Jochen Zeitz & Anselm Grün 
The Manager and the Monk 
A Discourse on Prayer, Profit, and Principles

An exploration of spirituality, values, and sustainability in
business

When Jochen Zeitz and Anselm Grün first met onstage as ‘the
manager and the monk, ‘ Zeitz was CEO and Chairman of Puma, and
Father Grün was a monk serving as cellarer, the business
manager of his Benedictine abbey. They came together to discuss
their shared goal: what it means to lead and manage responsibly and
sustainably in today’s shifting world.

Available for the first time in English, The Manager and the
Monk features these topical essays and dialogues, drawing on
sources as diverse as the Bible, contemporary religious thought,
psychological theory, and the innovative ‘environmental profit
& loss account’ Zeitz developed for Puma. Together, Zeitz and
Gr??n explore their intersecting definitions of prosperity, values,
sustainability, among a host of other topics.

* Jochen Zeitz was CEO of Puma for 18 years and is founder, with
Sir Richard Branson, of the B Team, a global initiative aimed at
transforming the future of business

* Anselm Grün is cellarer (business manager) of
Münsterschwarzach Abbey in Germany, overseeing a staff of 300
in crafts such as beekeeping and brewing; and an internationally
best-selling author of more than 300 books available in 35
languages

* Translated from an award-winning German book, Gott, Geld,
und Gewissen, which has been translated into 11 languages

The Manager and the Monk is a thoughtful, impassioned
plea for how to manage responsibly in the modern world.

Table of Content

Preface ix

1 Success 1

2 Prosperity 19

3 Culture 31

4 Values 49

5 Acting Ethically 65

6 The Environment 79

7 Commerce 95

8 Sustainability 117

9 Strengths And Weaknesses 133

10 Responsibility 147

11 Awareness 159

Notes 177

Acknowledgments 179

About The Authors 183

Index 187

About the author

JOCHEN ZEITZ is director of PPR and chairman of its board’s sustainable development committee, after having been CEO of the Sport and Lifestyle division and chief sustainability officer of PPR since 2010. Prior to this, Zeitz served 18 years as chairman and CEO of PUMA. He founded the non-profit Zeitz Foundation of Intercultural Ecosphere Safety, and with Sir Richard Branson is founder and cochair of The B Team. He has been a member of the board of directors of Harley-Davidson since 2007 and is on the advisory board of TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity).

For more information, please visit www.zeitzfoundation.org or follow Jochen on Twitter via @Jochen Zeitz.

FATHER ANSELM GRÜN, OSB, Th D, is the cellarer, or financial manager, of the Münsterschwarzach Abbey, near Würzburg, Germany. At age 19 he became a Benedictine monk at Münsterschwarzach Abbey, learning the art of leading others based on the Rule of St. Benedict of Nursia. He also studied philosophy, theology, and business administration, and is an internationally best-selling author whose books are available in 35 languages.

For more information, please visit www.anselm-gruen.de.