Book : Infinite Vision How Aravind Became The Worlds...

-Titulo Original : Infinite Vision How Aravind Became The Worlds Greatest Business Case For Compassion (bk Business)

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Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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Review (...)This thought-provoking story of Dr. V and the Aravind Eye Care System should be required reading for current and future business and charity leaders. Only by breaking down the false separation between business practices and community needs will our societies prosper. -- Dr. Pamela Hartigan, Author, The Power of Unreasonable People If you aspire to combine entrepreneurship and innovation with higher life purpose then there can be no better guide than Infinite Vision and the life of Doctor V. But beware. Once ensnared it will be impossible to escape! - Tim Brown, CEO, IDEO, Author of Change By Design (..)Rich with lessons that come to life through the vivid personalities of Aravinds torchbearers -- their insights on leadership and management forge a path forward for the social as well as corporate sectors. An important and compelling read.-- V. Kasturi Rangan, Co-chair of The HBS Social Enterprise InitiativeA stirring account of how one mans faith and pragmatism healed millions. Infinite Vision is a powerful reminder that any of us can overcome the most severe of obstacles, and rise to unparalleled heights of spiritual and practical achievement. - Huston Smith, Author, The Worlds ReligionsInfinite Vision offers a lucid and moving account of the Aravind story, while detailing its greatest lesson to the world: Compassion, when focused with clear goals, thoughtful strategies and sound management practices, can yield incredible results. - Steve Hilton, President and CEO, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation When a crippling disease shattered his lifelong ambition, Dr. Venkataswamy (better known as Dr. V) chose an impossible new dream: to cure the world of blindness. The tiny clinic he founded in India defied conventional business logic and is now the largest provider of eye care on the planet. At Aravind, patients choose whether to pay or not. Millions are treated for free, yet the organization remains stunningly self-reliant. Serving everyone from penniless farmers to the president, it delivers world-class outcomes at a hundredth of what similar services cost providers in advanced nations. Its model is emulated by organizations everywhere from Rwanda to San Francisco. Drawing inspiration from spirituality, and of all things, fast food franchises, Dr.V and his team (which now includes 21 ophthalmologists across three generations of his family) have created a global phenomenon. Infinite Vision is the first book to probe Aravinds history for the distinctive practices and values that unleashed its improbable success. It reveals the power of a model that integrates innovation with empathy, service with business principles, and inner change with outer transformation. It shows how choices that seem naive or unworkable, can, when executed with wisdom and integrity, yield powerful results - results that light the eyes of millions From the Back Cover THE WISDOM OF AN IMPOSSIBLE ORGANIZATION Again, may I say, how profoundly I admire your work and how deeply gratifying it is for me to hear that you appreciate mine. --PETER F. DRUCKER in a letter to Aravinds founder, Dr.V When a crippling disease shattered his lifelong ambition, Dr. Venkataswamy (better known as Dr. V) chose an impossible new dream: to cure the world of blindness. The tiny clinic he founded in India defied conventional business logic and is now the largest provider of eye care on the planet. At Aravind, patients choose whether to pay or not. Millions are treated for free, yet the organization remains stunningly self-reliant. Serving everyone from penniless farmers to the president, it delivers world-class outcomes at a hundredth of what similar services cost providers in advanced nations. Its model is emulated by organizations everywhere from Rwanda to San Francisco.Infinite Vision uncovers the radical principles behind Aravinds baffling success. Charged with profound insights and stories, it draws readers