Executive Speeches articles from April 2002

Executive Speeches archives from April 2002

Mistrust in the marketplace.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... I doubt that I can bring many new insights to this esteemed crowd of image-making and communications professionals but I'll try. And I do love this subject. I might have entitled these remarks: "Fighting against perceptions that just won't go...

Health care past and present ... and the coming perfect storm.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... When I was planning my trip to Lansing I was encouraged by the mild winter you'd been enjoying here. Then I turned on the Weather Channel last week and saw an ice storm sweeping across central Michigan. And now, opening day for the Lansing...

A world of information.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... [Introduction given by Dr. Alan Westin Executive director, Privacy and American Business.] Thank you, Dr. Westin. I appreciate your kind remarks. In return, I want you to know that I appreciate all you've done to advance the issue of...

Making good decisions in bad times.
April 1, 2002... "Optimism is high moral courage." So said Ernest Shackleton, the great polar explorer, and a personal hero of mine. Shackleton planned to cross the Antarctic continent on foot. However, after battling through thousands of miles of floating...

Living up to our special responsibility.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... [Introduction by Kathleen Hogan, EPA Climate Protection Partnerships Director,] Director Hogan, Administrator [Christie] Whitman, Assistant Secretary [David] Garman, honored guests and friends--I am privileged to accept this Corporate...

A community of commerce.
April 1, 2002... Thank you, Bob (Lekites), and good evening, everyone. You know, there's this stereotype about UPS... that we're fixated on time and motion and processes. The fact is we're a company of precision... we like to say we know how long it takes one...

Winning by succeeding.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The pair figure skating event at the recently concluded Salt Lake City Winter Olympics was billed as a coronation of Elena Berechnaya and Anton Sikharulidze of Russia. It was their event. They had the name recognition and a worldwide reputation...