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Owens Discusses Tough Choices for Tough Times
Caterpillar CEO among Top Execs at Robinson 2009 Executive Leadership Conference
Caterpillar
Inc. Chairman and CEO Jim Owens highlighted a stellar list of speakers
at the 2009 Executive Leadership Conference sponsored by Robinson’s
Center for Global Business Leadership.
The event, held in
February at the College’s Executive Education Center in Buckhead, also
featured Jerry Wilson, president of the global McDonald’s Division of
The Coca-Cola Company; Xernona Clayton, founder, president, and CEO of
the Trumpet Awards Foundation; W. Frank Blount, chairman and CEO
(retired) of Cypress Communications; and Robinson Dean H. Fenwick Huss.
Owens spoke about the tough decisions leaders must face,
particularly now in view of the nation’s perilous economy. His company,
Caterpillar, was forced to lay off 22,000 employees, and he addressed
the importance of employee communications at such a critical time.
Owens further discussed his opposition to the “Buy American” provision
contained in the stimulus package that was then before Congress, a
subject he addressed in a recent interview for the TV news magazine 60
Minutes.
Jerry Wilson, author of Managing Brand You, spoke on
ways to remain positive during the economic downturn. Xernona Clayton,
interviewed by business columnist Maria Saporta, relayed leadership
principles she learned from her association with prominent individuals
including Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ted Turner. Dean Huss and Frank
Blount addressed issues facing corporate boards of directors.
The
event, which annually attracts some of the nation’s top executive
leaders, was organized by Jim Senn, director of Robinson’s Center for
Global Business Leadership.
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