Saved for a Purpose by James A Joseph
In his ethical autobiography, James A. Joseph-who was active in the Civil Rights Movement, an executive of a Fortune 500 company, the Undersecretary of the Department of the Interior, and the U.S. Ambassador to South Africa-shares the development of his philosophies of morality and leadership.
"Saved for a Purpose is a thoughtful and dignified analysis of moral and ethical leadership, timeless life lessons—nuggets of wisdom we would be wise to considerWe can hope that a more humanitarian approach and a cohesive code of ethics and morality would make for a less volatile world." -- Brenda Brown Schoonover * American Diplomacy *
James A. Joseph (1935-2023) was Professor Emeritus of the Practice of Public Policy at Duke University. Joseph served as the United States Ambassador to South Africa from 1996 to 2000, and as the Under Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior from 1977 to 1981. He was the President and CEO of the Council on Foundations, Vice President of the Cummins Engine Company, and served as Chaplain of the Claremont Colleges. He was the recipient of numerous honorary degrees and awards, including the Order of Good Hope, South Africa’s highest award to a citizen of a foreign country. Joseph was also the author of Leadership as a Way of Being, Remaking America: How the Benevolent Traditions of Many Cultures are Transforming Our National Life, and The Charitable Impulse: Wealth and Social Conscience in Communities and Cultures Outside the United States.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780822358961 |
| ISBN 10 | 0822358964 |
| Title | Saved for a Purpose |
| Author | James A Joseph |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Duke University Press |
| Year published | 2015-09-11 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
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