Surviving Selfishness

In this speech at the Greater Orlando Leadership Foundation (GOLF) in Orlando, Pollard addresses contemporary America\u27s lack of ethical business leaders, a problem he believes can only be solved by cultivating servant leadership

Leading with Timeless Values in Turbulent Times (East Lansing, MI)

Speaking at the 2007 Michigan Prayer Breakfast, Pollard argues that leadership requires certain moral and spiritual assets in order to be truly successful

The Awesome Responsibility of Leadership (Chicago)

In this address at the University of Chicago\u27s Booth Graduate School of Business, Pollard reflects on the need for servant leadership among corporate managers. Such leadership, he contends, will be rooted in faith and oriented to the holistic development of those the organization employs

Etched in Stone, Engraved on the Heart (Rogers, AR - Long Version)

In this longer version of a speech delivered at the Soderquist Center/Promise Keeper\u27s 2005 CEO Summit on Purposeful Leadership, Pollard considers how contemporary business leaders might integrate faith and work while also serving their families and building businesses oriented to a greater purpose

Leading into the Future

This brief speech served primarily as an introduction for Noel Tichy, the keynote speaker at a leadership forum hosted by the Economic Club in Chicago. In addition to this, Pollard takes the opportunity to note that successful business leadership is at its most basic level a soul craft, one that prioritizes people over capital

Citation for Larry E. Dixon

In this brief speech, Pollard presents Larry E. Dixon, president and CEO of MAP International and one of the founding members of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, with an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Wheaton College

I Want to Be Like Mike - A Leader That Makes a Difference (ARS-Rescue Rooter Meeting)

In this speech, Pollard urges his audience to consider Michael Jordan as a model leader, someone who remains focused and continues to improve in the midst of trials

Built to Last - Leadership Principles That Are Timeless

In this address at the CMA Conference in Nashville, Pollard outlines the primary characteristics of a servant leader and argues that only people-focused institutions are built to last

Leadership - A Case Study

Written in the spring of 1978, this document provides a case study concerning leadership by telling the fictional story of a hospital administrator. The document includes a summary of the case study\u27s principles applied to ServiceMaster\u27s circumstances

Leadership in Changing and Turbulent Times

In this speech at the Chairman & CEO Conference sponsored by The Governance Institute (Palm Beach, FL), Pollard reflects on how servant leadership can help corporations in achieving the goal the conference had chosen as its theme, namely Moving Toward Excellence in Quality