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Business As A Mission; Business As A Calling (Long Version), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Speaking at InterVarsity's Open for Business Conference in St. Louis, MO, Pollard describes vocation as fulfilling whatever call God has placed on our lives. By drawing upon his own story as a Christian businessman, he shows how such a fulfillment requires the implementation of servant leadership.

Business As A Mission; Business As A Calling (Short Version), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Speaking at InterVarsity's Open for Business Conference in St. Louis, MO, Pollard describes vocation as fulfilling whatever call God has placed on our lives. By drawing upon his own story as a Christian businessman, he shows how such a fulfillment requires the implementation of servant leadership.

Leading With Timeless Values In Turbulent Times (Oak Brook, Il), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this speech at the Executives Breakfast Club of Oak Brook, IL, Pollard asks whether businesses can uphold "timeless values" in a pluralistic society. He goes on to contend that they can if only managers see themselves as being moral as well as corporate leaders.

The Business Of God At Work, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Speaking to the Christian Business Faculty Association in Cedarville, OH, Pollard addresses the question of "God's role in the marketplace" and how businesses can be moral communities oriented to the "development of human character."

Etched In Stone, Engraved On The Heart (Palos Heights, Il), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Speaking at a meeting of the Trinity Business Network, Pollard considers how contemporary business leaders might integrate faith and work while also serving their families and building businesses oriented to a "greater purpose."

Etched In Stone, Engraved On The Heart (Arlington, Tx), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this speech at the 2006 C12 Leader's Conference (Arlington, TX), Pollard considers how contemporary business leaders might integrate faith and work while also serving their families and building businesses oriented to a "greater purpose."

Reflections On Peter Drucker, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Pollard delivered these remarks at "The Drucker Legacy: Celebrating the Life and Extending the Work of Peter F. Drucker," a symposium sponsored by Claremont Graduate University. In them, he considers how Drucker was an advisor, teacher/learner, and friend. The document also includes Drucker's handwritten notes.

Included in the physical holdings (but not online) are the program from the symposium as well as a compendium of other reflections on Drucker's life and work.

A Cross-Eyed View Of Leadership, C. William Polalrd

C. William Pollard Papers

In this address to the 2006 graduates of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Pollard advocates a cross-centered approach to leadership, one which looks to Jesus Christ as the model of the true servant leader.

Leadership In Turbulent Times (Jackson, Tn), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Speaking at Union University (Jackson, TN), Pollard contends that the turbulent years in which we live require moral leadership oriented to cultivating purpose in people's lives.

Leadership In Turbulent Times (Seattle), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Speaking at Seattle Pacific University, Pollard contends that the turbulent years in which we live require moral leadership oriented to cultivating purpose in people's lives.

Timeless Values In Turbulent Times (Miami), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this speech at the Miami Boat Show, Pollard outlines a vision of servant leadership that can withstand the turbulence of the early twenty-first century economy.