Executive Speeches articles from August 2005

Executive Speeches archives from August 2005

No risks, no rewards.(Transcript)
August 1, 2005... Thank you, Charles. Good afternoon. In the mid-1960s, at the height of the Vietnam War, the army had a real problem. Our forces were being attacked by the Viet Cong, who would no sooner attack than they would seem to melt away into the jungle....

Majoring in the rest of your life.(Transcript)
August 1, 2005... Thank you, Betty (Lofton), for that very kind introduction. Even my mother rarely said as many nice things about me as you just did, at least not all at once! And thanks also to the Foundation for inviting me to be your keynote speaker. I have...

Extreme science: pushing the envelope of knowledge in geological time and space.(Transcript)
August 1, 2005... Twenty-two hundred years ago, a geographer by the name of Eratosthenes, who was the chief librarian at the University of Alexandria in Egypt, did something extraordinary. With the equivalent of a simple stick, he measured the diameter of the...

Energizing the best within us all.(Transcript)
August 1, 2005... Good evening. And thank you, Ken, for that warm and generous introduction. Special thanks to each of you for joining us as we celebrate an honor that Duke Power gratefully shares with our customers, our community partners, and our teammates....

In the pursuit of passion.(Transcript)
August 1, 2005... Thank you Dean Colaizzi for that kind introduction. Good Morning Class of 2005! It's great to be back at Rutgers, the University that produces more than half of the Garden State's pharmacists... and educates more Roche employees than any other...

Leadership is no accident: improving the way the federal government serves America.(Transcript)
August 1, 2005... Thank you and congratulations once again to our ten award winners. Your families and friends and co-workers are very proud of you. You worked hard and richly deserve this honor. Leadership is key to improving government management and...