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Video: Gau Leadership Forum Features Former UT Austin President Faulkner

November 16th, 2009 · Filed under: Events · Top Stories · video

Posted by Gayle Hight

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Former University of Texas at Austin President Larry Faulkner talked about leadership, decision-making and ethics with a group of students at the McCombs Leadership Forum on Oct. 29.
Faulkner believes leaders create “an environment of the possible” when they use effective decision-making skills. The ability to make quick and decisive [...]

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Video: Gau and Mulva, ConocoPhillips CEO, Discuss Leadership and Future of Energy

November 15th, 2009 · Filed under: Alumni News · Events · Top Stories · video

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James Mulva, CEO and Chairman of ConocoPhillips, was the guest of former McCombs Dean George Gau at the McCombs Leadership Forum on Oct. 8. Mulva, BBA ‘68, MBA ‘69, spoke about his 36-year career in the energy industry and his passion for it. He stressed the importance of work [...]

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Southwest Airlines CEO Kelly on LUV, Leadership and Employee and Customer Satisfaction

October 8th, 2009 · Filed under: Events · Top Stories

Posted by Tracy Mueller

Get the Flash Player to see this player. Southwest Airlines Chairman and CEO Gary Kelly, BBA ‘77, waxed philosophical about leadership and his experiences in the top spot at SWA during a conversation with Professor George Gau September 24. Ethical leadership was the theme of the event, the first of three McCombs Leadership Forums planned [...]

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