John A. Allison, "Leadership and Values"

John A. Allison IV is the chairman and chief executive officer of BB&T, a financial holdings company listed on the New York Stock Exchange with more than $100 billion in managed assets. BB&T's many awards and recognitions include consistently being recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of America's "Most Admired Companies", ranking No. 312 on the 2006 Fortune 500 list of America's largest corporations, receiving seven "Excellence in Business Banking" awards by Greenwich Associates (2007), putting it among the top five U.S. banks, and being named among the top 100 "Best Corporate Citizens" by Corporate Responsibility Officer magazine (2007).

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[87176246]

You should listen to John Allison's speech again. You will surely discover that he is speaking in the name of independence, and against slavery. There is a lot of bullshit out there and it is no wonder you don't want to hear anyone speak of values, but the values John Allison are very important if you are interested in bettering your life. You should obviously choose your own values, but you could get a head start by listening to people wiser than yourself.

[qtronman]

Mr. Allison is (or should be) an integrated, philosophic inspiration to the vast ballast of pragmatic executives in corporate America today that ignore philosophy at their own peril.

[muhammadzahmad]

informative and interesting...

[favio1415]

you are an idiot based on your comment...if you make a comment like that one you are an idiot because you think you are right without consideri, doesnt make it stupid...

[Attritive]

I thank existence for this man, and I value his existence in and of itself. I know of no greater man living today.

[MrJohnsallison]

I wonder if Albert Allison, born in about 1891 or 2, who went to NY as a young man is a relation? If so, you may be interested in googling his father John Dunlop Allison, and nephew, John Hamilton Allison - interesting stories of the sea.

[jopie90]

@beesleeper I suggest you study some history.

[beesleeper]

@jopie90 I don't understand. Are you suggesting I am on drugs, like the obese junkie Rush Limbaugh? I don't use drugs or religion, including the faith-based bullshit of capitalist apologists. Nice try.

[jopie90]

@beesleeper I'll have some of what you are smoking.

[gatheringwithin]

Nice speech, but his argument about altruism is flawed the altruism is as part of nature as selfishness. the simple organism are purely selfish, monkeys are a mixture, human is more altruistic, it's result of empathy. It is quite visible we are social animals, being social means to work like one organism,for good of all, no one ask you to give everything to someone random that is just stupidity!! the intelligent act of selfsacrifice itsa cause for all progress.Teaching is an act of sacrifice

[beesleeper]

Americans will achieve freedom from capitalism. You may want to supplement that worhless MBA with something useful.