Jones Lang LaSalle Sets Course As Empire Builder to the World
Even with a balance sheet that screams success, a share value that hit an all-time high in April, and rosy predictions of a bright future, Colin Dyer, president and CEO of Chicago-based global real estate and project management megafirm Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. (JLL), still needs reassurance.
There is, of course, JLL’s first appearance in 2006 on Forbes magazine’s prestigious Platinum 400 list for high-performing public firms, and its selection by major real estate client Procter & Gamble as External Business Partner of the Year for “sustained and significant value creation.” But even with those corp- orate ego boosts, Dyer probably can’t wait for results of the firm’s annual employee survey to see how motivated and engaged his 22,000-person worldwide work force is. “Our aim is to constantly reinforce our reputation,” he says. “There is no room for complacency.”