Executive Speeches articles from December 2000

Executive Speeches archives from December 2000

Creating Opportunities.(speech to Michigan Minority Business Development Council)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2000... It's entirely appropriate that an MMBDC gathering is once again highlighting the accomplishment of minority enterprises in Michigan. That's because, during its 21-year existence, it's been the MMBDC that has made many of those accomplishments...

Tapping into People Power.(speech to American Association of Blacks in Energy)
December 1, 2000... I'm glad to be here today--and especially glad to speak before this organization, which I feel is very important to the energy industry. We created Duke Energy in 1997 by combining Duke Power Co. and PanEnergy Corp of Houston, Texas,--two...

Thoughts on Building a House for Diversity.
December 1, 2000... I'd like to begin by retelling a story that was told in the late 70's and early 80's, when there was great pessimism about the ability of U.S. companies to compete in the global marketplace. Bear in mind: This was before E-Bay, Price-line,...

Two Lives.
December 1, 2000... Thank you all... Patrick, Beau, and Shyla... Michael and Tracy and Mrs. Brown... friends and family and guests... thank you for being here tonight to celebrate the life of Ron Brown and the high American ideals that defined it. I am...

Competition As A Springboard For Increased Opportunity.
December 1, 2000... Thank you very much for inviting me to speak at this year's conference. My topic is "Competition as a Springboard for Increased Opportunity" and I can tell you there's a great deal of truth in that statement. Competition--if you're good at...

Our Continuing Challenge In the New South.
December 1, 2000... Thank you, Dr. Chambers [Dr. Julius Chambers, chancellor of North Carolina Central University]. Thank you very much. I'm happy to be here today. I want to thank Dr. Chambers and Dr. Broad for lending their considerable presence to this...

Fixing Problems.(Kenneth D. Lewis, president of Bank of America, address to the Urban League)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... It's a pleasure to be here in this beautiful new building. My congratulations to (the developers) Jim Apple and Trammel Crow on their tremendous work and thanks for this wonderful lunch... I want to thank Jim Leavelle, a teammate of mine from...

Communicating Supplier Diversity Corporatewide: The Role of the Senior Executives.(Larry Gundrum, senior vice president of operations for Kraft Foods, remarks to the Chicago Minority Business Development Council)
December 1, 2000... Thanks, Paul [Cohen], and good morning, Everyone. Maybe it s just blind chance... or maybe it s the fact that Fall is typically the time of year when people review and refocus on important projects like supplier diversity--but whatever it is,...

Diversity: Dream or Reality?(Robert J. Eaton, chairman and chief executive officer of Chrysler Corporation)
December 1, 2000... Thank you, Rex, for those very kind words. That was quite an introduction. But you overlooked one thing, Rex. You did not mention that my job challenges me to be a diversity champion. Some of you may find that hard to believe. After all,...

The Gains Working Women Have Made.(address by Joseph N. Hankin, president of Westchester Community College)
December 1, 2000... Thank you Camille, and congratulations to you and your fine committee for putting together such a marvelous program for today. The participation by Secretary Reich, representatives from the county and state, our two female congresspersons Nita...

Leveraging Economic Power.
December 1, 2000... Thanks, Paula, for that _kind introduction, and good afternoon everyone. Before I begin, I I have one comment: I have never been to a better organized conference or luncheon... from the way we were set up in the green room to the way we were...

Learning to Lead In An Increasingly Diverse World.
December 1, 2000... Wisdom from the mouths of babes. The older I get, the more impressed I am with the ability of small children to cut to the heart of complex issues. They have a way of getting to the un-adult-crated truth. Take the issue of leadership. Many...

Leveling the Economic Playing Field With, the Three E's.
December 1, 2000... It is a great pleasure to be in Columbia tonight. I'm blessed to be part of two dynamic organizations--UPS and the National Urban League. And that dynamism certainly extends to the Columbia Urban League and UPS's South Carolina District, which...

Diversity: A Strategic Business Imperative.
December 1, 2000... Thank you, Bryan (Williams) for that handsome introduction. I am very honored to be among the distinguished speakers who have appeared at this important forum. And, I am particularly pleased that so many members of the National Black MBA...

Business Women: Portraits In Progress.(address by Lea Supata, senior vice president of human resources for United Parcel Service)
December 1, 2000... Thank you, and good evening, everyone. I must tell you, I'm feeling a bit of deja-vu tonight. Earlier this year, I had the privilege of speaking in this same building at a different function. It was a terrific experience for me. At the...

A Place to Stand: Reaffirming Affirmative Action From a Market-Based Perspective.(address by Harry C. Stonecipher, president of the Boeing Company)
December 1, 2000... Give me a lever... and a place to stand and I will move the world." So said Archimedes. There are many kinds of leverage--not just physical or mechanical, but moral and social, personal and political, financial and economic. Every one...

Erasing the Differences.(address by Richard D. McCormick, chairman of U S WEST)
December 1, 2000... Thank you, Jeff. Good morning! It's great to be There, with you to discuss our mutual interest in "erasing the differences" between America's workforce and America itself. There should be. NO DIFFERENCE. I'm going to begin with a...

Sweating the Soft Stuff: The CEO's Next Challenge.(address by Melissa A. Berman, senior vice president of research and program development at The Conference Board)
December 1, 2000... Two years ago, President Clinton asked America's business community to develop a national award honoring companies for outstanding corporate citizenship. Just as the Malcolm Baldrige Award recognizes companies for delivering high-quality...

Growth and the Imperative of Diversity In the Twenty-First Century.(address by Jerry J. Jasinowski, president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Manufacturers)
December 1, 2000... America was founded upon a conviction--that all men are created equal, and are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights." The affirmation of those rights in the very heart of the American experiment moved men and women to leave...