Executive Speeches articles from October 1999

Executive Speeches archives from October 1999

The War for Talent: Preparing Our Workforce for the Next Millennium.
October 1, 1999... I'm going to cover a topic that's critical to our industry--Preparing Our Workforce for the Next Millennium. It's not news that the automotive industry is experiencing a severe talent shortage. Who knows better than all of us in this room?...

Armchair Activists: The New Journalism on the Internet.
October 1, 1999... Isn't it truly amazing? A few short years ago we were all clamoring for a tool that would bypass the media and enable direct, unfiltered communication between our organizations and our key audiences. But they didn't build the Internet--right...

Telecommunications And California's Digital Future.
October 1, 1999... Thank you very much, Carmen. That was quite an introduction. We're lucky to have Carmen. I think she does a terrific job for Pacific Bell and the Los Angeles area. And thank all of you, ladies and gentlemen. I appreciate you coming out to hear...

Junior Achievement: Building Communities, Changing Lives.
October 1, 1999... I came to this organization four years ago... drawn to the remarkable work you do for our nation's children. I was and remain taken by the breadth and scope of the marvelous network that you are... that you represent. Organizational...

A Great Lady and a New Era.(Brief Article)
October 1, 1999... Ladies and gentlemen, thanks for the memories. NBD was a great lady who had a wonderful run. She lived a life marked by pride and dignity, loved by her family and respected by her community. She was prosperous and successful... in 66 years...

Alice, the College Teacher, and the Rottweiler in Wonderland: The Prospects and Problems Of Distance Education.
October 1, 1999... Thank you, Norm. When Beth Johnson and I first spoke about this panel, we agreed that I should reiterate some of the material I have been speaking about with regard to the future of community colleges. However, as the date approached, we both...

Philanthropy: A Lifetime Commitment.
October 1, 1999... In recent years, industry has been sharing its expertise with family foundations. Experts from business have been helping family foundations to arrange giving formulas, do site analyses, and manage the techniques and impact of giving. Few...

Climate, the Kyoto Protocol, and Cape Bojador: A Parable of Portugal Linking 1499 with 1999.
October 1, 1999... Ambassador McGowan, Director General Coucello, Chairman Potter, Chairman Sieper, valued customers of U.S. coal producers, future customers, U.S. coal producers, ladies and gentlemen: Let me add my personal welcome to the U.S.-European Coal...