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Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
VOCATION OF THE
BUSINESS LEADER
Beirut Conference25-26 March 2013
Pont ifi c io Conse jo
« Jus t i c ia y Paz»
P o n t i fi c i o C o n s e j o« J u s t i c i a y P a z »
L A V O C A C I Ó N D E L
L Í D E R E M P R E S A R I A LU n a R e fl e x i ó n
L A V O C A C I Ó N D E L
L Í D E R E M P R E S A R I A LU n a R e fl e x i ó n
VOCATION OF THE BUSINESS LEADER
“VOCATION
”• a calling
• co-creation
1.Intense competition
2.Need for greater efficiency
3.Increasing pressure to be profitable
CHALLENGES
THE LOGIC OF GIFT
What is needed is the “logic of gift” that can order the logic of the
market toward the good of all.
Businesspeople are called not just to do business, but to be a particular kind of leader in business.
The Vocation of the Business Leader
SOCIAL DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH
Embraces four fundamental values:• Truth• Freedom• Justice• Peace
At its centre is the fundamental dignity of all human beings because we are made in the image and likeness of God.
“An important part of the business leader’s vocation . . . entails seeing clearly the situation, judging with principles that foster the integral development of people, and acting in a way which implements these principles in light of one’s unique circumstances.”
SEEING, JUDGING, ACTING
Seeing
Challenges and Opportunities• Globalization• Communications
Technology• Financialization• Cultural Changes
Judging First Principles of Judgment
Human Dignity
Common Good
FOUNDATIONS
Human dignity: Beyond Individuals to Persons
Common Good: Beyond an Association of Individuals to a Community of Persons
A FRAMEWORK FOR JUDGMENT
The Good Business Does
• Good Goods: making goods which are truly good and services which truly serve;
• Good Work: organizing work where employees develop their gifts and talents; and
• Good Wealth: creating sustainable wealth so that it can be distributed justly.
Good
Goods
Good
Work
Good
Wealth
Acting
Receiving: “The first act of the Christian business leader, as of all Christians, is to receive; more specifically, to receive what God has done for him or her.”
Giving: “The second act to which the Church calls the business leader is giving in a way which responds to what has been received.”
Conclusion
1. Interreligious Dialogue of Life and Action
2. Two Summaries: Businesses and workers are
not commodities! Good business is good for
the common good!