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Like every parent of a disabled child, Randy Lewis fears for the future of his son. People like Austin need the security of a job. Randy was a senior executive at one of the largest and fastest growing retailers in America. If his distribution centres did not deliver efficiently and economically, Walgreens could not serve its customers and would lose out to competitors. Randy's motto is what's the use of having power if you don't use it to do good? He set out to create an inclusive workplace where people with disabilities could thrive in jobs with equal pay and conditions, held to the same standards as those without disabilities. No Greatness without Goodness tells how Randy and his team achieved their goal, the impact it had, and how companies throughout the world like Boots and Marks & Spencer have been inspired by this example.

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Publié par	Lion Hudson
Date de parution	15 mai 2014
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780745957791
Langue	English

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Text copyright © 2014 J. Randolph Lewis
The right of J. Randolph Lewis to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Published by Lion Books an imprint of Lion Hudson plc Wilkinson House, Jordan Hill Road, Oxford OX2 8DR, England www.lionhudson.com/lion
ISBN 978 0 7459 5618 3 e-ISBN 978 0 7459 5779 1
Published in association with the literary agency of Mendel Media Group LLC, 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001.
Acknowledgments
Cover and author photographs by Stephen Vosloo, copyright © 2013 by Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
Designed by Jacqueline L. Nuñez
Edited by Stephanie Rische
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007, 2013 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Some of the names have been changed out of respect for the privacy of the individuals mentioned in this book.
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Fascinating. This book should be required reading in every business school to teach future business leaders that hiring people with disabilities and making innovations in the workplace are both good business and the right thing to do.
TEMPLE GRANDIN
Author of Thinking in Pictures and The Autistic Brain

Randy Lewis is a real trailblazer. He never forgot his community during his very successful business years. This book is a real eye-opener. He put his career on the line to demonstrate that serving the needs of the community also serves the needs of business. When you do both together, you really have achieved success.
BOB WRIGHT
Cofounder of Autism Speaks, former vice chairman of General Electric Company, former chairman and CEO of NBC Universal

Unconditional love, unending patience, and total dedication to a good cause create miracles. What a better world we would have following Randy’s example.
C. R. WALGREEN III
Chairman emeritus, Walgreens Company

A powerful story! This book should be adopted as a must-read in all MBA programs in order to inspire leaders of consequence. Randy’s story proves that leading with heart is the only way to lead.
THOMAS F. KELLER
Dean Emeritus of the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University

It was a privilege to attend the grand opening of the distribution plant in Anderson, South Carolina. Many employees, almost all of them disabled, told me of their great affection for and gratitude toward Randy. His support of their abilities to help Walgreens as employees of the company provides them self-confidence, growth, and a future as productive citizens. This book reveals the path Randy followed to his incredible success in the corporate world and highlights how much his success is rooted in family and faith. Few executives have done what Randy has accomplished, but all of us can use him as a role model for superior, contemporary leadership. I am a better person for knowing him and his family and calling them friends.
JANET HILL
Member, boards of directors of Wendy’s, Dean Foods, Echo360, and the Carlyle Group

This is a beautiful book linking personal experience and trauma to constructive efforts to provide those with disabilities opportunities to participate in the mainstream. This is a story with great poignancy that will convince you through both your heart and your brain.
HERBERT PARDES, MD
Executive vice chairman of the board of trustees, NewYork–Presbyterian

This is the story of a company, its leader, and its workforce changing the world for thousands of people with disabilities. It is a story that should inspire us all.
SENATOR TOM HARKIN

I’m convinced we all have a purpose in life. Randy Lewis’s story is one of how purpose, compassion, and commitment to excellence have taught ordinary people to do the extraordinary. He is truly changing the world.
STEVE SZILAGYI
Supply chain executive, Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

Randy Lewis offers valuable lessons for building a better society, demonstrating the tremendous value of focusing on people’s abilities, not their disabilities. Having traveled across the country for discussions about how to address the persistently high rate of unemployment for people with disabilities, I can confidently state that no one makes a more powerful case than Randy that hiring these individuals isn’t about charity; it’s good for the bottom line. Thanks in large part to his leadership, Walgreens is changing the way the way we view this issue in a way that has the potential to improve the quality of life for millions of people.
JACK MARKELL
Governor of Delaware

Randy Lewis has forever changed employment practices. With his vision and commitment, businesses from around the world can see recruiting people with disabilities as hiring people’s ability and benefiting the company’s bottom line.
CHET COOPER
Founder of ABILITYJobs.co m and publisher of ABILITY magazine

When it comes to monumental, attitudinal, start-a-movement consequences in the world of business, I don’t know anyone who has accomplished what Randy Lewis has. In his new book, he shares an intensely personal story of heart, home, work, faith, doubt, and courage. The book begins with the birth of their autistic son and ends with Randy’s role in leading Walgreens—the world’s largest drugstore chain—to become the global model in proving that disabled employees in large numbers not only match but often exceed their peers in the workplace. This is a compelling, insightful, compassionate account that most of us won’t believe until we read it. Here is an amazing feat of faith and foresight come true—an account full of steadiness and inspiration, a drumbeat to victory over insurmountable odds, a moral tale well told—that demonstrates an incomparable love that can develop between so-called haves and have-nots.
ALLAN COX
CEO counselor and author of Change the Way You Face the Day

This is a book about the transforming power of love—the love of a father for his son, certainly, but also the genuine love that can flow well beyond the bonds of family or kinship to effect transformation in entire structures in business and the wider society. Randy Lewis shows us how faith and love can be put into practice to make this world a more just and compassionate place... and be good business, to boot.
JEFFREY D. LEE
Episcopal bishop of Chicago

Randy helped one of the nation’s landmark companies to see, and seize, the chance to employ an underappreciated—and too often misunderstood—workforce, challenge old myths and assumptions, advance our culture, and set an example for others. Best of all, he showed that we should never overlook or underestimate anyone who wants to contribute to our nation’s economy and better their lives along the way. In doing so, Randy underscored a valuable lesson about doing good by doing good business.
GREG WASSON
CEO of Walgreens

Randy Lewis is a pioneer, demonstrating through his efforts at Walgreens that people with disabilities, given the chance and the tools, will succeed. By harnessing the power of business and the longing in each of us to make a difference, he has done what many thought impossible. This is a must-read for corporate leaders.
MARCA BRISTO
President of Access Living, former chair on the National Council on Disability

A bold and courageous story—essential rightness exemplified. An inspiring read for business leaders, a heartwarming read for parents, and a must-read anyone facing a challenge.
JOHAN AURIK
Managing partner and chairman of the board, A.T. Kearney

Possessed with passion and skill, Randy Lewis spearheaded the effort to transform Walgreens distribution facilities into a work environment that was welcoming, inclusive, and supportive of people with disabilities. This book tells this touching and moving story—one that is both highly personal and extremely professional—in Randy’s own words. Building on a successful heritage, Randy courageously led his team into uncharted yet extremely rewarding territory by integrating hardworking but humbled people yearning for purpose and eager to contribute. The results are thrilling. It is a wonderful story to read and witness.
WILLIAM C. FOOTE
Retired chairman and CEO of USG Corporation

Randy Lewis has led a truly remarkable life. There is much we can learn from everything he has done in the workplace and at home. I loved this book—it is a must-read, chock-full of great advice on how to make a difference and inspire others to do great things.
NELSON PELTZ
Founding partner and CEO of Trian Fund Management, L.P.

If you are looking for a way to inspire your team and make yours a better company, this book is a must-read. Inspired by experiences with his autistic son, Randy Lewis used solid business principles and innovational techniques to improve productivity by leveraging the unique talents of the disabled. In the process, he brought real meaning to the work and lives of thousands.
DAVID W. BERNAUER
Retired CEO of Walgreens

No Greatness without Goodness is an inspirational story. Randy, with ease and integrity, did the right thing in business, and everyone involved—from stakeholders to the disadvantaged—came out as winners. This book is about triumph, not just in the corporate world, but especially in the lives of people with disabilities.
PAUL HOUSE
Chairman of Tim Hortons

Randy Lewis changed the way we see the world in this superb book, as he guid