C. William 'Bill' Pollard is Chairman of Fairwyn Investment Company, a private investment firm, and for over a twenty-five year period, Bill participated in the leadership of The ServiceMaster Company serving not once but twice as its Chief Executive Officer. Bill has also served as a director of several public companies and a number of charitable, religious, and educational organizations, including Wheaton College and the Billy Graham Evangelical Association. He is the author of several books including the best seller The Soul of the Firm and his most recent book The Tides of Life. A native of the Chicago area, Bill and his wife, Judy, have been married for over 57 years and have been blessed with four children, fifteen grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
The collection includes speeches given by Bill Pollard on topics related to work and faith including: ethics; profit; mission and values; leadership; vocation; and management. Types of materials include speech scripts, handwritten notes, and articles.
View all the digitized papers below by year, or browse by the following seven categories assigned by Pollard:
Submissions from 2017
Do You Know What You Believe and Why You Believe It?, C. William Pollard
Handwritten Notes Regarding Peter Drucker Lessons, C. William Pollard
Management as a Liberal Art (Summary), C. William Pollard
Some Ethical Principles for a Follower of Jesus Christ Seeking to Lead in the Marketplace, C. William Pollard
Speech on the Tides of Life, C. William Pollard
The Role and Importance of Profit, C. William Pollard
The Theory of the Firm, C. William Pollard
The Web, C. William Pollard
Various Handwritten Notes Regarding Peter Drucker, C. William Pollard
Various Notes Regarding Peter Drucker, C. William Pollard
Submissions from 2016
CCCU Recognition, C. William Pollard
Leadership (Chattanooga, TN), C. William Pollard
Lessons of Life, C. William Pollard
Speech at Second Faith at Work Summit, C. William Pollard
Speech at the New Canaan Society, C. William Pollard
The Soul of Our Work (Article), C. William Pollard
The Tides of Life (Convene CEO Summit), C. William Pollard
Submissions from 2015
Business as a Calling of God (Irvine, CA), C. William Pollard
Leadership Transition and Long Term Ministry Sustainability, C. William Pollard
Outline for Talk to Delta One Group, C. William Pollard
Outline for Talk to Delta One Group, C. William Pollard
The Global Marketplace, C. William Pollard
The Priority of Life, C. William Pollard
The Soul of our Work (Speech), C. William Pollard
The Truth of God's Way, C. William Pollard
Submissions from 2014
Business as a Calling, C. William Pollard
Business as a Calling of God (Dallas), C. William Pollard
Business as a Calling / Profit as a Virtue, C. William Pollard
Management as a Liberal Art: A Response to the Challenges of Our Age, C. William Pollard
Outline for InterAct and Other Talks and Teaching Lessons - Outline of The Tides of Life Chapters 1, 2, and 3, C. William Pollard
Outline for InterAct and Other Talks and Teaching Lessons - Outline of The Tides of Life Chapters 4, 5, and 6, C. William Pollard
Outline for InterAct and Other Talks and Teaching Lessons - Outline of The Tides of Life Chapters 7, 8, and 9, C. William Pollard
The Quest for the Entrepreneurial Spirit, C. William Pollard
The Soul of the Movement (Short Version), C. William Pollard
The Tides of Life (Chicago), C. William Pollard
To Lead Like Jesus - An Awesome Responsibility, C. William Pollard
The Soul of the Movement (Long Version), C. William Pollard and Al Erisman
Submissions from 2013
Awesome Responsibility of Leadership (Newport, VA), C. William Pollard
Management as a Liberal Art (Seattle), C. William Pollard
Principles of Governance, C. William Pollard
The Awesome Responsibility of Leadership (Chicago), C. William Pollard
The Awesome Responsibility of Leadership (Romania), C. William Pollard
Submissions from 2012
Examples of Calling and Work, C. William Pollard
The Virtue of Profit (California), C. William Pollard
Submissions from 2011
Born to See; Meant to Look, C. William Pollard
Business as a Calling of God (Boston), C. William Pollard
Business as a Calling of God (La Quinta, CA), C. William Pollard
Business as a Calling of God (Wheaton, IL), C. William Pollard
Business as a Calling / The Journey of Life, C. William Pollard
Faith, Spirituality, and Sustainability, C. William Pollard
Investors, Not Donors, C. William Pollard
Redemptive Leadership, C. William Pollard
Serving Two Masters? Reflections on God and Profit, C. William Pollard
The Virtue of Profit (Boston), C. William Pollard
Submissions from 2010
Business as a Calling of God (China), C. William Pollard
Business as a Calling of God (Seattle), C. William Pollard
Management as a Liberal Art (China), C. William Pollard
The Awesome Responsibility of Leadership (Darien, CT), C. William Pollard
The Awesome Responsibility of Leadership (Grand Rapids, MI), C. William Pollard
The Awesome Responsibility of Leadership (St. David's, PA), C. William Pollard
The Virtue of Profit (Seattle), C. William Pollard
What is Your Business? (China), C. William Pollard
Submissions from 2009
Ethical Leadership, C. William Pollard
Learning Important Lessons of Life and Work from Peter Drucker, C. William Pollard
Management as a Liberal Art: Putting People at the Center, C. William Pollard
Responsible Leadership - An Ethic of Right Behavior, C. William Pollard
The Virtue of Profit (McLean, VA), C. William Pollard
The Virtue of Profit (Wheaton, IL - first revision), C. William Pollard
The Virtue of Profit (Wheaton, IL - second revision), C. William Pollard
Submissions from 2008
Faith in the Workplace, C. William Pollard
Notes from a Herman Miller Company Board Meeting, C. William Pollard
Reflections for the Herman Miller Board, C. William Pollard
The Seeking and Knowing of Truth, C. William Pollard
The Virtue of Profit (Washington, D.C.), C. William Pollard
What is Your Business? (Chicago), C. William Pollard
Research Project / Management as a Liberal Art / The Virtue of Profit, C. William Pollard and Peter F. Drucker
Submissions from 2007
Ten Questions About Ethics, Peter Kreeft and C. William Pollard
Leadership in Turbulent Times (Indianapolis), C. William Pollard
Leading with Timeless Values in Turbulent Times (Belfast), C. William Pollard
Leading with Timeless Values in Turbulent Times (East Lansing, MI), C. William Pollard
Leading with Timeless Values in Turbulent Times (Toronto), C. William Pollard
Management as a Liberal Art (Chattanooga, TN), C. William Pollard
Open for Business (Long Version), C. William Pollard
Open for Business (Short Version), C. William Pollard
The Journey of Life, C. William Pollard
Timeless Values in Turbulent Times (Bentonville, AR), C. William Pollard
Submissions from 2006
C. William “Bill” Pollard: Leading By Serving, A M. Erisman and J Van Duzer
A Cross-Eyed View of Leadership, C. William Polalrd
Business as a Mission; Business as a Calling (Long Version), C. William Pollard
Business as a Mission; Business as a Calling (Short Version), C. William Pollard
Etched in Stone, Engraved on the Heart (Arlington, TX), C. William Pollard
Etched in Stone, Engraved on the Heart (Palos Heights, IL), C. William Pollard
Leadership in Turbulent Times (Jackson, TN), C. William Pollard
Leadership in Turbulent Times (Seattle), C. William Pollard
Leading with Timeless Values in Turbulent Times (Oak Brook, IL), C. William Pollard
Reflections on Peter Drucker, C. William Pollard
The Business of God at Work, C. William Pollard
Timeless Values in Turbulent Times (Miami), C. William Pollard
Submissions from 2005
Etched in Stone, Engraved on the Heart (Rogers, AR - Long Version), C. William Pollard
Etched in Stone, Engraved on the Heart (Rogers, AR - Short Version), C. William Pollard