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560438460
• ISBN-13: 978-1560438465
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,310,321 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book I have read in a long while!, November 2, 1999

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This review is from: On My Honor, I Will: How One Simple Oath Can Lead You to Success in Business (Paperback)

This book talks about what is right and should be mandatory reading for all corporate officers, government employees and people in leadership roles. The book will motivate you, get you to stop and think, as well as give you ideas about how to improve yourself, your organization and your company. Fantastic Book that I am going to make all of my people read!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A road map for a happy and successful life., October 8, 1998

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This review is from: On My Honor, I Will: How One Simple Oath Can Lead You to Success in Business (Paperback)

Reading this book made me stop and take a good hard look at myself and my honesty. It should be required reading for Bill Clinton as well as any- one in the public eye.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read on American ethics, November 29, 2005

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This review is from: On My Honor, I Will: How One Simple Oath Can Lead You to Success in Business (Paperback)

Randy Pennington has done an outstanding job of bridging the serious nature of earning a living in business and learning ethics as an adolescent. This slim tome speaks volumes about 'the right thing to do' on a daily basis.

Specific and simple examples are used to support every desired ethical and moral behavior. This is a universal book that should be read, studied, and practiced in business - and at home.