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Leadership Letters

Wide Open For Business, Always

Our recently announced solid second quarter results reflect a world that is open for business and abundant in opportunity.

Our Motivations

We all operate in a volatile, competitive, ever-changing and complicated world where the challenges are numerous, the pace non-stop and the pressure constant.

MELIORA – Ever Better

The two of us spend much of our waking hours working in the trenches with our teams to help best execute the important business you entrust to Jefferies each day, but we, like many of you, are first and foremost “operators” of our business.

2013 Annual Report Shareholder Letter (LUK)

One year ago, Leucadia and Jefferies combined to form a unique and powerful merchant and investment banking platform, a combination almost as old as commerce itself. Leucadia is distinguished by our ability to take a truly long-term view in a world often characterized by impatience and increasingly shorter investment horizons. 

Perspective As We Give Thanks for All We Have and All That Can Be…

Last month, as we started our 2014 fiscal year (our "New Year" began on December 1), we sent this note to everyone at Jefferies and we thought we would share it with you so you may understand what we think is important in life and in our relationships with you and with each other: 

It’s All About People And Doing What is Right

In a world awash in brands, balance sheets and technology of all kinds, one can overlook the most important differentiator in life—the human touch—people who care, who listen, who think, who drive, who protect, who serve, who question, who solve, who execute…the list goes on and on.

At the End of the Day, It Is All About Culture

What makes a business thrive and be sustainable across cycles? Why are some companies able to constantly reinvent themselves in an ever-changing world, while others remain complacent with products, strategies and services that worked yesterday? Who is responsible for making sure capital expenditures, acquisitions and investments are smart, targeted, and capital and cost efficient? Who is responsible for convincing clients and investors that the firm’s foundation is strong, honest and trustworthy?