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The Janitor: How an Unexpected Friendship Transformed a CEO and His Company
Todd Hopkins, Ray Hilbert

Thomas Nelson, 2007 - 160 pages

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     highly recommended  highly recommended



Do you ever find yourself losing sight of the important things in life-work and stress can become overwhelming at times. Such is the situation where CEO Roger Kimbrough finds himself in this business parable.

The Janitor was inspired by Todd Hopkins's personal experiences of interviewing overqualified retired businessmen for evening shift janitorial positions. Todd's applicants consistently would say they simply needed something to do. In this fable, janitor Bob Tidwell helps Roger to reevaluate how he is leading his business and his life. Bob's counsel is based upon six principles that Todd and coauthor Ray Hilbert discovered have the most impact on succeeding in business while holding together a personal life. Their insightful advice is delivered in a real-to-life story that inspires you to find greater fulfillment in your life.

Like so many CEOs in the corner office, still working when the janitor arrives to do the nightly cleaning, Roger is having a difficult and stressful evening when he spills his guts to the older janitor. As their relationship develops, Bob, a retired businessman, promises help that will turn Roger's business and personal life around. The story follows not only their weekly meetings at the office but also the application of each principle:

Recharge vs. Discharge View Family as a Blessing, Not a Responsibility Pray, Don't Pout Pass It Around Don't Spend, Invest! Leave a Legacy

The Janitor's message will capture your mind and heart; stimulate meaningful, lasting life-changes; and show you how to influence your family, neighbors, and coworkers while experiencing business and life to the fullest.

"Take a few minutes and devour this little book by Todd Hopkins and Ray Hilbert. It's going to be a motivational classic, and you'll be in on the first wave of inspired readers." - Pat Williams, Senior Vice President, Orlando Magic; and Author, The Warrior Within




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Great Lessons - Simple But Profound

This is a book along the lines of a Lencioni book (5 Dysfunctions of a Team, etc.), a parable that teaches a specific set of lessons. I've read several other really good ones as well, but this was the best I've experienced. It is just the right length, filled with enough insights to make you feel like it was more than worth your time, but not so many that you can't remember it all, and incredibly profound and relevant to our culture.

This is the perfect book for a business trip. You'll read it on the plane in one or two legs - but don't plan to sleep. It'll keep you reading.

Even better than the style and the lessons, though, is the personal philosophy of the book. Success is not always what we think it is. No one says on their deathbed, "Gee, I wish I had spent more time at work." This book gives you a picture of what it would look like to live a balanced life that has a positive impact on everyone around you, and a plan to make it happen.


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Awesome

Great lessons to be learned, found myself looking at things a little differently after completing this.


Excellent. Must read for positive refocus.

Very well done story format for delivering six points for better living. Easy and enjoyable read.


I Almost Cried at the Ending!

A deightful little read. It caught my eye at the bookstore the other day and I had to look at it! Some of the jacket reviews were enticing and one said that they cried at the end. Hmmm... I thought let's have a look. This was an easy read and boiled down to simplicity. Took me the just over an hour and a half to read the entire thing and in the end I did well up a bit. The six directives are excellent! Take them to heart. This book is really about life itself and not a business book. Some reviewers in the future may think that the directives are too simplistic but I think that they're just right and very easy to do in my every day business dealings and in life too! I do plan to read it often. Take time to read this! I hope that it'll recharge you the way it did me.


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Required reading for work / life balance

This book should be required reading for every working adult that has a family. The authors make their point through the story-telling format - wrapping their message within the context of a fictional story. Most working parents deal with how to balance the demands of work, and family life, on a daily basis. The Janitor will help you regain that balance.


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