The Viking Ethic: Lessons from the ancestors for today's organizations

By Veseth Yates

How can you a single individual make a significant impact on your organization? ??? How could the Vikings discover and set foot on the New Continent 500 years before Columbus? ??? How could a supposedly primitive people establish the first real democracy on the fringe of the Arctic Circle in 930 A.D.' ??? How could a relatively small social organization articulate values 1,000 years ago that permeate and guide our society even today? The answer is The Viking Ethic. The Viking Ethic , with its tripartite elements of Excellence, Team Work, and Adventure, is centuries old. But its application is important, essential and relevant to organizations today. The lessons of the ancestors are critical in todays world in their application to organizations, but the key ingredient is the individual in the organization. This book provides hope and inspiration to those individuals - to you - and provides a simple formula that you can apply to the growth and success of your organization, and the individuals within it.With fascinating, little-known historic facts, to translation into simple yet powerful individual actions for today, this book is a must read for every member of contemporary organizations - from CEO to entry level employee, from major corporations to non-profits.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1432782967
• ISBN13: 9781432782962
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Outskirts Press
• Length: 58 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"