The foundation of George Zimmer's success is his company's corporate culture, centered on "servant leadership" values. These values seek to involve others in decision making and enhance the personal growth of workers. In this wideranging talk, Zimmer explains how his experience proves that a culture based on strong ethical values can succeed even within a competitive business environment.

Bosnia. Rwanda. Kosovo. Sierra Leone. Pakistan. Just a few of the world’s humanitarian and political crises in the past years. Whether the result of war or nature, these disasters devastate populations and cripple health systems. Despite the immense dangers and difficulties of the work, one organization, Doctors Without Borders, has continuously intervened at these frontlines of overwhelming human need. Set in war-torn Congo and Liberia, Living...

"A follow-up to the popular Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change, this inspiring sequel spans the globe again with true accounts of ordinary kids showing extraordinary character. Thirty short inspirational stories are divided into six character traits (courage, creativity, kindness, persistence, resilience, and responsibility), and feature kids facing adversity from bullying in an American middle school to surviving persecution in the war-torn streets...

"One of the most stunning achievements of moral philosophy is something we take for granted: moral universalism, or the idea that every human has equal moral worth. In What We Owe the Future, Oxford philosopher William MacAskill demands that we go a step further, arguing that people not only have equal moral worth no matter where or how they live, but also no matter when they live. This idea has implications beyond the obvious (climate change) - including...

Leo rides his beloved red bicycle to school, soccer practice and everywhere in between. He is devastated when he outgrows Big Red. But when Leo learns of a bicycle donation program, he perks up – someone who really needs his bike can give it a new life. Little does he know that Big Red will change other people's lives, too. Follow the bike as it travels to West Africa, where it helps people in Burkina Faso bring goods to the market, and serves as...

A boy finds a beautiful shell on the beach and plans to take it home--until he realizes that his souvenir is home to a crab.

Through sweet, simple prose and vivid illustrations, this book encourages positive behavior as children see how very easy and rewarding it is to express kindness, appreciation, and love on a daily basis.

"The helpful digger has a special talent. he is really good at seeing the needs of others! Whenever he meets someone new, he looks around for a moment and he asks himself the question, 'Hmmm, I wonder if there's something that this person needs?'"--Back cover.

The key to transforming our hearts and minds is to have an understanding of the way our thoughts and emotions work.