Collection(s) : Entreprises et société
Paru le 08/11/2019 | Broché 117 pages
Tout public
with the collaboration of Bruno Dranesas | translated from the French by Lindsay Lightfoot
Pierre Bellon, the founder of Sodexo, is the embodiment of one of France's finest entrepreneurial successes. At 89 years of age, he has agreed for the first time to relate the story of his battles and his convictions. His words are worth heeding because they are original, revolutionary, and the antithesis of those we usually hear from major business leaders with companies in the CAC 40.
This book is addressed to all those who think, like him, that history is never written in advance. And that the best way of advancing, of progressing, is through enterprise. Pierre Bellon shares with us his vision of the company, speaks about his raison d'être, his values and his principles of management. He excoriates technocracy. He denounces the deviancies and excesses of capitalism. He makes the case for the intra-entrepreneur. « Before you can grow, you have to begin small. That's my philosophy in a nutshell. It's a long road to success ».
Today, Pierre Bellon, founder of Sodexo, is the Honorary Chairman of the company he started in 1966, and which he ran as its Chairman until 2005. In 1987, he launched the Association for the Progress of Management (APM). In 2011, he set up the Pierre Bellon Foundation for Human Development. From 1981 to 2005, he was a vice-president of the French employers' association, initially known as the CNPF, renamed the Medef in 1998.
Journalist at BFM Business, then with the Tribune, Bruno Dranesas has-been a commentator on the world of business for nearly thirty years. Since 2005, he has been Director of editorial strategy with Elephant at work.
