The On-Purpose Business: Doing More of What You Do Best More Profitably [Hardcover]

Kevin W. McCarthy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1998

Are your passion, dream, and vocation aligned? The On-Purpose Business helps you answer these and other questions. Written in a story format, this book will help you make the most of your God-given talent to take your career to the next level.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

This parable teaches principles of management with a spiritual bent by telling the story of a businessman who is appointed to run a company facing bankruptcy. Through conversations with interesting characters he learns how to rebuild the company and make it prosper. "On-Purpose" means focusing on all areas where each individual joins, belongs, and contributes to an organization. The on-purpose business theme is built upon four pillars, which include "meaning," or the purpose principle, which coordinates the purpose of the person with the purpose of the organization (business, not-for-profit, or any type of organization). The second pillar is "mindset," or the need for each individual to think and act like the president by taking personal responsibility. The "service model," or the method of building a business, is the third pillar, and the fourth is the "manner of operation," or doing more of what one does best more profitably. The story device is not unique in management books, but it still may appeal to a wide readership. Mary Whaley

About the Author

KEVIN W. McCARTHY is the leading thinker, writer, and speaker in the purpose field. His hope is for every person and organization to be on-purpose. An entrepreneur at heart, Kevin received his MBA from The Darden School at the University of Virginia and his bachelor's degree in business and economics from Lehigh University. He is the president of US Partners Consulting, a business consulting firm specializing in helping businesses become "On-Purpose Businesses." He is also the founder of The On-Purpose College, which is dedicated to the development of personal and professional leadership. In addition, Kevin owns and operates several businesses. Kevin is also the author of The On-Purpose Person and lives with his family in Orlando, Florida.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Pinon Press (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576830764
• ISBN-13: 978-1576830765
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,820,884 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kevin W. McCarthy is the author of The On-Purpose Person and The On-Purpose Business. He is one of the world's leading authorities on the meaningful integration of life and work. He has pioneered the message, concepts, and language of being on-purpose since the late 1980s.

As the CEO of On-Purpose Partners, he's a highly respected business advisor for small and middle market organizations as well as an executive advisor and coach to CEOs, executive directors, and company presidents. His work on deep strategy and alignment and practical execution has turned around many companies as well as helped healthy companies experience remarkable and sustainable growth.

More than just an author, Kevin is a natural leader in business and civic endeavors. He is a professional member of the National Speakers Association. Kevin's goal with audiences is to stir their hearts, advance their thinking, and inspire them to action.

Authentic, inspiring, entrepreneurial, intelligent and creative are the qualities most often attributed to this thought leader by his peers, clients, and audiences. Kevin has traveled from Hungary to Hawaii since 1992 inspiring audiences as he carries the message of being on-purpose into the hearts, minds, and lives of people.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally -- a business book with a heart, November 1, 1999

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Tina L. Miller "Author of When A Woman Prays" (Merrill, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The On-Purpose Business: Doing More of What You Do Best More Profitably (Hardcover)

Rarely have I been moved by reading a "business" book -- until now. This book touched me -- explaining in logical detail why it is important to align our head, hands, and heart in our business endeavors, as in all areas of our lives. Businesses who follow these guidelines will be successful -- both financially and with an abundance of happy, motivated, enthusiastic employees. Written in story format, this book is a quick read with a marvelous lesson for anyone involved in any kind of business. Individuals can also apply the lessons to their daily lives to increase their personal sense of fulfillment and happiness. I'm sending a copy of this book to the CEO of the company I used to work for! The book's message is wonderful -- and very motivational.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding book that clarifies many important issues!, March 31, 1998

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This review is from: The On-Purpose Business: Doing More of What You Do Best More Profitably (Hardcover)

So many organizations today are trying to do "more with less" and are trying to be "all things to all Customers." This book provides insight into why you cannot experience long-term success without being On-Purpose. I wish Corporate American, from the top-down, would use this book as a strategic "blue print!"

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars On Purpose with the Master, June 1, 2009

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Gerald D. Preator (Aloha, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The On-Purpose Business: Doing More of What You Do Best More Profitably (Paperback)

I worked through the whole "On Purpose Person" process when reading his first book and that was helpful. This book is the business version of the same thing. I appreciate the subtitle, "Doing More of What you Do Best More Profitably." In my business clearly some things I do better than others and to capitalize on those things is most helpful. There are some great concepts and ideas about how to run an on purpose business in the book, check it out!