"It was a real privilege to serve on the board of directors for a company that believes winning in the marketplace is important, but only if it is done the right way. Bill has captured many of the inspirational truths that grounded our collective thinking."

"Jesus talks more about money than about sex or politics. Why? Because with wrong motives, money can separate us from Him, our family, our coworkers, and ourselves. Bill Pollard has always united God with profit in a way that has made the Lord, his people, his customers, and his suppliers smile. What a wonderful book. Read it !"

Imagine you are a manager at a large company.You stay current with the latest thinking in management and leadership. But despite the wealth of resources, some of the most important questions about your business life still linger:How can I live an authentic life of faith while delivering ever-increasing business results? Is there meaning in my work beyond making a living? How can I put money and profit in the context of my faith? Who's been there before me?

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.

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Introduction

What Do God and Profit Have in Common?

Keep Your Hands in the Bucket

Is There Room in Your Barn for Tomorrow?

What Is a Fair Wage?

Where Is God When Faiths Collide?

Is Big Better or Is Small Beautiful?

What's in a Name? Is It Worth the Paper It Is Written On?

Leadership-- It's Not Just About the Leader

Know Your Busir ess at the Margin

Leadership Is a Quest, Not lust an Adventure

The Two Sides of Choice

What Is Truth?

Battlefields of the Market and the Mind

What Is Your Priority?

Build on the Ordinary and Expect the Extraordinary

The University of Work

God at Work

Leadership--It's About Being a Servant

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

Integrity--To Know What Is Right and to Do It

Leadership--It's About Decision Making

Who Owns This Place?

What Is Worth?

Do You Think What You See or See Wha: You Think?

Is a Time to Forgive a Time to Forget?

The Firm as a Channel of Distribution of Spiritual Assets

How Much Land Does a Man Need?

The Stewardship of Time and Talent

Innovation --An Imperative for Vitality

The Virtue of Profit

The Story Numbers Tell

Ships Are Safe in the Harbor,But That's Not What Ships Are For

Leadership--I:'s About Being an Example

What's in a Pair of Hands?

Loving God on the Horizontal

Touching the Promise

A Triple-Braided Cord Is Not Easily Broken

Profit Growth Comes in Curves, Not Straight Lines

Kairos--The Gift of Time

Vision and Control

Moving Sideways Like a Crab

The Question of God

Finding a Scapegoat Is Seldom the Answer

What's It All About?

A Legacy of Giving Back

Robbers from Within

Leadership--ilt's About Commitment and Making Things Happen

The Gift of Adversity

Prayer

Postscript: A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

ServiceMaster Board of Directors

Sources of Information

Subject Index

About the Author