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Jean Hollands, M.S.
Chairman of the Board, Executive Coach

Jean Hollands is the Founder of Growth and Leadership Center, a corporate training center since 1980. She has been a spokesperson for Silicon Valley business trends that impact the community and the work force of this area. She has consulted with over 200 companies and dozens of CEOs.

Along the way, Hollands has written five major books and has been featured in most national publications and television media. Her company, GLC, was featured in Business Week about tough love for techie souls and the rebooting of burned out and crashed executives.

Her third book, Red Ink Behaviors: How to Manage the Surprising High Cost of Problem Employees, 1997, received national acclaim from business schools throughout the United States. Her other publications include The Silicon Syndrome: How to Survive a High Tech Relationship, Optimistic Organizations: How to Get, Grow and Keep Positive Power in Your Company.

Same Game, Different Rules, has prompted appearances on Good Morning America and the Today Show. Jean has been a national keynote speaker whose topics transcend the trends and dilemmas of America's workplace.

Her most recent book written with Laura Steck, is a winner, that gets at the fundamental and incredibly influential experience people have of each other.