Freedom to Dream, Courage to Act: The First Nine Decades of C. Jackson Grayson

by John DeMers, Paige Dawson

Jack Grayson, chairman of the American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC), has served as dean of two business schools, head of the US Price Commission (1971), and has been a farmer, a newspaper reporter, and an FBI agent. In 1977 he founded APQC as a private sector, nonprofit organization. Productivity and quality are the backbones of American business, yet few know the origins or the global nature of tools that are commonplace in business today. Freedom to Dream, Courage to Act covers the economic and social history of productivity, process improvement, and the founding of APQC. APQC is a unique institution, and Dr. C. Jackson Grayson is a national treasure. This remarkable history of an exemplary man and single institution documents important historical movements through the lens of Grayson’s experiences, his philosophy on freedom, and how that important value relates to history and the importance of productivity to mankind.

239 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2014

About the author

John DeMers was born in New Orleans and has spent the past 30 years traveling in the Caribbean, feeling a certain kinship between his hometown and the Afro-French-Spanish world he has claimed as his spiritual home. His 37 published books include titles such as Caribbean Cooking, The Food of Jamaica and Caribbean Desserts. Together John and Dominique Macquet are the authors of the nationally successful Dominique's Fresh Flavors. For several years, John DeMers served as editor of Texas Foodlover magazine. Today he lives in Houston and concentrates on his weekly food and wine radio show, Delicious Mischief. A longtime reporter and editor for United Press International, John has written from 136 foreign countries.

Series:
* Brett Baldwin Mystery

Reviews

[Kimberly Duffle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book! Jack spent a live doing what he was passionate about and teaching others about that passion.