Citizen Inc. by SBJ Podcasts
Citizen Inc. - A show that explores how corporations and CEOs are taking ownership of the Springfield, Missouri, community in various ways - as well as the opportunities that still exist. A career journalist (Eric Olson of Springfield Business Journal) and a seasoned nonprofit director (Greg Burris of United Way of the Ozarks) team up to draw out some surprising results in company culture, recruitment, retention and profits. These stories about giving back are helping to grow corporate citizenship and boost the bottom line. We are Citizen Inc.
Citizen Inc. by SBJ Podcasts
Jena Holtberg-Benge
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SBJ Podcasts
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Season 1
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Episode 2
We start this episode with some advice from Jena Holtber-Benge, the general manager of John Deere Reman. She kids at first, but the advice is sincere: "I don't know how to say it any stronger than, if you let go of the reins a little bit and let your employees choose and get engaged in that you're going to reap so many more benefits than the 10 minutes or the hour or the eight hours that you're giving."