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ceo演讲稿4篇

ceo演讲稿4篇

　　hellogw.thankyouverymuch,presidentknapp,forthatkindintro.alex,trustees,facultyanddeansoftheuniversity,myfellowhonorees,andespeciallyyoutheclassofXX.yes.

　　congratulationstoyou,toyourfamily,toyourfriendsthatareattendingtoday'sceremony.youmadeit.it'saprivilege,arareprivilegeofalifetimetobewithyoutoday.andithinkthankyouenoughformakingmeanhonorarycolonial.

　　beforeibegintoday,theyaskedmetomakeastandardannouncement.you'veheardthisbefore.aboutsilencingyourphones.thoseofyouwithaniphone,justplaceitinsilentmode.ifyoudon'thaveaniphone,pleasepassittothecenteraisle.applehasaworld‑classrecyclingprogram.

　　youknow,thisisreallyanamazingplace.andforalotofyou,i'msurethatbeinghereinwashington,theverycenterofourdemocracy,wasabigdrawwhenyouwerechoosingwhichschooltogoto.thisplacehasapowerfulpull.itwasherethatdr.martinlutherkingchallengedamericanstomakerealthepromisesofdemocracy,tomakejusticearealityforallofgod'schildren.anditwasherethatpresidentronaldreagancalledonustobelieveinourselvesandtobelieveinourcapacitytoperformgreatdeeds.i'dliketostartthismorningbytellingyouaboutmyfirstvisithere.inthesummerof1977–yes,i'malittleold–iwas16yearsoldandlivinginrobertsdale,thesmalltowninsouthernalabamathatigrewupin.attheendofmyjunioryearofhighschooli'dwonessaycontestsponsoredbythenationalruralelectricassociation.ican'trememberwhattheessaywasabout,whatidorememberveryclearlyiswritingitbyhand,draftafterdraftafterdraft.typewriterswereveryexpensiveandmyfamilycouldnotaffordone.

　　iwasoneoftwokidsfrombaldwincountythatwaschosentogotowashingtonalongwithhundredsofotherkidsacrossthecountry.beforeweleft,thealabamadelegationtookatriptoourstatecapitolinmontgomeryforameetingwiththegovernor.thegovernor'snamewasgeorgec.wallace.thesamegeorgewallacewhoin1963stoodintheschoolhousedoorattheuniversityofalabamatoblockafricanamericansfromenrolling.wallaceembracedtheevilsofsegregation.hepittedwhitesagainstblacks,thesouthagainstthenorth,theworkingclassagainsttheso‑calledelites.meetingmygovernorwasnotanhonorforme.

　　myheroesinlifeweredr.martinlutherking,androbertf.kennedy,whohadfoughtagainsttheverythingsthatwallacestoodfor.keepinmind,thatigrewup,or,whenigrewup,igrewupinaplacethatwherekingandkennedywerenotexactlyheldinhighesteem.wheniwasakid,thesouthwasstillcomingtogripswithitshistory.mytextbooksevensaidthecivilwarwasaboutstates'rights.theybarelymentionedslavery.

　　soihadtofigureoutformyselfwhatwasrightandtrue.itwasasearch.itwasaprocess.itdrewonthemoralsensethati'dlearnedfrommyparents,andinchurch,andinmyownheart,andledmeonmyownjourneyofdiscovery.

　　ifoundbooksinthepubliclibrarythattheyprobablydidn'tknowtheyhad.theyallpointedtothefactthatwallacewaswrong.thatinjusticeslikesegregationhadnoplaceinourworld.thatequalityisaright.

　　asisaid,iwasonly16whenimetgovernorwallace,soishookhishandaswewereexpectedtodo.butshakinghishandfeltlikeabetrayalofmyownbeliefs.itfeltwrong.likeiwassellingapieceofmysoul.frommontgomeryweflewtowashington.

　　itwasthefirsttimeihadeverbeenonanairplane.infactitwasthefirsttimethatitraveledoutofthesouth.onjune15,1977,iwasoneof900highschoolersgreetedbythenewpresident,presidentjimmycarteronthesouthlawnofthewhitehouse,rightthereontheothersideoftheellipse.

　　iwasoneoftheluckyones,whogottoshakehishand.cartersawbaldwincountyonmynametagthatdayandstoppedtospeakwithme.hewantedtoknowhowpeopleweredoingaftertherashofstormsthatstruckalabamathatyear.carterwaskindandcompassionate;heheldthemostpowerfuljobintheworldbuthehadnotsacrificedanyofhishumanity.ifeltproudthathewaspresident.andifeltproudthathewasfromthesouth.

　　inthespaceofaweek,ihadcomefacetofacewithtwomenwhoguaranteedthemselvesaplaceinhistory.theycamefromthesameregion.theywerefromthesamepoliticalparty.theywerebothgovernorsofadjoiningstates.buttheylookedattheworldinverydifferentways.itwascleartome,thatonewasright,andonewaswrong.wallacehadbuilthispoliticalcareerbyexploitingdivisionsbetweenus.carter'smessageontheotherhand,wasthatweareallboundtogether,everyoneofus.eachhadmadeajourneythatledthemtothevaluesthattheylivedby,butitwasn'tjustabouttheirexperiencesortheircircumstances,ithadtocomefromwithin.

　　myownjourneyinlifewasjustbeginning.ihadn'tevenappliedforcollegeyetatthatpoint.foryougraduates,theprocessofdiscoveringyourself,ofinventingyourself,ofreinventingyourselfisabouttobegininearnest.it'saboutfindingyourvaluesandcommittingtolivebythem.youhavetofindyournorthstar.andthatmeanschoices.someareeasy.somearehard.andsomewillmakeyouquestioneverything.

　　twentyyearsaftermyvisittowashington,imetsomeonewhomademequestioneverything.whoupendedallofmyassumptionsintheverybestway.thatwasstevejobs.

　　stevehadbuiltasuccessfulcompany.hehadbeensentawayandhereturnedtofinditinruins.hedidn'tknowitatthetime,buthewasabouttodedicatetherestofhislifetorescuingit,andleadingittoheightsgreaterthananyonecouldeverimagine.anyone,thatis,exceptforsteve.mostpeoplehaveforgotten,butin1997andearly1998,applehadbeenadriftforyears.rudderless.butstevethoughtapplecouldbegreatagain.andhewantedtoknowifi'dliketohelp.

　　hisvisionforapplewasacompanythatturnedpowerfultechnologyintotoolsthatwereeasytouse,toolsthatwouldhelppeoplerealizetheirdreams.andchangetheworldforthebetter.ihadstudiedtobeanengineerandearnedanm.b.a.iwastrainedtobepragmatic,aproblemsolver.nowifoundmyselfsittingbeforeandlisteningtothisveryanimated40‑somethingguywithvisionsofchangingtheworld.itwasnotwhatihadexpected.yousee,whenitcametomycareer,in1998,iwasalsoadrift.rudderless.

　　iknewwhoiwasinmypersonallife,andikeptmyeyeonmynorthstar,myresponsibilitytodogoodforsomeoneelse,otherthanmyself.butatwork,wellialwaysfiguredthatworkwaswork.valueshadtheirplaceand,yes,therewerethingsthatiwantedtochangeabouttheworld,butithoughtihadtodothatonmyowntime.notintheoffice.stevedidn'tseeitthatway.hewasanidealist.andinthatwayheremindedmeofhowifeltasateenager.inthatfirstmeetingheconvincedmeifweworkedhardandmadegreatproducts,wetoocouldhelpchangetheworld.andtomysurprise,iwashooked.itookthejobandchangedmylife.it'sbeen17yearsandihaveneveroncelookedback.

　　atapplewebelievetheworkshouldbemorethanjustaboutimprovingyourownself.it'saboutimprovingthelivesofothersaswell.ourproductsdoamazingthings.andjustassteveenvisioned,theyempowerpeopleallovertheworld.peoplewhoareblind,andneedinformationreadtothembecausetheycan'tseethescreen.peopleforwhomtechnologyisalifelinebecausetheyareisolatedbydistanceordisability.peoplewhowitnessinjusticeandwanttoexposeit,andnowtheycanbecausetheyhaveacameraintheirpocketallthetime.

　　ourcommitmentgoesbeyondtheproductsthemselvestohowthey'remade.toourimpactontheenvironment.totheroleweplayindemandingandpromotingequality.andinimprovingeducation.webelievethatacompanythathasvaluesandactsonthemcanreallychangetheworld.andanindividualcantoo.thatcanbeyou.thatmustbeyou.graduates,yourvaluesmatter.theyareyournorthstar.andworktakesonnewmeaningwhenyoufeelyouarepointedintherightdirection.otherwise,it'sjustajob,andlifeistooshortforthat.weneedthebestandbrightestofyourgenerationtoleadingovernmentandinbusiness.inthescienceandinthearts.injournalismandinacademia.thereishonorinallofthesepursuits.andthereisopportunitytodoworkthatisinfusedwithmoralpurpose.youdon'thavetochoosebetweendoinggoodanddoingwell.it'safalsechoice,todaymorethanever.

　　yourchallengeistofindworkthatpaystherent,putsfoodonthetable,andletsyoudowhatisrightandgoodandjust.

　　sofindyournorthstar.letitguideyouinlife,andwork,andinyourlife'swork.now,isuspectsomeofyouaren'tbuyingthis.

　　iwon'ttakeitpersonally.it'snosurprisethatpeopleareskeptical,especiallyhereinwashington.

　　wherethesedaysyou'vegotplentyofreasontobe.andahealthyamountofskepticismisfine.thoughtooofteninthistown,itturnstocynicism.totheideathatnomatterwho'stalkingorwhatthey'resaying,thattheirmotivesarequestionable,theircharacterissuspect,andifyousearchhardenough,youcanprovethattheyarelying.maybethat'sjusttheworldwelivein.butgraduates,thisisyourworldtochange.

　　asisaid,iamaproudsonofthesouth.it'smyhome,andiwillalwaysloveit.butforthelast17yearsi'vebuiltalifeinsiliconvalley;it'saspecialplace.thekindofplacewherethere'snoproblemthatcan'tbesolved.nomatterhowdifficultorcomplex,that'spartofitsessentialquality.averysinceresortofoptimism.backinthe90s,applerananadvertisingcampaignwecalled"thinkdifferent."itwasprettysimple.everyadwasaphotographofoneofourheroes.peo