Enertopia: An Affluent Society with Energy

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Enertopia is a word that combines the nouns “energy” and “utopia.” Enertopia is a country that generates over 50 percent of its own power needs and does much to encourage the use and the support of energy generation and efficiency.

This book, Enertopia: An Affluent Society with Energy, is an autobiographic management essay on the basis of the author’s experience as CEO of the KEPCO (Korea Electric Power Corporation). In this book Park describes the process of achieving “energy utopia” with his outstanding leadership and managerial style for the purpose of constructing a society with no shortage of energy.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 Codes of Conduct
Communication …… 14
The Scent of a Human …… 18
Let’s Walk Energetically! …… 22
So Yes, I Had a Drink with the CEO …… 26
Jirisan Mountain …… 29
How Much Money Did You Receive from the Korean CIA? …… 33

CHAPTER 2 All Employees Promoted by One Rank
One Is 1. Five-fifths Is Still 1. …… 42

CHAPTER 3 Executive Secretary Lim Chang-geon
Bitter to the Mouth, Better for Your Health …… 50

CHAPTER 4 Hanil General Hospital
Vice Premier Shin Byeong-hyun …… 64
Noh Tae-il, Chief of the Department …… 69

CHAPTER 5 Number One in Management Assessment
Hanil General Hospital in Ssangmun-dong …… 76
The Apartment Business …… 79
The Kyunghyang Shinmun’s Grand Prize in Energy …… 85
Employees’ Vacation Resorts …… 88

CHAPTER 6 Wolseong Espionage Incident
“Jindogae One” Launch …… 92
Chinese Civilian Aircraft Flies over Restricted Air Space …… 98

CHAPTER 7 Cultivating Talent
Gongneung-dong Training Institute …… 102
Kori Nuclear Power Plant Training Center …… 107
Electric Power Research Institute in Daedeok …… 111
Securing (and Retaining) Talent …… 114
Sponsoring Youth Football Teams …… 119

CHAPTER 8 The Ninth Famous Spot in Eastern Korea
Gwandong Gukyung, the Gangneung Branch of KEPCO …… 124
CHAPTER 9 Settle Your Debts
“I’m Still Alive and Kicking.” …… 134
“Qizhanmasu”(泣斬馬謖, Punishing the Favorite to Restore Order) …… 138
There Are No Secrets …… 143

CHAPTER 10 The 10th Asian Games
The CEO Must Run …… 150
Why Worry When You Can Pray? …… 155

CHAPTER 11 An Exciting Place to Work, A Life Worth
Living for: KEPCO
Corporate Philosophy …… 166
What Is the Problem? …… 171
An Exciting Workplace …… 174
Time Waits for No One …… 183
Heaven and Nature, and the Laws That Bind Them …… 188
The Pursuit of the Beauty …… 192

CHAPTER 12 Enertopia
Restoring Vision …… 202
Lim Han-que, Chief of the Division …… 206
The Loser’s Bitter Cup of Defeat …… 210
Crossing the Bridge of No Return …… 219
Three-Party Contracts …… 229
The Favored Son …… 239
To Continue, or Not, with Nuclear Power …… 246
To Resign, or To Not …… 253
Two Hundred Employees Parrot the Same Thing …… 257
The Grand Finale …… 260
APPENDIX
Photos ………… 263

Author(s)

Jung-ki “Rocky” Park

A graduate of Korea Military Academy in 1958, Park pursued a career as a solider, business executive, sports administrator, and author.  After retirement from the army in 1973, he served as the CEO of Korea Heavy Industries and the CEO of the state-owned Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). During his tenure at KEPCO, Park superintended the rapid growth of Korea’s nuclear power generation technology, earning him praise until he retired from the company in 1987.

In 1985, Park became the President of the Korea Association of Athletics Federations and oversaw two achievements that Korean athletic had thought impossible: winning two Olympic medals – gold and silver – in the men’s marathon.  Park also served as one of the longest running council members of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) from 1991 to 2015. He played a crucial role in hosting the World Championships in Daegu, Korea, in 2011.

Park has also seen success as a bestselling author of books, including Plain Stories by a Grandpa, which sold over 300,000 copies.  He has published more than ten books spanning various topics, from sports to politics.  He currently serves as the President of the Korea Corporate Members of the AUSA (Association of the United States Army) and chairman of the Korea Athletics Foundation.

Renee H. Park

Renee H. Park is a freelance translator and former journalist who has worked at The Korea Herald and Arirang Radio. A graduate of the Medill School of Journalism, Media and Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, she earned her B.A. and M.A. degrees in Journalism in 2008 and 2010, respectively. She has interned at Women’s Health magazine and the United Nations headquarters in New York. She is the granddaughter of the author of this book.

280 pp.
LC# 2023915003
Hardcover 15.2 x 22.5 cm
ISBN-13: 9781565915152
ISBN-10: 1565915151