Season 2: Serving Employees

In the People Business

L&R Pallet Services

How do you overcome near-failure and ruinous betrayal by key managers?
At L&R Pallet Services in Denver, James and Carine Ruder have rebuilt an environment of trust since they stopped seeing their employees as a commodity.  A spiritually-inspired softening of the heart enabled them to see their employees’ lives in a new light.  The company is now truly committed to caring for the needs of its very diverse employees.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

This film is related to the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

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The Agros Social Contract

Season 1

Business on Purpose

Introduces the idea that the purpose of business, under God, is to serve.

Season 2

Serving Employees

Explores how faith shapes the way organizations engage with and manage employees.

Season 3

Serving Customers

Examines how faith informs the ways companies develop and maintain authentic relationships with customers.

Season 4

Serving the World

Considers how faith shapes the ways businesses serve communities and care for creation.

Season 5

Faithful Investing

Explores how faith informs investing and risk-taking. More broadly it looks at stewardship and the role of investors and fund managers in catalyzing transformation and contributing to shalom.

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