Executive Speeches articles from June 2002

Executive Speeches archives from June 2002

Market wisdom and horse power.(Richard B. Priory speech)(Transcript)
June 1, 2002... Thank you, Jim (Jim Young, DFG chairman). I am delighted to have this opportunity to spend some time with you this afternoon, so thank you for inviting me. This is a much better invitation than some energy company CEOs are receiving these days!...

Global banking in a transformational age.(William B. Harrison, Jr. speech)(Transcript)
June 1, 2002... The theme of this conference is "reform." With that in mind, I am going to ask you--What thought comes to your mind when I mention Italian design, German engineering, and Japanese manufacturing? In each case, I am willing to bet, you think best...

Overcoming your advantages.(engineering management)
June 1, 2002... Here is a pop quiz. Over the past 150 years, there have been only three elected American presidents who did not go to college. Can you name them? One is the largely forgotten Grover Cleveland. The other two are Abraham Lincoln and Harry S....

The lessons of legacy leadership.(United Parcel Service's Lea Soupata speech)
June 1, 2002... Good evening, and thank you, Shirley. It's customary for speakers to start off by saying how happy they are to be wherever they are. And I am... Really. But I have to admit that speaking to the summit of state PTA presidents is also...

Making love in public schools.(Stanley Leone on teachers)(Transcript)
June 1, 2002... Good afternoon and thank you for asking me here. Since I'm not a teacher and all of you are, my task today is somewhat delicate. I'm adamantly opposed to "instant experts" who claim they know a lot about everything. I don't make that claim, and...

The new leadership challenge: managing in a world of uncertainty.(Bristol-Myers Squib CEO Peter R. Dolan's speech)
June 1, 2002... Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I'm honored to be here today. I'm certain you've heard from other recent Club speakers about how the events of September 11th have made a mark on them--personally--on their businesses professionally--and on...

Enron's syllabus of errors.(Ronald Berenbeim speech to The Conference Board)
June 1, 2002... I very much appreciate the opportunity to return to India after a too long absence of four years. It was in India that The Conference Board held its first Working Group meeting on Global Business Ethics Principles. Today our ethics program...