Executive Speeches articles from February 2002

Executive Speeches archives from February 2002

From the editor.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... It is the editorial policy of Executive Speeches[R] journal to select and showcase the best speeches by executives, in terms of meaningful content and a high style quotient. Further, we look for evergreen products that will have a long shelf...

Setting the stage ...(W. S. Badcock Corporation)
February 1, 2002... Few -- and mighty -- are the companies that live to a hundred. You know of Coca-Cola, GE and Eli Lilly. But unless you happened to grow up in a place like Chattahoochee, Florida, or Tupelo, Mississippi, you probably haven't heard of W. S....

Badcock country ... music to our ears.
February 1, 2002... As president of W.S. Badcock Corporation, Donald C. Marks, leads off the 3rd Annual Dealer Meeting at the Nashville Convention Center, August 25, 2001. His appearance on the stage is preceded by the giant-screen presentation of a country music...

Moving upward in a downturn.(W.S. Badcock Corp.)
February 1, 2002... Henry C. Badcock is executive vice president, Strategic Planning for the W. S. Badcock Corporation. Mr. Badcock is introduced by a professional country singer/guitarist with lyrics from the song "My Next 30 Years ": "In my next thirty...

Badcock by the numbers.
February 1, 2002... Michael J. Price is senior vice president and chief financial officer of W. S. Badcock Corporation. He is introduced by the country singer/ guitarist to the words and music of Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line": "I keep a close watch on...

Seven pillars of wise and successful retailing.
February 1, 2002... William K. Pou, Jr. is executive vice president of Retail Operations for the W. S. Badcock Corporation. The singer/guitarist, spotlighted as he walks down an the isle of the auditorium sings the opening lines of "I'm in a Hurry": "I'm...

A new way of lookin'.
February 1, 2002... Albert A. Kohut is vice president of the Store 2000 Project (S2K) for W. S. Badcock Corporation. A country music fan and guitar player, Mr Kohut appears in a big screen projection of a video showing him strumming a guitar and singing a song to...

"Rising above the clutter".
February 1, 2002... William T. Daughtrey is executive vice president of Marketing for W. S. Badcock Corporation. Mr. Daughtrey arrives on stage to the music and and lyrics of "Song of the South" performed from the auditorium floor by a professional country/western...

Scripting the high-energy, theme-based business meeting.(Interview)
February 1, 2002... In an interview with Robert Skovgard, editor and publisher of "Executive Speeches," writer Andrew Wilson discusses the do's and don'ts of theme-based scriptwriting. What's the purpose of having a theme? It's to have fun. No one wants...