【英国】这名CEO每年向员工发出7400张生日贺卡

This CEO sends 7,400 birthday cards to staff every year

Sheldon Yellen,CEO of BELFOR Holdings, has made headlines for his 7,400 birthday card-a yearhabit - Business Insider reports.

Yellen, ChiefExecutive of the disaster and relief property restoration company, ensures thathe writes a birthday card to every employee of the company every single year.

Speaking toBusiness Insider, he said: "It got people talking, we started to communicatemore, and I like to think it helped me earn respect within the company."

Now that, asYellen explains, the card habit is "woven into company culture", good feelingspermeate the firm and managers write cards for their clients and team members.

He added: "Whenleaders forget about the human element, they're holding back their companiesand limiting the success of others. Focusing only on profit and forgetting thata company's most important asset is its people will ultimately stifle acompany's growth."

《商业内幕报》的头条新闻：BELFOR Holdings首席执行官谢尔登·耶伦（SheldonYellen）和其每年7,400张的生日贺卡。

作为一家灾难救济财产恢复公司的行政总裁，耶伦确保自己每年都为公司每一名员工手写生日贺卡。

耶伦告诉《商业内幕》："这是一个交谈的契机，然后我们开始有更多交流，我认为这使我在公司内部获得尊重。"

现在，正如耶伦解释的那样，这种卡片习俗已经"被编入公司文化"，这种良好的体验促使公司及经理团队也为他们的客户和团队成员写生日贺卡。

他补充说："当领导人忘记以人为本时，他们使公司退步并限制他人的成功。当领导人只关注利润而忘记公司最重要的资产是员工时，那最终员工们将扼杀公司发展。"

（翻译：毛毓郁）

信息来源：

https://www.businessgrapevine.co/content/article/news-2017-06-22-this-ceo-sends-7400-birthday-cards-to-staff-every-year-bg