by Jeffrey Hollender | Jan 13, 2012
NYU Stern’s Citi Leadership and Ethics Program has appointed Jeffrey Hollender as its 2011-2012 Distinguised Citi Fellow in Leadership and Ethics. Each year the Citi Group enlists business leaders whose proven mission is to stimulate economic growth by addressing some...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jan 13, 2012
Trust Across America, a leading organization in trustworthy business practices, has named Jeffrey Hollender one of 2012’s Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior. In it’s second year, this list recognizes people and organizations whose culture...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jan 13, 2012
A company is made of many components – ideas, strategies, products, research, buildings, the list could go on and on. But, there is one thing intrinsic to all companies, and that is very simply the people who come to work there every single day. Unfortunately,...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jan 10, 2012
While most businesses will claim, “people are their greatest and most important asset,” few businesses behave in a manner that’s aligned with those words. In general, the first thing that a business does when it fails to hit its earnings goals is to fire employees....
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jan 6, 2012
Starting this month (and continuing every week), I’m sharing with you, every Friday, what I’m reading for the week – what intrigues me, inspires me, ignites me, irritates me – and what just makes me angry. I hope it will inspire you to read something new, and in turn,...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Dec 28, 2011
Give yourself a gift this holiday season that will magnify your voice and your influence. For the millions of small- and medium-sized businesses in America, the machinations that take place inside the Washington beltway may feel like stories of aliens on another...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Dec 22, 2011
This holiday season, think beyond yourself – and think beyond wasting money on stuff you don’t really need. Instead, consider helping someone who really needs the help. Like homeless children in the US – in your own state or community. This is a population without a...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Dec 20, 2011
Al Gore and David Blood, his partner in the multi-billion private equity fund, Generation Investment Management, recently opined on “How businesses can embrace environmental, social and governance metrics,” on the Op-Ed page of The Wall Street Journal, an unlikely...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Dec 13, 2011
What we need today are companies who are willing to make bold, revolutionary commitments even if they don’t yet know how they’ll be able to fulfill them. I’m thrilled that these awards recognized such leadership! The 6th International Green Awards were recently held...