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Essays on Nima Yushij: animating modernism in Persian poetry

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Essays on Nima Yushij: animating modernism in Persian poetry. Leiden-Boston, Brill, Brill Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures, supplement to the Journal of Arabic Justine Landau 1 L'ouvrage consacré à Nīmā Yūšīj rassemble pour l'essentiel des communications présentées à l'occasion de la conférence annuelle de la Middle East Studies Association (MESA) tenue à Washington D.C. du 6 au 10 décembre 1995. Les études, réunies et éditées par les Professeurs Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak et Kamran Talattof, offrent un aperçu de différents aspects de la vie et de l'oeuvre du grand rénovateur de la poésie persane, en adoptant le plus souvent une méthodologie résolument anticonventionnelle.

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A familiar and commonplace conviction holds that the brain is the absolute biological substratum of the self; it is a conviction that holds suppositionally, that is, in an as-of-yet uncorroborated (in an exhaustively experimental) sense. There is nothing especially novel or modern about this supposition, as it had been available for natural philosophers to appropriate, develop, and contest, in some form or another, for centuries. It was only after the nineteenth century that the brain’s suppositional status transformed from a conjecture that was primarily the object of metaphysical interrogation into a performatively avowed conviction that demanded anxious reassertion and institutional reinforcement. This transformation had little to do with the state of neuroscientific knowledge; rather, it had almost everything to do with the steady institutionalization of the human sciences, which came increasingly to shape the political and economic realities of North Atlantic, and eventually global, populations.

What changed, in other words, was not that some underlying reality of the brain was discovered but, instead, that scientific institutions acquired the moral, political, and epistemic authority to make veridical declarations about the brain, claims which ultimately bore out on the status of the self – not metaphysically, but administratively, socio-economically, and even culturally. Truth claims about the brain functioned less to resolve philosophical dilemmas about the mind and body and more as a mechanism by which populations could be managed and overseen. Authoritative claims about the brain acquired the power to yield real effects on how people were incited to regard and conduct themselves. It is not, therefore, that the brain is the biological substratum of the self but, rather, that the brain became the truth of the self , in the sense that the historical accumulation of authority to make truth claims about the brain signalled the power to shape behaviours, attitudes, and stylizations of the self. The power to shape conduct and attitudes was in large part effectuated by the authority that the human sciences amassed beginning in the nineteenth century, particularly in their capacity to provide institutions of political authority with the means by which larger and more widespread populations could be governed without the persistent need for direct state mediation or forms of sovereign violence.

Authoritative claims about the brain acquired the power to yield real effects on how people were incited to regard and conduct themselves.

One effect of this transformation was that individuals were incited to regard themselves as biological entities – living and medicalizable. This entailed adopting a starkly secularized worldview, at least in some measure, in which people came to be concerned with the status of their health and vital well-being, a status that was necessarily yoked to institutions and discourses of science and medicine. As such, this biologization demanded new forms of maintenance, upkeep, and safeguarding as well as new benchmarks for social propriety and political-economic viability. To be healthy, for instance, meant not only acquiescing to the authority of medical and scientific expertise but also demonstrating an unencumbered show of economic productivity and social harmony. There were, in other words, right ways to enact oneself as a biological entity, and, as a result, new political imperatives, economic demands, and forms of population management arose, underwritten by novel rationalizations and the emergent veridical force of science. The increasing primacy of the brain’s suppositional status must be situated here, as an expression of what it means to be governed as a biological entity and from the inside out, rather than from the outside in.

That suppositional status must furthermore be regarded as directly interwoven with the function psychiatry long served as a governing matrix – as Michel Foucault has described in his various accounts of “psychiatric power” – augmenting psychiatric orchestrations of social behaviours and attitudes, particularly after WWII, not only with computational paradigms and chemical intercessions but with new political economies; the brain, after all, has become something capable of “optimization” in a way that the psyche alone never quite was. The suppositional status of the brain now subserves the entrepreneurial aspirations of the self and the accumulation of one’s own human capital.

The brain’s suppositional status with respect to the self, however, is not the lynchpin to such transformations but merely its symptom. The primacy of the brain, in other words, particularly over the course of the twentieth century, functions as a something of a barometer for how we have come to be governed. If I say that we have increasingly come to be governed through or as our brains, I do not mean that our actions, thoughts, and emotions have become commandeered, monitored, or informationally aggregated through futuristically dystopic neuro-technologies. Of course, our actions, thoughts, and emotions very much have been commandeered, monitored, and informationally aggregated – but through the far more familiar dystopia called capitalism. When I say that we are governed through and as our brains, I mean instead that we are governed according to the types of subjects that we have been incited to view ourselves as being – biologized, medicalized, plastic, mouldable – and that we inevitably pay a price if we refuse to view ourselves in such a way, insofar as we come to regard ourselves as having fallen anomalously outside the purview of the norm.

My intention here is not to impugn neuroscientific knowledge production. For some, the brain’s suppositional status, and the brain-self equivalence that it furnishes, has the capacity to function as an important political corrective, and to that end the neurosciences should be defended, not critiqued. The defence comes down to the question of political credibility. If structural political-economic injuries, for example, can be described in biological terms, as neurologically recognizable forms of trauma, then those injuries can be fortified with scientific authority and, through that authority, the need to redress those injuries can become more politically convincing. Structurally racist economic inequity, such an argument purports, can be more credibly defined as a form of political violence if it can be shown to produce real and lasting neurological damage. This sort of defence can often be little more than a naïve scientism; but it can also be a tactical recognition that while one hardly needs neuroscience to justify the fact that racialized economic inequity is a form of violence, any discourse that can help mitigate the damage of that violence should, within reason, be utilized.

This form of thinking, however, operates under the assumption that a biologized account of political-economic injury will finally be the account that prevails, the one that definitively yields justice and ethical reparation. Unfortunately, political faith in neuroscientific truth is a perilous wager. For when the brain sciences ask, “who are we?” they are posing a somewhat disingenuous question. They know exactly who we are: we are people whose intelligibility, social worth, and ontological value are defined according to the contours of truth claims made about the brain. We are, in other words, only what the constraints of brain science will allow us to be. This is not detrimental in principle ­– we are, after all, only whatever dominant truth claims about the self will allow us to be in any given period. And, I should add, scholars like Nikolas Rose and Emily Martin have observed the ethically palliative role that the self-identification with one’s brain can occasion. The conviction that it is my brain that is disordered, and that it is not I who am the cause of my mental illness , can offer both emotional respite and the promise of therapeutic relief – as can psychopharmaceutical interventions in many cases.

The neurosciences are increasingly infiltrated with commercial provocations and incitements to generate knowledge with an eye for the market.

But as scientific knowledge production grows increasingly privatized and commercialized, a feature particularly conspicuous for the brain and “psy-” sciences today, those constraints will remain unfailingly, if only covertly, beholden to pernicious economic interests. Scholars of “critical neuroscience” (a broadly interdisciplinary field of science and technology studies), as well as neuroscience researchers, including Fernando Vidal, Francisco Ortega, Suparna Choudhury, and Felicity Callard, have deployed and popularized the term “cerebral subject” to critically define what the self has become as a consequence of the ever-growing nature of neuroscientific authority. What I would add is that as the neurosciences are increasingly infiltrated with commercial provocations and incitements to generate knowledge with an eye for the market, the fidelity that the “cerebral subject” maintains in relation to capitalist imperatives will far outweigh, at least for now, whatever forms of justice or ethical redress it might aspirationally yield. The neurosciences cannot hope to battle economic injustices when they are animated by the very same political-economic forces that institute those injustices in the first place. For now, in other words, the costs of the brain’s suppositional status far outweigh its advantages.

This raises the familiar question: what is to be done? Let us first take our cue from critical neuroscience scholars. As Vidal has argued, the brain’s suppositional status underwrites neuroscientific knowledge production; the neurosciences have not, in other words, proven the brain’s ontological primacy and synonymy with the self but have instead merely assumed both as foundational premises for the field. But the suppositional status of the brain’s primacy, as I posited above, is the symptom and effect of a deeper historical transformation in how we have come to be governed – and so, something more fundamental than mere overreach on the part of brain science researchers. It is, therefore, a condition that may not be capable of being systematically undone, certainly not at all once, though it is something that can be resisted strategically, gradually, and with some difficulty. The call to resistance would be predicated on the fact that the suppositional primacy of the brain may largely do more harm than good, politicizing and financializing us in ways that may on the whole be detrimental to our flourishing.

Resistance to the brain’s suppositional status, however, must not be directed at the neurosciences but, rather, to the self, in an arduous effort to unmoor ourselves from the biologisms that have come to constitute the veridical core of who and what we are, with the aim of re-anchoring our selfhood on other and, hopefully, more righteous and just ontologies where the sources of the self are at the very least not simultaneously complicit with the conditions of degradation and suffering. I would insist on the difficulty of such a task, however. For it requires effectively extricating myself from myself , as it were – from what I have come to understand to be my ontological essence even though that essentialness remains merely the effect of a contingent naturalization.

In the end, what we can say is that if the brain’s suppositional status is a barometer, then let us treat it as such. If we seek to resist the many, and often surreptitious, ways we have become cerebralized, governed in and through our brains, then the success of that resistance, of unmooring ourselves from the brain’s suppositional status, will be marked by how less pressing it becomes to think of ourselves in neurological terms. If I call for the brain to be relegated to the rank of yet another vital organ, no more or less important than, say, the liver, what I mean is that I advocate for the re-anchoring of myself upon other ontological sources. For as it stands, the political, institutional, and economic constraints of the brain’s suppositional status today function more to promote market-oriented behaviours and attitudes than they do forms of equitable flourishing.

Nima Bassiri is a critical theorist, historian of the human sciences, and assistant professor at Duke University, where he teaches in the Program in Literature, Duke’s interdisciplinary humanities and cultural studies department. He is also co-director of Duke’s Institute for Critical Theory. His first book, Madness and Enterprise: Psychiatry, Economic Reason, and the Emergence of Pathological Value , will be published next year by Chicago University Press. Website: nimabassiri.com

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Leyla Rouhi; Essays on Nima Yushij: Animating Modernism in Persian Poetry. International Journal of Persian Literature 1 September 2018; 3 (1): 153–157. doi: https://doi.org/10.5325/intejperslite.3.1.0153

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The debate on modernity and Iran is a long-standing one, but meaningful and productive only if specific case studies are set in context and viewed from a variety of angles. Such is the broad aim of the collection of the works of the Iranian poet Nima Yushij (1897–1960) in which a total of nine essays and one annotated bibliography offer the reader several ways to read the poet’s life and work, often with particular reference to two elements: his dialogue with the Classical Persian past, and his seminal role in making Persian poetry modern.

Often referred to by his first assumed name, Nima looms large in the history of twentieth-century Persian poetry. As the editors rightly acknowledge, his status in Iran is legendary, intensified all the more by a tendency in older Iranian literary criticism to celebrate and create myths of men, as opposed to activating rigorous tools of literary criticism for the understanding of poetic development and the poet’s role in world literature. In fact, the volume’s inclusion of an essay on Afghanistan is particularly welcome in this light; the use of a transnational lens is urgent in studies of Persian literature because otherwise Iranian poetics will continue to be perceived as an isolated aesthetic phenomenon—and the time has come to consider Persian literatures together and comparatively.

The preface deftly states the volume’s timely purposes, and Karimi-Hakkak’s biography of Nima sets the context in a cogent and accessible manner. This chapter is a readable text that sheds light on the political and cultural landscape of Nima’s period and, most importantly, adjusts the oft-repeated idea that Nima singlehandedly made Iranian poetry modern, a theme developed at length elsewhere in Karimi-Hakkak’s Recasting Persian Poetry (2012). Wisely, Karimi-Hakkak reminds the reader that while Nima did indeed achieve a great deal in that area, one must take into account his contemporaries and predecessors, in conjunction with his readings, to better understand the collective nature of this transformation in poetry. The biographical sketch does much to show us what Nima read, whom he interacted with, what his intellectual concerns were, thereby admirably contextualizing the poet’s work and moving away from the repetition of static clichés about his greatness.

The volume then provides essays on different aspects of Nima’s life and letters that further delve into the main issues of modernity and tradition. Kamran Talatoff carries out a sound close reading of one of Nima’s best-known poems, “Manali,” to show how the complex symbolic language of this poem, alongside the self-portrayal that emerges from it, starts with a foreign source (“Urashima,” a Japanese tale) to eventually articulate Nima’s position with regard to old forms and his strategies for literary evolution. The close reading goes hand in hand with key contextual data, such as Nima’s own commentaries and glimpses into the literary discourse of the early twentieth century, to enable a step-by-step revelation of the movement toward innovation. Houman Sarshar’s study of symbol versus allegory in Nima’s nature poetry explicates the poems “Afsaneh” (Legend), “Notfeh band-e Dowran” (The begetter of time), and “Morgh-e Amin” (The bird of Amen), to demonstrate the transformation of traditional semes of poetic convention from the Classical era by Nima. In the poet’s hands, these carry new symbolic meanings: “bird,” “garden,” “wall,” so markedly coded by poets such as Ḥāfiẓ and Khayyām, are reorganized by Nima; these classical allegorical figures metamorphose, consciously, into symbols that fulfill specific social and rhetorical functions. At the heart of these, Sarshar argues, is the paradox of Nima’s simultaneous attachment to and departure from traditional Persian poetics.

In a study of the “night” in three of Nima’s poems, two of which are seldom analyzed, Paul Losensky unpacks the image of the night. He walks us through the poems and their translations in detail, keeping in mind similarities and differences with the work of Nāṣir Khusrau (1004–88) and Sā’ib (1601–77) to provide a comparative framework with two examples of Classical poetry. This insightful essay is resourceful in its explication of three poems and the links made with Classical poets, though its conclusion that these poems “belong fully to the Iranian literary universe” and its assertion that Nima’s poetry draws on “semantic sources lying deep within his native tradition” might be subject to some debate. Some might find “belonging fully” vague under the auspices of this study, and might question what is in fact the “Iranian literary universe”? Both these assertions might be construed as too broad: at what stage does belonging become “full” as opposed to “partial”? And what poet does not draw on semantic sources of his or her language and culture? Thus, while the readings are careful and sound and true to form to a long background of excellent scholarship by Losensky, the conclusions might leave some basic questions unanswered for some: all in all, it is an excellent essay. Firoozeh Papan-Matin’s reading of the equally mythical poet Ḥāfiẓ (1325?–89?) and his influence on Nima’s long poem “Afsaneh” hypothesizes possible paths to verify Nima’s paradoxical relationship with Ḥāfiẓ, and is welcome given the prominent role of both poets in the Persian literary canon. She confirms that if Nima does show a break with the past (here, particularly, with Ḥāfiẓ), he is at the same time indebted to Ḥāfiẓ’s imagery and cultural memory, engaged in a dialectic that at once compels him to forget and remember Ḥāfiẓ. Through her close reading, Papan-Matin demonstrates how this ambivalence, which has the marks of the uncanny, comes through in the poem’s very construction and dialectic movements, as well as the tensions inherent in connecting to and breaking from Ḥāfiẓ’s lyrical world. Peyman Vahabzadeh’s piece is admirable in its attempt to connect poststructuralist theory to the interpretation of “Mahtab” (Moonlight) set against Ahmad Shamlu’s “Fog” and Hushang Irani’s “Huh.” The essay, however, is marred by the overuse of postmodern jargon and several instances of infelicitous grammar, making for difficult reading. If this reviewer has understood it, the essay’s point is that many modernist Iranian poets have been marginalized because of standardized determinate readings that erase the multiplicity of voices and alternative readings; thus, Nima too has become a victim of monolithic readings, especially in the lack of recognition of a phenomenon identified as the “receding signified.” Wali Ahmadi offers a very interesting piece on the reception of Nimaic verse, via Mehdi Akhavan Sales (pen name M. Omid, 1928–90), and the Afghan poet Wasef Bakhtari (b. 1942). Ahmadi shows a sound grasp of the terms that often command the study of Persian poetry: influence, modernity, tradition. These terms are always in need of careful definition and critique to be useful. He does just that, offering throughout an intelligent overview and critique of the very idea of “influence,” moving on to the historical gaze in both poets. Using compelling examples of temporal frame and memory from Akhavan Sales and Bakhtari’s verse across different periods, the scholar offers some valuable insights into each poet’s vision of history, but particularly Bakhtari’s dialogue with Akhavan and, by extension, with Nima. Thus, while the essay is not about Nima, it is a novel look, with a solid and productive use of theories of intertextuality and influence, at the conversations that occur beyond and thanks (to some extent) to Nima’s poetry. The last essay by Christophe Balaÿ is a look at Nima’s prose writing, using the short story “Marqad-e Aqa” (The saint’s tomb) as an example, which appeared at the same time as three other texts by prominent writers (Hedayat, Partow, and Alavi) who engaged the same theme: “How to define the history of the Iranians against and with their successive invaders?” (238) Balaÿ showcases Nima’s mastery of a range of narrative techniques and literary traditions in the story, his debt to French Romanticism, and his command of storytelling technique. He makes a case for a thesis we have now seen a few times in the collection: how Nima owes much to tradition even as he innovates and bulldozes to the modern, and where these currents can be seen in the short story. To have these concepts applied to a prose work by Nima is illuminating, as is the relationship of the short story to Nima’s vision of regional Iranian identity and history. Some assertions such as “the irresistible pleasure of story-telling which is so characteristic of Iranian culture,” and “Nima was also composing a series of hekayats in the purest of the Persian tradition” (250) are somewhat jarring in their essentialist viewpoint, but the essay’s interest in questions of Iranian history and modern intertextuality is useful.

By the end of the volume, the reader has amply observed the paradoxes and tensions inherent in Nima’s engagement with Classical and modern modes of expression. This is a worthwhile topic to explore, inasmuch as it frames not just debates on poetry but also areas such as politics, feminism, religion, ethics, economics, and literary institutionalization in Iranian society. Those essays that are more successful theoretically (for example, Karimi-Hakkak, Talatoff, Ahmadi) will offer readers useful summaries and applications of Western theories of identity, modernity, and history to deploy elsewhere.

The editors are to be commended for simplifying transliteration and for removing diacritics, which make the collection more welcoming for those not immersed in Persian and Arabic studies. There are, however, issues with formatting as well as typographical errors and omissions (the footnotes, for example, are not consistent in style throughout). Also, in the discussions of Classical Persian poetry, on occasion some of the essays perhaps gloss over the nuances and dynamism of that long and rich tradition.

Overall, this is a useful if at times uneven volume that will provide students of poetry with much to think about and future research paths to pursue. The methodological ethos of the volume is important, for it makes a case for the need to define and contextualize modernity—not just for Nima, who is deemed the founder of Modern poetry, but in many other cases as well. In addition, Modern Persian poetry’s understanding of the “Classical” canon is not, as some might believe, a simplistically adversarial one, which this volume also helps us understand. Incidentally, nor is Classical Persian poetry a monolithic entity, fixed in meaning and identified exclusively through superficial “data” such as quantitative arūḍ .

The translations of the poems are an additional asset, adding to the corpus of what is available for both Persian and comparative study, and opening doors for future research.

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3 Nima Yooshij Poems: Modern Farsi Poetry

Nima Yooshij

Nima Yooshij (Nima Ali Esfandiari 1897-1960) was a renowned Persian poet and an influential figure in modern Persian literature. He is widely regarded as the father of “she’r-e no,” or new poetry , which revolutionized Persian poetry at the start of the 20th century. Nima Yooshij’s groundbreaking works and avant-garde approach brought a new perspective to Persian literature, challenging traditional norms and setting the stage for modern Iranian poetry to thrive.

In this blog post, we’ll delve into the life and works of Nima Yooshij, exploring his literary career, major contributions to Persian poetry, and lasting legacy. Additionally, we will look at the cultural and historical context in which he lived and wrote, providing insight into societal influences on his works. Join us as we embark on this journey as we uncover the life, accomplishments, and literary genius of Nima Yooshij – a towering figure in Persian literature.

Nima Yooshij

Early Life and Background

On November 12th, 1897, Nima Yooshij was born Ali Esfandiari in Yoosh, Mazandaran province of Iran. His father, Ibrahim Nuri, was a member of the ancient line of Esfandiari Nuris, and his mother, Ezzat al-Moluk, was a housewife. Growing up surrounded by nature in Mazandaran had an immense effect on Nima Yooshij’s poetic imagery.

Nima Yooshij developed an interest in literature and poetry from an early age. His father, an admirer of Hafez, introduced him to Persian classical poetry; Nima’s poetic talents were evident even at that young age as he began creating his own poems during his teens.

The poet had to overcome many hardships in his early life to pursue his passion for literature. His father’s death and the economic difficulties of his family forced him to work as a laborer and shepherd to support himself and his family. Despite these setbacks, Nima remained determined in the pursuit of his literary ambitions.

His early life was marked by social and political changes in Iran. At that time, Iran was going through an unprecedented era of modernization and cultural transformation, spurred on by ideas from the Constitutional Revolution (1905-1911). These experiences formed Nima’s critical mindset, which would later shape his works and provide him with a unique perspective on poetry and literature.

Nima Yooshij’s early life and upbringing, combined with his love of literature and exposure to social changes, profoundly affected his poetic sensibilities and later contributions to Persian literature.

Nima Yooshij

Literary Career and Achievements

Nima Yooshij’s literary career spanned three decades and was marked by groundbreaking contributions to Persian literature. He is widely regarded as the father of modern Persian poetry and is credited with ushering in a new era of poetic expression in Persian literature.

His literary journey began with his teenage attempts at poetry writing. While these early works were heavily influenced by the traditional Persian poetry of his day, he soon developed an original style that deviated from its established conventions. Nima Yooshij’s poetry was marked by its daring and innovative use of language, imagery, and themes which challenged the established poetic norms of its time.

Nima made a name for himself as an influential poet and literary figure in Iran during the 1920s. He was part of the modernist movement within Persian literature that sought to break away from traditional forms of expression and embrace new ones. Nima’s works were distinguished by their use of everyday language, colloquialisms, and explorations of contemporary social and political issues that brought modernity into Persian poetry.

Yooshij’s greatest contribution to Persian literature was perhaps the publication of his groundbreaking poetry collection “Asir” (The Captive) in 1931. Widely considered a groundbreaking work that marked an evolution in traditional Persian poetry, “Asir” challenged traditional norms and introduced a new style of poetic expression that spoke to modern society’s aspirations.

Nima’s daring and progressive approach to poetry earned him both praise and criticism from literary circles as well as traditionalists alike. Nevertheless, he continued pushing the boundaries of Persian literature, remaining dedicated to modernizing Persian verse.

Nima also published numerous essays and reviews on literature, language, and culture. His essays significantly contributed to shaping modern Persian literary criticism and its direction.

His literary career and accomplishments are remarkable not only for his groundbreaking contributions to Persian poetry but also for his unwavering commitment to innovation, creativity, and his role as a literary pioneer.

Nima Yooshij

Major Works of Nima Yooshij

We saw how his poetry collections, essays, and literary criticisms have significantly advanced modernization and development within Persian language literature. Some of his major works include:

“Asir” (The Captive) — Published in 1931, Nima Yooshij’s most significant work and a landmark in Persian literature. It contains modern free verse poems that challenge the traditional poetic norms of its time with everyday language and contemporary themes.

“Labe She’r” (The Poet’s Lips) – Published in 1935, Nima Yooshij’s second major poetry collection, “Labe She’r,” continues his exploration of modern and free verse forms as well as his evolving style and themes.

“Divan-e Nima” (The Divan of Nima) – Published posthumously in 1967, this comprehensive collection of Nima’s poetry provides a detailed account of his poetic career. It includes both published works as well as unpublished pieces, offering readers an expansive glimpse into his early works to his later experimental pieces.

Essays and Literary Criticisms

Nima wrote extensively on literature, language, and culture in addition to his poetry collections. His essays and criticisms were published in numerous literary magazines and newspapers and provided valuable insights into his views on poetry, aesthetics, and the role of literature in society.

His major works are considered landmarks in Persian literature, having permanently altered the landscape of Persian poetry and prose.

3 Nima Yooshij Poems: Nima’s New Poetry Examples

زردها بی خود قرمز نشده اند

قرمزی رنگ نینداخته است

بی خودی بر دیوار

صبح پیدا شده از آن طرف کوه ازاکو اما

وازنا پیدا نیست

گرته ی روشنی مرده ی برفی همه کارش آشوب

بر سر شیشه ی هر پنجره بگرفته قرار

من دلم سخت گرفته است از این

میهمانخانه ی مهمان کش روزش تاریک

که به جان هم نشناخته انداخته است

چند تن خواب آلود

چند تن ناهموار

چند تن ناهشیار

Red didn’t just suddenly turn from yellow

The wall didn’t turn red

for no reason

Sunrise is visible from Azako Mountain

But Vazna Mountain is hidden from view

The sparkling sparkles of dead snow are visible

within the windows

Vazna’s presence is masked

In my heart, there is sadness

because the visitors at this guesthouse are murdered

The days are gloomy

Together, the guests fight aimlessly

Some people need to sleep

Some are unusual

Some people are unaware

مي تراود مهتاب

مي درخشد شب تاب

نيست يك دم شكند خواب به چشم كس و ليك

غم اين خفته ي چند

خواب در چشم ترم مي شكند

نگران با من استاده سحر

صبح مي خواهد از من

كز مبارك دم او آورم اين قوم به جان باخته را

در جگر ليكن خاري

از ره اين سفرم مي شكند

نازك آراي تن ساق گلي

كه به جانش كشتم

و به جان دادمش آب

اي دريغا به برم مي شكند

دست ها مي سايم

تا دري بگشايم

بر عبث مي پايم

كه به در كس آيد

در و ديوار به هم ريخته شان

بر سرم مي شكند

مانده پاي آبله از راه دراز

بر دم دهكده مردي تنها

كوله بارش بر دوش

دست او بر در،مي گويد با خود

The moon shines

sky with a full moon

Nobody’s sleep has been disturbed, although

Worry about (these political) developments

Has held me up while crying

Dawn had stayed up late with me to worry

Morning asks me to announce

Its arrival to folks

however, a thorn

prevents me from doing that

a beautiful rose flower

which I manually cultivated

I gave it some soul-water

my heart with its thorn

I ramble about

to locate a door

It’s pointless

I erroneously believe that someone will arrive

Their demolished houses drop on my head

I have blisters from traveling a long distance

a solitary man

Standing by the village door with a bag on his shoulders and muttering

has held me up while wiping away tears

در شبِ سردِ زمستانی

کورۀ خورشید هم، چون کورۀ گرمِ چراغِ من نمی سوزد و به مانندِ چراغِ من

نَه می افروزد چراغی هیچ

نَه فروبسته به یخْ ماهی که از بالا می افروزد

من چراغم را در آمدْ رفتن همسایه ام افروختم در یک شبِ تاریک

و شبِ سردِ زمستان بود

باد می پیچید با کاج،

در میانِ کومه ها خاموش

گم شد او از منْ جدا زین جادّۀ باریک

و هنوزم قِصِّه بَرْ یاد است

وین سخن آویزۀ لب

₍₍که می افروزد؟ که می سوزد؟

چه کسی این قصه را در دل می اندوزد؟₎₎

کورۀ خورشید هم، چون کورۀ گرمِ چراغِ من نمی سوزد

On a cold winter night

Light of the sun

It doesn’t burn as hot as my lamp

There’s no lamp brighter than mine

It won’t freeze under the cold moon

Lit a lamp for a neighbor

In the dark night

It was a cold winter night

The wind passed through the pine forest

Under the quiet houses

She lost me in this narrow path

But I remember the story

My lips repeat:

Who shines? Who burns?

Who holds this story to heart?

Nima Yooshij

Nima Yooshij’s Literary Legacy

Nima Yooshij’s literary legacy is as vast and far-reaching as his contributions to Persian literature continue to inspire generations of writers and poets. Here are some key aspects of Nima Yooshij’s literary legacy:

Modernizing Persian Poetry

Yooshij’s works often reflected his concerns for social justice, human rights, and women’s rights – making him a champion for those who felt marginalized or oppressed. His works resonated with readers who aimed to challenge the status quo and bring about social transformation.

Literary Criticism and Essays

Nima Yooshij’s literary legacy also includes his extensive contributions to literary criticism and essays. His critical works on language, aesthetics, poetry, and modern Persian literature offer invaluable insights into his views on these subjects while contributing to the discourse surrounding modern Persian literature. To this day, his critical thinking and intellectual depth continue to influence scholars and literary critics alike, providing them with a rich source for analysis and interpretation of his works.

Cultural Icon and National Treasure

Nima Yooshij’s legacy goes far beyond literature, as he is considered both a cultural icon and a national treasure in Iran. His works are taught in schools, celebrated at literary events, and remembered through cultural festivals — a testament to his lasting impact on the Persian language and culture.

Nima Yooshij’s literary legacy is, simply immeasurable, his groundbreaking works, daring style, and strong themes having left an indelible mark on Persian literature. His contribution to modernizing Persian poetry, advocating for social change and inspiring future generations of writers have earned him the sobriquet of the Father of Modern Poetry.

Last Remarks

Reflecting on the life and works of Nima Yooshij, we are reminded of his immense contributions to Persian literature as well as his unwavering dedication to artistic expression, social awareness, and individuality. Nima Yooshij’s legacy should serve as an inspiration for aspiring writers and poets, encouraging them to challenge conventions, push boundaries, and make an impact through their art.

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Ingliz tilida esse qanday yoziladi?

Ingliz tilida esselarni qanday yozish zarur? Albatta, sizning do’stingizga aylangan Prep.uz sizga esse yozishning sirlarini oshkora etadi.

Barcha yo‘nalishlar

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Ingliz tilida esselarni qanday yozish zarur? Albatta, sizning do’stingizga aylangan Prep.uz sizga esse yozishning sirlarini oshkora etadi.

Maqolaning mazmuni:

Essening turlari

Ingliz tilida insho yozish bo’yicha maslahatlar

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Ingliz tilidagi esse - bu xilma-xillik bilan tuzilgan va ijtimoiy, madaniy yoki tarixiy rejaning muayyan muammosi bo’yicha muallifning fikrini ochib beradigan ijodiy ish turidir.

Esse insho asosiga juda o’xshash, ammo insho yozish maqsadidagi bu janrlar orasidagi asosiy farq shundaki, inshoda har doim xulosa bo’lishi shart va esse faqat o’quvchini fikr yuritishga va o’z fikrini aytishga undaydi. Esseda muallif faqat muhokama qiladi, tegishli mavzularni ko’taradi, ammo inshodan farqli o’laroq, yakuniy xulosa chiqarmaydi.

Ingliz tilida esse yozish nima uchun kerak?

Ingliz tili fanidan imtihon topshirayotganda.

Xalqaro oliygohlarga imtihon topshirayotganda.

Ishga kirish uchun.

Esse yozish tasavvurni rivojlantiradi, analitik fikrlash ko’nikmalarini o’stirishga yordam beradi. Xulosa: agar siz rivojlanmoqchi bo’lsangiz, esse yozing

Ingliz tilida essening 3 xil turi mavjud:

For & Against Essays   (Qarshi va qarshi emas).

Points to consider  (Muammo va yechim).

Opinion Essays (Fikr-mulohazalar)

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For & Against Essays

Ushbu turdagi esselarda asosiy vazifa mavjud ikkita nuqtai nazarni ko’rib chiqishdir. Ikkala pozitsiyani ham xolisona baholash va tomonlarning har biri haqida tushunchangizni bildirish juda muhimdir.

1) Kirish (bu yerda muhokama qilinadigan mavzuni, o’z fikringizni bildirmasdan tavsiflash muhim).

2) Asosiy qism (bu yerda muammo haqida fikringizni bildirishingiz, misollar va dalillar berishingiz juda muhim).

3) Xulosa (ushbu bo’limda siz yuqorida aytilganlarning barchasini umumlashtirasiz. Shuni yodda tutingki, ushbu turdagi inshoda siz aniq xulosa chiqarmasligingiz kerak.

Yodda tuting! Men o’ylayman, ishonaman, mening fikrimcha va boshqalar. Faqat o’z nuqtai nazaringizni bildirgan so’zlardan foydalaning.

Foydali iboralar:

Fikrlarni ko’rib chiqishda (inshoning boshlanishi):

Firstly - Birinchidan

in the first place- birinchi navbatda

to begin with – bilan boshlang

secondly - ikkinchidan

finally – oxir oqibat

Another – boshqa

an additional advantage of… is… - qo’shimcha afzalliklari …

the main advantage of… is… - asosiy afzalliklari…

a further -   keyingisi

Opinion Essays

Fikr-mulohazalar - essening ushbu turida muayyan masala bo’yicha o’z fikringizni ifoda etishingiz muhimdir. Sizning nuqtai nazaringiz foydasiga misollar, dalillar berish, shuningdek, o’z pozitsiyangizni ochiq-oydin ifoda etish zarur.

1) Kirish (bu yerda ko’rib chiqiladigan savolni va unga nisbatan sizning fikringizni ko’rsatish juda muhim).

2) Asosiy qism (sizning fikringizga zid bo’lgan fikrlarni ko’rsatish, ularning mavjud bo’lish huquqini tushuntirish, shuningdek sizning fikringiz foydasiga dalillar berish muhim).

3) xulosa (ushbu bo’limda siz yana bir bor o’z fikringizni boshqa so’zlar bilan aytasiz).

O’z fikringizni bildirish uchun:

to my mind, - fikrimcha in my opinion – men hisoblaymanki… I firmly believe… - ishonchim komil I am (not) convinced that – bunga ishonchim komil (emas)

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Points to consider essays

Muammo va yechimlar -   rasmiy uslubda yoziladi. Muammoni hal qilish juda muhim, keyin uni hal qilish usullarini ko’rib chiqing.

1) Kirish (bu yerda siz muammo haqida xabar berasiz).

2) asosiy qism (muammoning mumkin bo’lgan yechimini va uning oqibatlarini ko’rsatish muhimdir).

3) xulosa (ushbu bo’limda siz muammoning yechimi to’g’risida o’z fikringizni bildirasiz).

Vaziyatni tushuntirish uchun:

Because - chunki due to (the fact that) - tufayli the reason is that – sababi shundaki thus – shunday qilib consequently - oqibatda with the purpose of - maqsaddan intention of (+ing) – niyat bilan

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Ingliz tilida esse yozish qoidalari

Qoralamani ishlatishni unutmang. O’zingizga qaydlar yozing, ingliz tilida esse yozish rejasini tuzing, yozishni boshlashdan oldin barcha dalillar ro’yxatini oling. Har qanday mavzuga to’liq tayyor bo’lish juda muhimdir. Inshoning mazmunan mukammal bo’lishi mumkin, ammo unda grammatik xatolar bo’lsa, hammasi bekor bo’ladi. Yozganingizdan so’ng ishingizni tekshirishni unutmang. Buni ikki marta qilish tavsiya etiladi. Ish davomida uch turdagi inshodan bittasining uslubiga amal qilganingizga ishonch hosil qiling. Ko'pincha insho yozish maqsadiga qarab 180-320 so’zdan iborat bo’ladi. So’zlarni o’zaro bog’lashni unutmang. Ular muallifning savodxonligini namoyish etadi. Bu yoki boshqa fikrni tasdiqlovchi so’zlardan foydalaning. Xulosa qilishimiz mumkin, insho bir qarashda ko’rinadigan darajada qo’rqinchli emas. Asosiysi tayyorgarlik. Ushbu maqolani o’qiganingizdan so'ng ham, ingliz tilida inshoni qanday yozishni tushunish uchun yetarli ma’lumotga ega bo’lasiz. Kichik biznes - bu amaliyot. Iloji boricha ko’proq insholar yozing.

Agar siz hali ham o’zingizni juda yaxshi tayyorlanganingizga shubha qilsangiz - bizning prep.uz saytidagi ingliz tili darsliklarini individual tarzda sinab ko'rishingizni maslahat beramiz.

Prep.uzda o’qitishning yuqori sifatini tekshirish uchun siz avval bizning veb-saytimizdan ro’yxatdan o’ting va bilim oling.

Katta va do'stona Prep.uz oilasi

  • Muhim raqamlar
  • Mashhur ixtirolar
  • Familiyasi Me'rlari va Origins
  • Katta raqamlar va tadbirlar
  • AQSh prezidentlari
  • Kalit so'zlar lug'ati
  • Tarix va madaniyat
  • Asosiy ma'lumotlar
  • Origins & Development
  • Ateizm va agnostizm
  • Muqaddas Kitob
  • Holistic Healing
  • Kimyoviy qonunlar
  • Loyihalar va eksperimentlar
  • Muntazam jadval
  • Ekskursiyalar va musobaqalar
  • Tishli va jihozlar
  • Mashhur golfchilar
  • Kollej profilleri
  • Tasodifiy grafikalar
  • Kollejni tanlash
  • Kollej sinovlari
  • Strategiyalar va o'rganish
  • Inmigracion va Espanol
  • Kanada hukumati
  • AQSh hukumati
  • Noto'g'ri jinoyatchilar
  • Jurnalistika

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Insho yozishni gamburger qilish kabi. O'zingizning dalilingizdagi «go'sht» bilan «to'ng'iz» kabi kirish va xulosa haqida o'ylab ko'ring. Kirish siz o'zingizning tezisingiz haqida gapiradigan joyda. Har ikkisi ham bir nechta jumladan oshmasligi kerak. Sizning mavqelaringizni qo'llab-quvvatlash uchun dalillarni taqdim etadigan inshoning tanasi juda ko'p muhim, odatda uchta xat bo'lishi kerak.

Gamburgerni tayyorlash kabi yaxshi insholarni tayyorlash ham tayyorgarlikni oladi. Qani boshladik!

Essayni tuzish (aka Burger ishlab chiqarish)

Bir lahza gamburger haqida o'ylab ko'ring. Uning uchta asosiy komponenti nima? Ularning tepasida bir buloq va pastki qismida bug'doy bor. Ortda siz gamburgerni topasiz. Xo'sh, bu narsa insho bilan qanday bog'liq? Buni o'ylab ko'ring:

  • Yuqori bulka sizning kirishingiz va mavzu bayonotingizni o'z ichiga oladi. Ushbu paragraf kanca bilan boshlanadi yoki kitobxonlarning diqqatini jalb qilishga qaratilgan aniq bayon. Buning ortidan tezislar bayonoti, ta'qib qilinadigan inshoning badanida isbotlash niyatidamiz.
  • Inshoning tanasi deb nomlangan o'rtadagi go'sht sizning mavzuni yoki tezisingizni qo'llab-quvvatlash uchun dalillar keltiradigan joy. Uchdan besh qismga qadar paragraflar bo'lishi kerak, har bir taklifni qo'llab-quvvatlovchi ikki yoki uchta bayonot bilan qo'llab-quvvatlangan asosiy g'oya.
  • Pastki bug'a - bu inshoning tanasida qilingan argumentlarni tuzadigan xulosa.

Gamburgerning ikkita qismiga o'xshab, kirish va xulosa sizning mavzuingizni etkazish uchun qisqa, lekin go'sht yoki inshoot tanasida ifodalash mumkin bo'lgan muammolarni hal qilish uchun etarlicha qisqa bo'lishi kerak.

Mavzuni tanlash

Yozishni boshlashdan oldin siz o'zingiz uchun qiziqarli bo'lgan mavzuni tanlashingiz kerak.

Hech bir narsa haqida umuman qiziqtirmaydigan narsalarni yozishga urinishdan ko'ra, hech narsa qiyin emas. Sizning mavzuingiz keng va keng tarqalgan bo'lishi kerak, aksariyat odamlar siz muhokama qilayotgan narsalar haqida kamida bir narsani bilib olishlari mumkin. Masalan, texnologiya yaxshi mavzulardir, chunki bu biz bilan bog'liq bo'lgan narsadir.

Agar siz biror mavzuni tanlagandan so'ng, uni bir-biriga taqqoslashingiz kerak tezis yoki asosiy g'oya. Tezis sizning mavzuingizga yoki tegishli masalaga aloqasi bo'lgan pozitsiyadir. Bu faqat bir nechta dolzarb haqiqat va qo'llab-quvvatlovchi bayonotlar bilan qo'llab-quvvatlanishingiz uchun aniq bo'lishi kerak. Ko'pchilik bilan bog'liq bo'lgan masalalarni o'ylab ko'ring: Texnologiya bizning hayotimizni o'zgartiradi.

Kontseptsiyani tuzish

Mavzu va tezislaringizni tanlagandan so'ng, siz o'zingizning inshoingiz uchun yo'l-yo'riqni yaratish vaqti keldi. Anahat deb ataladigan bu xarita, taqdim etmoqchi bo'lgan uchta yoki to'rtta muhim g'oyani ifodalovchi inshoning har bir xatbobi uchun diagramma vazifasini bajaradi. Ushbu g'oyalar kontseptsiyada to'liq jumlalar sifatida yozilishi shart emas; bu haqiqiy inshoning o'zi uchundir.

Texnologiyaning hayotimizni qanday o'zgartirayotgani haqida insholarni tuzishning bir usuli:

Kirish qism

  • Kanca: Uy ishchilarining statistikasi
  • Tezis: Texnologiya ishini o'zgartirdi
  • Essayda ishlab chiqiladigan asosiy g'oyalarga havolalar: Texnologiya qaerda, qanday qilib va ​​qachon ishlayotganimizni o'zgartirdi
  • Asosiy g'oya: Texnologiya o'zimiz ishlashga qodir
  • Qo'llab-quvvatlash: yo'l ustida ishlash + misol
  • Qo'llab-quvvatlash: uydan ish + misol statistikasi

Tana bandi II

  • Asosiy g'oya: Texnologiya bizning qanday ishlashimizni o'zgartirdi
  • Qo'llab-quvvatlash: Texnologiya ko'p ishlarni o'zimizning misolimizda bajarishga imkon beradi
  • Qo'llab-quvvatlash: Texnologiya simulyatorda bizning fikrlarni sinab ko'rishga imkon beradi + raqamli ob-havo prognozidan namuna

Tana III-qism

  • Asosiy g'oya: Biz ishlayotgan texnologiya o'zgardi
  • Qo'llab-quvvatlash: moslashuvchan ish jadvali + 24 soat ishlaydigan telekommunikatsiya operatorlari misoli
  • Qo'llab-quvvatlash: Texnologiya bizni har doim ishlashga imkon beradi + uydan onlayn ta'lim beruvchi kishilarning namunasi

Yakuniy paragraf

  • Har bir xatboshining asosiy g'oyalarini ko'rib chiqish
  • Tezisni qayta tiklash: Texnologiya biz qanday ishlashimizni o'zgartirdi
  • Yakuniy fikr: Texnologiya bizni o'zgartirishni davom ettiradi

Muallif har bir asosiy fikr, qo'llab-quvvatlovchi bayonot va xulosaga ega bo'lgan har bir xat boshiga faqat uchta yoki to'rtta asosiy g'oyani qo'llaganini unutmang.

Kirishni yaratish

Anketangizni yozganingizdan va takomillashtirgandan so'ng, insho yozish vaqti keldi. Kirish punkti bilan boshlang. Bu, masalan, qiziqarli fakt, tirnoq yoki ritorik savol bo'lishi mumkin bo'lgan birinchi jumla bilan o'quvchini qiziqtirishi mumkin.

Ushbu birinchi jumlandan keyin tezisizni qo'shing. Tezda inshoda ifodalashni istagan narsalar aniq ko'rsatiladi. Sizning tanangizni xatboshilaringizni tanishtirish uchun jumlaga rioya qiling. Bu nafaqat inshoning strukturasini beradi, balki kelajakka nimadir tushiradi. Masalan:

Forbes jurnali "besh amerikaliklardan biri uydan ishlaydi" deb xabar beradi. Bu sizni hayron qoldiradimi? Axborot texnologiyalari ishlayotganimizni inqilob qilmoqda. Biz deyarli har bir joyda ishlashimiz bilan birga, biz kunning har qanday soatida ishlay olamiz. Bundan tashqari, ish joyimizdagi axborot texnologiyalarini joriy etish orqali biz o'zimizni o'zgartirib yubordik.

Yozuvchining haqiqatni qanday ishlatayotganiga e'tibor bering va to'g'ridan-to'g'ri o'quvchilar e'tiborini jalb qilish uchun murojaat qiling.

Essay tanasini yozish

Kirishni yozganingizdan so'ng, tezisingizning go'shtini uch yoki to'rtta xatboshida ishlab chiqish vaqti keldi. Har bir kishi ilgari tayyorlagan kontseptsiyadan kelib chiqqan holda, bitta asosiy g'oya bo'lishi kerak.

Asosiy fikrni qo'llab-quvvatlash uchun ikkita yoki uchta jumlanni qo'llang, buning uchun aniq misollar keltiring. Har bir paragrafni paragrafdagi o'zingiz chiqargan dalilni jamlagan jumla bilan yakunlang.

Keling, biz qaerda ishlayotganimizni bilib oldik. Ilgari ishchilar ishlashga majbur bo'lishdi. Bugungi kunda ko'pchilik uydan ishlashni tanlashi mumkin. Portland, Ore., Portland, Maine, siz yuzlab yoki hatto minglab kilometr narida joylashgan kompaniyalar uchun ishlaydigan xodimlarni topasiz. Juda ham robotlarning mahsulot ishlab chiqarishda ishlatilishi xodimlarning ishlab chiqarish liniyasiga qaraganda kompyuter ekranidan ortda qolishiga olib keldi. Qishloqda yoki shaharda bo'lsin, siz onlayn rejimida har joyda ishlaydigan odamlarni topasiz. Qahvalarda ishlaydigan juda ko'p odamni ko'rganimizdan hayratlantirmaysiz!

Bunday holatda, muallif o'z da'volarini qo'llab-quvvatlash uchun namuna taklif qilish bilan to'g'ridan-to'g'ri o'quvchiga murojaat qilishni davom ettiradi.

Essayni nihoyasiga yetkazish

Xulosa abstrakt insholarni umumlashtiradi va odatda kirish paragrafining teskarisidir. Tana xatboshilaringizning asosiy g'oyalarini tezda takrorlash orqali abstrakt xat boshlang. Oldin oxirgi (keyingi) jumla inshoning asosiy tezisini qayta belgilashi kerak. Sizning yakuniy bayonotingiz inshoda ko'rsatgan narsangizga asoslangan kelajakdagi bashorat bo'lishi mumkin.

Ushbu misolda muallif yozma dalillarga asoslangan taxmin qilish orqali yakunlanadi.

Axborot texnologiyasi biz faoliyat ko'rsatadigan vaqt, joy va uslubni o'zgartirdi. Qisqasi, axborot texnologiyalari kompyuterni ofisimizga aylantirdi. Yangi texnologiyalardan foydalanishda davom etsak, biz o'zgarishni ko'rishni davom ettiramiz. Biroq, baxtli va samarali hayotni boshlash uchun ishlashimiz kerak, hech qachon o'zgarmaydi. Qaerda, qachon va qanday ishlashimiz, nima uchun ishlashimiz sababini hech qachon o'zgartirmaydi.

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Volume 8, number 2 (2017), editor's introduction.

Welcome to Volume 8 Number 2 of the Journal of International and Global Studies. We continue to increase our subscriptions to this free open access online interdisciplinary journal. If you would like to subscribe to the journal, just click on the Subscribe tab below the journal title. We will be sure to send you the web link to the journal so that you can read and download the essays and book reviews in accordance with your interests. You will also provide us with a database so that we can draw on your expertise for peer reviewing essays for the journal. This Spring 2017 issue features five essays from a variety of different disciplines, two Review Essays, and 14 book reviews on globalization topics (defined broadly), a predominant theme of the journal. The lead essay is by Francis Onditi from the Department of International Relations at the United States International University-Africa. He is a policy researcher and advisor on civilmilitary affairs and has trained senior military officials drawn from the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement (SPLM). Onditi reflects on Galtung’s famed statement that the most intractable conflicts are driven by value and cultural differences. He utilizes the power-sharing model related to the research by the Netherlands political scientist Arend Lijphart on consociationalism to advance the timely debate on how devastating ethnic conflict and ethnic cleansing in South Sudan ought to be resolved. The power-sharing model was used for peace agreements in many other conflict areas including Northern Ireland. Onditi uses the case of ‘Good Friday Agreement’ in Belfast as a comparative ideal. Onditi notes how aspects of the power-sharing model has been embedded within the peace agreements of 2005 and the more recent one led by the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) of 2015. Despite this use of formal power-sharing agreements, the lack of a political architecture that could achieve consensus among the ethno-political parties is evident. Onditi indicates how the 2016 Fragile States Index placed South Sudan is ranked as one of the most high-risk countries for refugees, internally displaced people, group grievances, fictionalized elites, human rights, and state legitimacy. Unfortunately, as Onditi describes, the 2015 peace agreement in South Sudan has tended to reinforce the patronage and ‘big man’ politics and militarization of the tribal coalitions and the lack of recognition of human rights protections for many of the marginalized people, including women and children, who are the victims of this conflict. He concludes that a democratically-based model of power-sharing is not always a ‘one size fits all’ solution. Policy solutions need nuanced power-sharing with guarantees of democratic and protective policies for all the parties. The second essay is by Seema Narain from the department of political science Deshbandhu College at the University of Delhi. Narain discusses the neglect of the problem of Eurocentrism within the field of International Relations (IR) with a focus on India. She discusses the various critiques of Eurocentrism by scholars within IR. Narain evaluates the IR programs at three major universities in Delhi; the University of Delhi, the Institute of Defense and Strategic Analysis, and Jawaharlal Nehru University to determine how indigenous Indian epistemologies are integrated with mainstream IR theories. She indicates that the use of Kautilya’s Arthashastra, widely known as producing a universal political epistemology, based on rich Indian traditional sources could go a long way to produce more effective IR educational and curricular projects. Narain asks whether Kautilya is an Indian Machiavelli or Machiavelli a European Kautilya. This would mediate the problems between a core and periphery and foster a more pluralistic IR. The third essay is by Musibau Olabamiji Oyebode at the National Open University of Nigeria, Victoria Island in Lagos. He investigates the lack of a critical media when confronting the kleptocracy, greed, and corruption of the Nigerian elite. Oyebode uses a discourse analysis to evaluate and examine the Nigerian media in cases involving corruption. He describes corruption as a form of structural violence that deprives peoples of the basic necessities of life and inhibits economic and social mobility, except for the elite. But Oyebode also indicates that the Nigerian media and the fourth estate is somewhat involved in these corrupt practices. Government officials provide journalists with bribes in order to favor positive coverage. Following an illuminating discussion of the concept of corruption, Oyebode employs the American scholar A. Down’s famed Issue-Attention theory that explains the cycle of public attention to and perception of news issues. It tends to affirm that the public doesn’t remain focused on any one socio-political issue too long because the media continues to turn to new stories and problems. Oyebode describes the history of the media in Nigeria from early newspapers in the 1850s to radio broadcasting in the 1930s and then television in the 1950s. Though there were some instances of truly critical investigations of corruption by the some of the media, most of the current is described as sensationalistic junk journalism. Oyebode calls on professionals within the media to develop more fearless and unbiased reporting techniques including the shunning of bribes and involvement with corrupt people. This is a universal message for media throughout the world today in this populist atmosphere. The fourth essay is by Matthew Mullen from the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies at Mahidol University in Thailand. Mullen presents a précis of his new book Pathways That Changed Myanmar that attempts to explain the military junta’s decision to move towards the recent political transition in Myanmar. His book provides what he refers to as a multidimensional understanding of this political process that resulted from many diverse sources. Mullen comments that there is no way of knowing or proving with definitive certainty the decisive factor in determining the events of this political transition. Referring to other works that deal with this political transition, Mullen suggests that his book does not necessarily contradict or challenge these sources, but rather adds to these prior analyses. He mentions the significant role of Aung San Suu Kyi as well as other grassroots democratic peaceful processes led by the Buddhist monastic order and civil society organizations, ethnic movements, and other forms of hidden everyday resistance that were important challenges to the junta. The sway of activist Western and global ‘Free Burma’ sanctions also influenced developments. But Mullen is careful not to position certain groups or peoples as inherently righteous in this transition. He notes how international critics and scholars have pointed to the inhumane and xenophobic treatment of the Muslim Rohingya by Aung San Suu Kyi and other Burmese actors. The fifth essay is written by Fay Patel who is an international higher education consultant based in Australia. She writes about internationalization within higher education and views it as a western hegemonic and corporate agenda based on a modernization perspective. Patel suggests that international higher education needs to adopt a glocalization engagement framework (GEF) in order to promote inclusiveness and diversity as well as high quality learning. Summarizing how initial internationalization was traditionally focused on the recruitment and retention of international students and revenue stream by Western universities, which tended to neglect quality learning processes and indigenous voices, she provides a context and rationale for adopting a GEF. This glocalized learning process includes a pragmatic integration of indigenous local culture with global socio-economic, political, and environmental developments as a sustainable and proactive framework with mutually accepted norms that reduce prejudice and discrimination within higher education. Patel outlines the GEF as a means of changing a Western-based revenue enhancing model with a more open and equitable form of higher education with a deep level of intercultural communication and democratic dialogue among countries. Volume 8 Number 2 also includes two Review Essays. Nima Baghdadi from the Department of Politics and International Relations, at Florida International University reviews two Routledge titles; Cordesman, A. H. Western strategic interests in Saudi Arabia London: Routledge, 2015 (originally published in 1987) and Saleh, L. US Hard Power in the Arab World: Resistance, the Syrian Uprising and the War on Terror. London: Routledge, 2016. Both works reflect on ‘soft and hard’ power by the U.S. in the Middle East. The other Review Essay is written by Tarique Niazi, Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire. He reviews two volumes edited by anthropologists; Vaccaro, Ismael, Krista Harper & Seth Murray (Eds.) The Anthropology of Postindustrialism: Ethnographies of Disconnection. New York: Routledge, 2016 and Hylland, Thomas Eriksen & Elisabeth Schober (Eds.) Identity Destabilised: Living in an Overheated World, London: Pluto Press. 2016. Both of these volumes are dealing with globalization issues and consequences throughout the world. Volume 8 Number 2 also includes 14 book reviews dealing with global trends throughout the world; we intend to maintain this standard of generalized interdisciplinary readability for all of our essays and book reviews in future issues of our journal. We hope that you will subscribe to our journal to read future essays, review essays, and book reviews. We also invite you to submit essays, review essays, book reviews, and suggest possible book reviews for the journal. Sincerely, Raymond Scupin, PhD Director: Center for International and Global Studies Professor of Anthropology and International Studies Lindenwood University Email: [email protected]

Knowledge Production, Pedagogy and Research in IR: Perspectives from India Seema Narain Ph.D.

Weak-kneed Media and Festering Corruption in Nigeria Musibau Olabamiji Oyebode Ph.D.

On Pathways That Changed Myanmar: A Précis Matthew Mullen Ph.D.

Deconstructing Internationalization: Advocating Glocalization in International Higher Education Fay Patel Ph.D.

Book Reviews

Soft Power or Hard Power: Rethinking the United States Foreign Policy in the Arab Middle East Nima Baghdadi

Globalization, Deindustrialization and Identity: Discontents of Unfettered Capital and Accelerated Change Tarique Niazi

Rojas, C. and Ralph A. Litzinger. Ghost Protocol: Development and Displacement in Global China. Durham and London: Duke University Press. 2016. Fang Xu Ph.D.

Alexander Laban Hinton. Man Or Monster? The Trial of a Khmer Rouge Torturer. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2016. Matthew Galway

Inhorn, M.C. Cosmopolitan Conceptions: IVF Sojourns in Global Dubai. Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2015. Susie Kilshaw Ph.D.

Hasso, F. S. & Z. Salime, (Eds.). Freedom Without Permission: Bodies and Space in the Arab Revolution. Durham: Duke University Press, 2016. Autumn R. Cockrell-Abdullah

Cleron, J.P. Saudi Arabia 2000: A Strategy for Growth. Abingdon: Routledge, 1978. Mark Thompson Ph.D.

Middle East Research Institute. United Arab Emirates Meri Report. Milton Park: Routledge Revivals, 2015. Gennaro Errichiello

Butler, J. Gambett, Z. I & L Sabsay (Eds.) Vulnerability in Resistance. Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2016. Pramod K. Nayar Ph.D.

Mingjiang Li & K. M. Kemburi (Eds.). China’s Power and Asian Security. London: Routledge, 2015. Olli Suorsa

Hussain, Z. Saudi Arabia in a Multi-Polar World: Changing Dynamics. New York: Routledge, 2016. Annelle R. Sheline

Douglas Osto. Power Wealth and Women in Indian Mahāyāna Buddhism: The Gaņḍavyūhasutra. London and New York: Routledge, 2011. Bharati Puri

Kingston, J. (Ed.). Critical Issues in Contemporary Japan. New York: Routledge, 2014. Elizabeth Dutridge-Corp

Vogel, S. Thinking like a Mall: Environmental Philosophy after the End of Nature. Cambridge, MA.: The MIT Press, 2015. Tarique Niazi Ph.D.

Jianglin Li. Tibet in Agony. Lhasa 1959. Cambridge, MA and London: Harvard University Press (translated by Susan Wilf), 2016. Tom Grunfield Ph.D.

Ishikawa Y. (Ed.). International Migrants in Japan: Contributions in an Era of Population Decline. Kyoto, Japan: Kyoto University Press, 2015. Wayne E. Arnold Ph.D.

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held. Our only regret is that we were not able to attend every event.<br />

What we have learned more than anything else is that <strong>CEO</strong> events are the medium for us all to meet<br />

and be with our fellow members. Vicki and I have had the most extraordinary year of opportunity to<br />

get to know and become friends with so many of you, including those who are new to the organization.<br />

Our new members have all gone through a rigorous selection process, and I can assure you that the<br />

quality of our membership continues to be superb.<br />

Our current and forthcoming presidents and our executive director have also established a stronger<br />

positive working relationship with YPO/WPO leadership, having met in January and again this month<br />

as part of a recurring meeting process. We look forward to creating more opportunities for the mutual<br />

benefit of our respective memberships.<br />

It is each of you who has made our experience so worthwhile. We thank you for the privilege of service<br />

and hope to continue to see and be with you at many more events in the future. My congratulations to<br />

our new president, Fraser Morrison, and his wife, Trish, who will continue to transform <strong>CEO</strong> from a<br />

great organization to an even greater one.<br />

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<strong>CEO</strong><br />

Ron Weiner<br />

International President 2008-2009<br />

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Best regards,

<strong>CEO</strong> Headquarters<br />

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S OFFICE<br />

Barbara Reno - Executive Director,<br />

[email protected]<br />

Bianca Collins - Executive Assistant,<br />

[email protected]<br />

AREA CONSULTANTS<br />

AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST - Carole Kibrit,<br />

[email protected]<br />

ASIA - Winnie Kwok, [email protected]<br />

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND - Lyn Hercus,<br />

[email protected]<br />

EUROPE - Christiane von Deichmann,<br />

[email protected]<br />

LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN -<br />

Mayela Rubio, [email protected]<br />

UNITED KINGDOM - Hugh Merrill,<br />

[email protected]<br />

EDUCATION<br />

Jennifer Lehmann Weng - Director of<br />

Education, [email protected]<br />

Leah Romero - Senior Education<br />

Manager, [email protected]<br />

Katherine Davies - Education Associate,<br />

[email protected]<br />

EVENTS & REGISTRATION<br />

Natalie Noakes - Director of Events,<br />

[email protected]<br />

Anne Agniel - Senior Events Manager,<br />

[email protected]<br />

Jean Campo - Events Manager,<br />

[email protected]<br />

Mary Rider Kline - Senior Events<br />

Manager, [email protected]<br />

Lauren Mongeon - Associate Events<br />

Manager, [email protected]<br />

Maria Sheffler - Associate Events<br />

Manager, [email protected]<br />

Amanda Almassy - Events Registration<br />

Specialist, [email protected]<br />

Julie Block - Events Registration<br />

Specialist, [email protected]<br />

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION<br />

Peter Monroe - Director of Administration &<br />

Member Connections, [email protected]<br />

Shaun Bladow - Controller,<br />

[email protected]<br />

Susan Davies - Office Manager,<br />

[email protected]<br />

Noel Dominguez - Accounting Assistant,<br />

[email protected]<br />

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS<br />

Summer Amin - Director of <strong>Marketing</strong> &<br />

Communications, [email protected]<br />

Carla Alburqueque - Graphic & Web<br />

Designer, [email protected]<br />

Michael Corrigan - Web & Direct<br />

<strong>Marketing</strong> Manager, [email protected]<br />

Jerrica Thurman - Senior Communications<br />

Manager, [email protected]<br />

MEMBERSHIP & GOVERNANCE<br />

Bill Shields - Director of Membership &<br />

Governance, [email protected]<br />

Scott Colati - Membership Coordinator,<br />

[email protected]<br />

Allison Sedwick - Senior Membership<br />

Manager, [email protected]<br />

Deanna Sibbald - Senior Adviser,<br />

International Expansion, [email protected]<br />

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features<br />

THE LEGACY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE<br />

Does Britain Remain Great?<br />

<strong>CEO</strong> EXECUTIVE EDUCATION<br />

Harvard Presidents’ Seminar, IMD Presidents’ Seminar,<br />

and Kellogg Presidents’ Seminar<br />

EXPERIENCE. UNCOMMON. CONNECTIONS.<br />

Making the Most of Membership<br />

OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP<br />

Putting Private Sector Experience to Work in the Public Sector<br />

THE POWER OF <strong>CEO</strong><br />

One-on-One with Fraser Morrison<br />

THE YEAR IN REVIEW<br />

<strong>CEO</strong> <strong>Photo</strong> <strong>Essay</strong><br />

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RETREAT TO THE EXOTIC INDONESIAN ISLAND OF BALI with Hosts Jaka and Sally Singgih and Ming<br />

Chew and a small group of <strong>CEO</strong>ers during the Asia Retreat – Bali from 5-8 August 2010.<br />

your ceo staff<br />

A Note From Barbara Reno<br />

BARBARA RENO<br />

<strong>CEO</strong>’s Executive Director<br />

longtime <strong>CEO</strong> member recently asked me in Copenhagen about<br />

the <strong>CEO</strong> staff. “I know the staff organizes events,” he said, “but<br />

what else do they do?”<br />

The answer is “a lot.” We operate like a small business, overseeing and administering a US$15<br />

million annual budget and coordinating the work of approximately 30 staff and consultants (see<br />

sidebar on opposite page). Our central purpose is to organize and facilitate the member-led activity of<br />

your organization. To a large degree, this translates into events, but it also means member activity<br />

and governance.<br />

Here are some numbers that help illustrate the picture. Within a given year, your <strong>CEO</strong> staff:<br />

• Helps recruit and onboard 80-120 new members<br />

• Publishes the annual Member Directory, Compass magazine, and event catalogs<br />

• Informs about upcoming events and faculty via a new weekly e-mail<br />

• Produces pre-newsletters, on-site newsletters, and profile books for all events<br />

• Updates the member website and member database daily<br />

• Plans, promotes, and conducts 40-60 events while researching for future years<br />

• Negotiates and administers event budgets as well as 6-15 contracts per major event<br />

• Processes approximately 1,500-2,000 registrations<br />

• Processes ≈2,500 credit card transactions totaling ≈US$10 million<br />

In addition, we support your <strong>CEO</strong> leadership, which includes the five members of the Presidents<br />

Council, the 52-member Board of Directors, and the 13-member Executive Committee as well as<br />

committees and member-led initiatives for spouse involvement as well as finance, investments,<br />

compensation, membership, events and education, marketing, governance, and international expansion.<br />

Let me give you a brief rundown of how we’re organized.<br />

Working with the VP for Membership Pat Powers is the Membership team led by Staff<br />

Director Bill Shields, who also directs the organization’s governance function. Bill’s team<br />

includes Scott Colati, Allison Sedwick, and Deanna Sibbald, who works closely with Board<br />

Member Colin Butt on international expansion. To support the work of the Area Vice<br />

Presidents (AVPs) and Regional Vice Presidents (RVPs), <strong>CEO</strong> sifts through data on more than<br />

600 YPO graduates and manages the entire recruitment and onboarding process.<br />

We have six part-time area consultants – located in Beirut, Hong Kong, Sydney, Liechtenstein,<br />

London, and Mexico City – who support membership development and gatherings outside the US.<br />

Their vital work is coordinated by the AVPs in each geographical region and Deanna Sibbald.<br />

To work with <strong>CEO</strong>’s VP for Education Steve Pond in the development of the educational components<br />

of our events and seminars, we have a dedicated team that includes Staff Director Jennifer Lehmann<br />

Weng, Leah Romero, and Katherine Davies. They support <strong>CEO</strong>’s educational mission by cultivating<br />

relationships with experts on key topics and managing strategic partnerships with leading institutions<br />

such as Harvard, Kellogg, and Oxford.<br />

continued on page 30<br />

ceocompass – october 2009 5

the legacy of the<br />

british empire<br />

Does Britain Remain Great? by Marc Stegeman<br />

ith the British economy continuing to contract even as other nations show<br />

signs of turning the corner, some late night talk show hosts have taken to<br />

joking about removing the “Great” from “Great Britain.”<br />

As recently as 2007, Britain’s per-capita GDP was the<br />

highest of the six leading economies of the world, ranking it<br />

wealthier than even the US. Today, Britain not only lags the<br />

US but also has been bested by France, Italy, and Japan.<br />

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced<br />

in July that it expects the British economy to contract by<br />

4.2 percent in 2009, far deeper than the 2.8 percent drop it<br />

predicted for Britain just six months earlier. In comparison,<br />

the US is already showing a considerable decrease in its<br />

economic slowdown, contracting at an annualized rate of<br />

only 1 percent in the second quarter.<br />

Britain’s performance is prompting some observers<br />

to question whether the nation can or should even try to<br />

maintain its role as a leader on the world stage.<br />

“Let’s go back 50 years,” says <strong>CEO</strong>er Stephen Barclay,<br />

a former British investment banker. “In 1959, Britain still<br />

had an empire. We were pretty powerful in the world. Today,<br />

should we have a seat on the UN Security Council or should<br />

the EU have a seat? Should we be standing alongside the<br />

United States [politically and militarily] in controversial<br />

areas like Afghanistan and Iraq?”<br />

Others, both inside and outside<br />

Britain, maintain that the current<br />

economic crunch is simply a cyclical and<br />

necessary correction, and that Britain<br />

will come out just fine.<br />

“Reports of the death of Britain<br />

are greatly exaggerated,” says <strong>CEO</strong>er<br />

Andrew Kaldor, chairman of ASI<br />

Group, an Australian maker of office<br />

products and home ware. “I would<br />

not ignore what’s going on in Britain.<br />

People pay attention. They influence<br />

the world.”<br />

But even so, it is clear that things<br />

have changed.<br />

“My personal view is that this<br />

recession has seen a fundamental<br />

change,” says Hugh Merrill, director<br />

of the Briefing Circle in the United<br />

Kingdom and <strong>CEO</strong> UK Area<br />

Consultant. “We are living way beyond<br />

our means. Although historically – and<br />

in recent history – we have punched<br />

above our weight, we no longer have the<br />

economic resources to do so now.”<br />

As has been made all too clear over<br />

the past year and a half, the world’s<br />

economic and financial systems today<br />

are inextricably linked. Indeed, global<br />

interdependence – which made the<br />

recent financial crisis a global one –<br />

also offers the best hope for a solution.<br />

Globalization and Trade<br />

Globalization, for better or worse,<br />

has become a fact of life. Historian<br />

Niall Ferguson, in his book Empire:<br />

How Britain Made the Modern World,<br />

argues that we can thank the British<br />

Empire for much of this.<br />

When discussing globalization,<br />

economists tend to focus on flows of<br />

goods, capital, and labor. From this<br />

point of view, it would be easy to dismiss<br />

Britain as past its sell-by date. But<br />

equally important are exchanges of<br />

culture, knowledge, and institutions.<br />

It is here that this tiny island nation<br />

continues to exert a tremendous impact<br />

on the world of today.<br />

Ferguson contends that the British<br />

Empire’s great legacy to the modern<br />

world was a uniquely British penchant<br />

for free trade. Like all colonial powers,<br />

the British conquered by force, and in<br />

this regard were perhaps no better or<br />

worse than other imperial powers of<br />

the past.<br />

But Britain was often able<br />

to maintain strong post-colonial<br />

relations, in part, because this “nation<br />

of shopkeepers” was perhaps more<br />

successful in turning its former subjects<br />

into free business partners. Even<br />

more important, it was able to instill<br />

in its colonies that same penchant for<br />

economic liberalism.<br />

This belief in the inherent wisdom<br />

of a free market helps explain why many<br />

of Britain’s former colonies remain<br />

among the strongest of the developed<br />

and rapidly emerging economies, while<br />

former colonies of other imperial powers<br />

continue to lag far behind, even when,<br />

as in parts of Africa, they often enjoy<br />

great wealth in natural resources.<br />

“One of the main cornerstones of<br />

the British Empire was trade,” notes<br />

Merrill. “I think it has to do with the<br />

fact that we are an island race and our<br />

history has been based on trade. If you<br />

want to trade with people, you need<br />

common values and common principles,<br />

and here I think the empire helps,<br />

because you wouldn’t get the same<br />

openness, freedom, and liberalism in<br />

[some other countries].”<br />

One reason for this liberal economic<br />

tradition, according to Ferguson, is the<br />

fact that England’s monarchy remained<br />

dependent on Parliament and a<br />

wealthy aristocracy to fund its imperial<br />

ambitions. Private entrepreneurs played<br />

a far greater role in building the British<br />

Empire than was the case, for example,<br />

with Spain, where gold and other riches<br />

from the New World filled the royal<br />

coffers. The English throne, therefore,<br />

was obliged to rely instead on privateers<br />

and private enterprise, such as the<br />

East India Trading Company and other<br />

entrepreneurial ventures.<br />

Language and Infrastructure<br />

This focus on free enterprise is one<br />

reason why English quickly became the<br />

lingua franca of the modern business<br />

world.<br />

“Language is certainly [one] thing<br />

that unites,” says Merrill. “In India<br />

it was imposed. It was a vast country,<br />

with hundreds, perhaps thousands, of<br />

languages. British rule meant [it was]<br />

united by a common language.”<br />

Empires, by definition, impose their<br />

will on a conquered people through force<br />

and repression. The British Empire was<br />

no exception. Slavery was legal until the<br />

1840s, when growing political dissent<br />

led to major constitutional reforms.<br />

Here, too, the deep-rooted British<br />

notion of a free and democratic society<br />

ruled by law played a key role.<br />

“Without the underpinning of the<br />

rule of law, there is no way to have<br />

shared prosperity,” says Steve Pond,<br />

chairman and chief executive officer<br />

One of the main cornerstones of the British Empire<br />

was trade. I think it has to do with the fact that we are an<br />

island race and our history has been based on trade.<br />

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of the US-based Education Center, a publisher of<br />

magazines and books for grade-school teachers, and<br />

<strong>CEO</strong>’s VP for Education. “The biggest problem in the<br />

underdeveloped world is the lack of infrastructure for<br />

contracts to be recognized and upheld. If you look at<br />

the colonial history of the British, they left the greatest<br />

infrastructure support of all the colonial powers.”<br />

The British focus on infrastructure and law goes a<br />

long way to explain why Britain’s former colonies were<br />

better able to flourish later as independent nations,<br />

compared with those of other former imperial powers.<br />

“Yes, they were exploitive, as were all the others,”<br />

maintains Pond. “But if you examine the history of<br />

Britain and India, for example, they were able to<br />

maintain control with a ratio of military power to<br />

population that was lower than any other colonial<br />

power in history. They were much more successful<br />

controlling their empire and therefore did not have to<br />

be as repressive.”<br />

The collapse of the British Empire occurred only<br />

after other, far more ruthless imperial powers arose in<br />

the 1940s: Germany, Russia, Spain, Italy, and Japan.<br />

Had Britain chosen to appease rather than fight these<br />

dictatorships, as Neville Chamberlain originally sought<br />

to do, Britain might well have managed to hold on to<br />

its own empire, at least for a while longer. Fortunately,<br />

Britain again made the right choice.<br />

If you look at the colonial<br />

history of the British, they left the<br />

greatest infrastructure support of all<br />

the colonial powers.<br />

Today, many former British colonies remain<br />

among the leading developed and developing nations.<br />

Natural resources do play a role, of course, but if<br />

that were all, then the former Belgian Congo would<br />

certainly be on par with India, Australia, or Canada.<br />

The planet does not seem as big as it once did,<br />

when new worlds could be discovered, explored,<br />

and exploited. And yet, it would be naïve to think<br />

that the lure of empire has waned. Many wonder<br />

whether China today is building a new empire for<br />

the new century. But if so, it is a battle most likely<br />

to be fought by business rather than bullets, where<br />

alliances are forged not with tyranny but with trade.<br />

This, in the end, may be the greatest legacy of the<br />

British Empire.<br />

Next May, <strong>CEO</strong>ers will learn firsthand about the<br />

nation’s role in the world during the United Kingdom/<br />

Ireland University (see opposite page).<br />

intellect, identity, and insight<br />

Discover the origins of the Western world United Kingdom/Ireland University: 16-22 May 2010<br />

From the English language to the<br />

Industrial Revolution, the United<br />

Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland<br />

have had a great impact on much<br />

of the culture, systems, and forms<br />

of government in place throughout<br />

the western world today. Explore this<br />

historically significant region with<br />

Chairs Dave and Cookie Metzler,<br />

as they bring you a first-of-its-kind<br />

University designed to immerse you in<br />

the origins and legacy of the Englishspeaking<br />

world through a fascinating<br />

two-part program.<br />

For more information, please contact<br />

<strong>CEO</strong> UK Event Director Mary Kline at<br />

[email protected] or +1 301 280 2542 or<br />

<strong>CEO</strong> Events Manager Jean Campo at<br />

During the first half of the program, the University will operate along three tracks simultaneously, as<br />

small groups of <strong>CEO</strong>ers gather from 16-19 May 2010 at one of three renowned educational institutions:<br />

University of Oxford University of St Andrews University College Dublin<br />

Reflect upon the<br />

cultural and legal<br />

impact England has<br />

had on the wider world,<br />

from common law to<br />

the Church of England,<br />

with Chairs Stephen and Jane<br />

Barclay. While based at the University<br />

of Oxford, you’ll explore the events,<br />

people, and culture of Britain and take<br />

part in activities such as an architectural<br />

walking tour of Oxford; special visits<br />

to the Ashmolean Museum, the Christ<br />

Church, and Stratford-upon-Avon (with<br />

a Shakespeare specialist); and an<br />

enchanting social evening set in the<br />

15th century Bodleian Library.<br />

Discover how Europe’s<br />

commercial, intellectual,<br />

and industrial<br />

powerhouse has<br />

continued to remain<br />

relevant with Chairs Joe<br />

and Marguerite Marino. While based<br />

at the University of St Andrews, you’ll<br />

explore the events, people, and culture<br />

of Scotland and take part in activities<br />

such as an architectural walking tour<br />

of St Andrews; a visit to the Holy Trinity<br />

Church; a session with David Kidd, a<br />

world-renowned golf course design<br />

expert; and an enchanting evening at<br />

the fairytale Glamis Castle while it is<br />

closed to the public.<br />

Learn how the Irish<br />

people emerged from<br />

years of struggle to<br />

take their place on the<br />

world stage with Chairs<br />

Jim and Mimi Murphy.<br />

While based at the University College<br />

Dublin, you’ll explore the events,<br />

people, and culture of Ireland and<br />

take part in activities such as a private<br />

viewing of the Book of Kells at Trinity<br />

College Dublin; a visit to the Hill of Tara<br />

(the birthplace of Christian Ireland); a<br />

cooking lesson at the Ballyknocken<br />

Cookery School; and cocktails and<br />

dinner at Number 10 – a private<br />

mansion overlooking the River Liffey.<br />

Then, all three groups will come together in Edinburgh from 19-22 May 2010 to take part in<br />

informative education sessions, elegant socials, and explorative off-sites to gain insight into the<br />

“golden thread” running through this historically vital region.<br />

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Member Profile<br />

from gardens to galleries<br />

Advocating the Arts with Jim Fleck by Kerry Reichs<br />

ubbed “Mr. Arts” in Canada, <strong>CEO</strong>er and 1972-1973 YPO International<br />

President Jim Fleck is a true Renaissance man, one who has blended his interests,<br />

accomplishments, and accreditations into – let’s be honest – a slightly intimidating<br />

curriculum vitae. All contained in a humble and down-to-earth package.<br />

Born in Toronto, Canada, Jim Fleck has had successful careers as an entrepreneur, public servant, and business<br />

professor. In addition to starting and building Fleck Manufacturing Inc. into a multi-million dollar enterprise with 3,500<br />

employees in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, he has helped shape ventures such as Alias Research, ATI<br />

Technologies, and CUC Cable and served on numerous Boards of Directors. He has also served as the chief executive<br />

officer for the Office of the Premier; Secretary of Cabinet; and Deputy Minister of Industry and Tourism of the Government<br />

of Ontario as well as a member of the Federal International Trade Advisory Board. Today, he serves as chairman of the<br />

Council for Business and the Arts in Canada; president of the Art Gallery of Ontario Foundation; chairman of the Art<br />

Gallery of Ontario’s Building Committee overseeing the Frank Gehry renovations and extension; and chair of the Minister’s Advisory<br />

Council on Arts and Culture (MACAC). He was also past chairman of the Board and president of the Art Gallery of Ontario; founding<br />

president of The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery at Harbourfront Centre; and director, treasurer, and vice president of The National<br />

Ballet of Canada. Jim, and his wife, Margaret, have four children – Robert, Ellen, David, and Christopher – and five grandchildren –<br />

Jamie, Erin, Seymore, Quinn, and Devon.<br />

After all, Fleck is the kind of<br />

man who would rather discuss his<br />

longtime friendships with <strong>CEO</strong> and<br />

YPO colleagues, Canadian politics,<br />

or the accomplishments of his wife,<br />

Reverend Margaret Fleck, than his<br />

own achievements. Yet the breadth and<br />

depth of what he has accomplished<br />

are astonishing. Having succeeded<br />

as a savvy businessman, government<br />

insider, educator, orator, tennis ace,<br />

humanitarian, and family man, he has<br />

turned his attention to his passion –<br />

the arts.<br />

Pragmatic and understated, Fleck<br />

credits his interest in philanthropy not<br />

to a chord of music or a painting that<br />

stopped him in his tracks but to a stroke<br />

of luck.<br />

“The key was selling the business for<br />

more than I thought I would,” he said.<br />

A Right-Brain Idea<br />

After selling their first business,<br />

Fleck Manufacturing Inc., and setting<br />

aside funds for their children, the<br />

Flecks made a simple decision: “it<br />

would be fun giving away the rest while<br />

we were still alive.”<br />

Soon thereafter, having established<br />

himself in business, government, and<br />

education, Fleck took on a fourth<br />

career – as a philanthropist. A longtime<br />

collector, Fleck decided to put his<br />

“love of the arts” – which spans the<br />

fields of painting, sculpture, classical<br />

music, jazz, ballet, modern dance,<br />

theater, architecture, landscape design,<br />

multimedia, and museum studies – to<br />

good use.<br />

While many patrons and artists<br />

often narrow themselves to the precision<br />

of thin-slice expertise, Fleck decided to<br />

remain a generalist. His projects include<br />

everything from gardens to galleries.<br />

It would be fun giving<br />

away the rest while we<br />

were still alive.<br />

One of his favorite projects is<br />

the Toronto Music Garden, for which<br />

he collaborated with internationally<br />

renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and landscape<br />

designer Julie Moir Messervy to create<br />

a visual exploration of J. S. Bach’s<br />

Suite No. 1 for Unaccompanied Cello,<br />

as interpreted through landscape on a<br />

grand scale. From Prelude to Gigue, the<br />

Garden, like the Suite, encompasses six<br />

musical movements, creating an urban<br />

idyll infused with the spirit of music,<br />

dance, and artistic genius, a public<br />

place for all ages to enjoy and learn, a<br />

meditative space to sit and quietly ponder<br />

nature’s relationship with inspiration.<br />

The 2 1/2 acre garden is a<br />

testament to Toronto’s participation in<br />

the international community and Fleck’s<br />

Awards and Honors<br />

• Queen’s Silver Jubilee Medal (1977)<br />

• Order of Canada (1997)<br />

THE TORONTO MUSIC GARDEN, for which Fleck collaborated with renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, celebrated its 10 th anniversary in 2009.<br />

• Queen’s 50th Anniversary Medal (2002)<br />

• Honorary LLD degree from the<br />

University of Toronto (2002)<br />

• Edmund C. Bovey Award for<br />

Leadership Support of the Arts (2003)<br />

• Tennis Canada Hall of Fame (2004)<br />

• Angel Award for Philanthropy in the<br />

Arts from the International Society of<br />

Performing Arts (2009)<br />

• Governor General’s Ramon John<br />

Hnatyshyn Award for Voluntarism in<br />

the Performing Arts (2009)<br />

own perseverance – his personal support<br />

and fundraising resurrected the project<br />

from extinction – and perspective,<br />

earning him the unofficial title of “the<br />

ultimate enlightened citizen” from Ma.<br />

Having been made an Officer of<br />

the Order of Canada in 1997, Fleck<br />

doesn’t miss a chance to foster symbiosis<br />

between cultural and social charity. Take,<br />

for example, an awards gala that was<br />

thrown in his honor in September 2008.<br />

Not only did the proceeds of the evening<br />

go to LOFT Community Services, an<br />

entity that offers permanent housing<br />

and support services to 4,000 vulnerable<br />

and homeless people across the Greater<br />

Toronto Area, but Fleck personally<br />

matched that donation with three<br />

separate gifts of CA$100,000+, each<br />

10 ceocompass – october 2009 ceocompass – october 2009 11

going to the National Ballet of Canada<br />

(to help create a new ballet), University<br />

of Toronto’s Rotman School of<br />

Management (to support its Prosperity<br />

Institute), and the Soulpepper<br />

Theatre Company (to support Theatre<br />

Production, Youth Outreach, and Artist<br />

Training).<br />

He credits his wife, Margaret, an<br />

Anglican minister, with his commitment<br />

to supporting the underserved. “She<br />

was a compass toward community<br />

services,” he said.<br />

A Left-Brain Approach<br />

For many, being a supporter of the<br />

arts means more than being a donor. It<br />

requires being a “tireless advocate” and<br />

“driving force.”<br />

“Involvement isn’t just sending<br />

a check, but somehow being involved<br />

in strategy and how the group runs,”<br />

Fleck said.<br />

Using his extensive experience in<br />

business, government, and education,<br />

Fleck decided to bring a strategic<br />

approach to the arts. While many<br />

consider the creative arena to be<br />

sacrosanct – inviolable and mysterious<br />

because it is “art,” driven by forces of<br />

instinct and taste – matter-of-fact Fleck<br />

brings left-brain intellectual thinking to<br />

The arts are not a<br />

sinkhole but a generator<br />

for the economy.<br />

the design & architecture of wine<br />

Mission Hill Family Estate Winery, Okanagan Valley, BC, BC, Canada<br />

promote right-brain creative notions.<br />

Having taught at York University,<br />

Harvard Business School, the Kennedy<br />

School of Government, the Rotman<br />

School of Management, the University<br />

of Western Ontario, Keio University<br />

(Tokyo), and INSEAD (France), Fleck<br />

believes that more art and business<br />

schools should provide artists with<br />

training in self-promotion and teach<br />

them how to distinguish work in a<br />

crowded market. He impresses that a<br />

defined concept is bedrock.<br />

“Having focus is important,” he tells<br />

artists. “What are you trying to achieve?<br />

How can you know how you are doing if<br />

you don’t know where you are going?”<br />

Fleck specifically credits the basic<br />

problem solving skills he acquired as<br />

a professor and businessman, as well<br />

as his ability to retain an open mind in<br />

relation to the views of others, to his<br />

success in the arena.<br />

“I try not to be dogmatic and have<br />

pretty good listening skills,” he said.<br />

“I give my opinion, and I don’t mind if<br />

they ignore it.”<br />

In a country where 25 percent<br />

of the arts is publicly funded, Fleck<br />

also believes that strong government<br />

support for a thriving arts community is<br />

essential infrastructure.<br />

“The arts are not a sinkhole but<br />

a generator for the economy,” he<br />

said. “It’s important for government<br />

to recognize that the arts are an<br />

investment important to quality of life<br />

and accept that support for cultural<br />

infrastructure is a natural role for<br />

government, along with providing<br />

sewers and hospitals.”<br />

Fleck is practical but firm in his<br />

position: the arts are good business. In<br />

fact, as chair for the Canadian-based<br />

Business for the Arts group, he is<br />

working with consulting firm McKinsey<br />

to produce an irrefutable, fact-based<br />

economic argument supporting public<br />

funding for the arts.<br />

Regardless of the results, one fact is<br />

certain – the impact Fleck has already<br />

had on his community is remarkable, so<br />

much so that Canadian Prime Minister<br />

Stephen Harper recently referred to<br />

him as “an accomplished man whose<br />

wide-ranging contributions in a variety<br />

of fields – from business, the arts,<br />

and education to public service and<br />

philanthropy – have left an indelible<br />

mark on Canadian society.”<br />

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ceo executive education<br />

Harvard Presidents’ Seminar, IMD Presidents’ Seminar, and Kellogg Presidents’ Seminar by Leah Romero<br />

irst, there was one: the Harvard Presidents’ Seminar was established in 1952<br />

for a select group of YPOers seeking serious business education in a rigorous<br />

academic environment. Then there were two: an internationally-based program<br />

focusing on family business with a fresh global perspective was needed, and the IMD<br />

Presidents’ Seminar based in Lausanne, Switzerland, was born. Now, the triumvirate is<br />

complete, as the third leg of <strong>CEO</strong>’s executive education seminar series is here: the <strong>CEO</strong><br />

Kellogg Presidents’ Seminar, a program designed to help unwind the complex ties that<br />

bind a family enterprise and address fundamental issues families face.<br />

With all three programs planned for next year, we decided<br />

to profile three of <strong>CEO</strong>’s most prestigious business offerings:<br />

Harvard Presidents’ Seminar, IMD Presidents’ Seminar, and<br />

Kellogg Presidents’ Seminar.<br />

12 ceocompass – october 2009 ceocompass – october 2009 13

BAKER LIBRARY AT HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL<br />

Harvard: Demand,<br />

Change, and Innovation<br />

As part of the oldest institution<br />

of higher learning in the US, Harvard<br />

Business School (HBS) has produced<br />

leaders and ideas that have shaped the<br />

practice of management in organizations<br />

around the globe. As recognized<br />

thought leaders on international<br />

business and management issues, HBS<br />

faculty members maintain dynamic<br />

relationships with top companies.<br />

For <strong>CEO</strong> Vice President for<br />

Education Steve Pond, the decision to<br />

chair the annual <strong>CEO</strong>/WPO Harvard<br />

Presidents’ Seminar, which was launched<br />

more than a decade ago for members over<br />

50, has been fruitful. Year after year,<br />

he has seen the highly focused program<br />

draw a group of dedicated <strong>CEO</strong>ers and<br />

WPOers to HBS to gain insight about<br />

important issues, such as how to address<br />

shifts in competitive demand, respond to<br />

change, and manage innovation.<br />

For many, the Seminar serves<br />

as a capstone event in their personal<br />

Fast Facts<br />

<strong>CEO</strong>/WPO Harvard Presidents’<br />

Seminar*<br />

DATES<br />

31 January – 5 February 2010<br />

LOCATION<br />

Boston, Massachusetts, USA<br />

CHAIR<br />

This program is open to <strong>CEO</strong> and WPO<br />

members by invitation only. For more<br />

information, please contact <strong>CEO</strong> Events<br />

Registration Specialist Julie Block at<br />

[email protected] or +1 301 280 2566.<br />

*Please note that the 2010 program has a<br />

lengthy waitlist.<br />

business education, one that provides<br />

what one recent attendee described as<br />

“great real world value” and “extremely<br />

useful pointers for the year ahead.”<br />

Each year, the program offers<br />

a curriculum that is flexible and<br />

integrates “up-to-the-minute” subject<br />

matter, providing a mix of case studies<br />

on established corporations with<br />

insights on emerging markets and<br />

industries. The 2009 Seminar, for<br />

example, featured Niall Ferguson, the<br />

author of The New York Times bestseller<br />

The Ascent of Money and the William<br />

Ziegler Professor at HBS, who spoke<br />

[Harvard Presidents’<br />

Seminar provides] great<br />

real world value… and<br />

extremely useful pointers<br />

for the year ahead.<br />

about the “Credit Crunch” – which one<br />

attendee described as “genius” – as well<br />

as Roger Porter, the author of several<br />

books on economic policy and the IBM<br />

Professor of Business and Government,<br />

who discussed “The 2008 Presidency”<br />

– which another attendee described as<br />

“insightful, profound, and revealing.”<br />

Open to members by invitation only,<br />

the program quickly fills up, with a long<br />

waitlist that rolls into the following year.<br />

The 2010 Seminar, which is currently in<br />

the development stage, is no exception.<br />

IMD: Real World,<br />

Real Learning<br />

Established in January 1990,<br />

IMD quickly took its place among the<br />

top three business schools in Europe.<br />

It lives up to its unique “Real World,<br />

Real Learning” philosophy by utilizing,<br />

among other innovative techniques,<br />

Executives in Residence to shape and<br />

inform its curriculum. IMD’s faculty<br />

members, comprising 19 nationalities,<br />

reflect the school’s objective of being a<br />

“global meeting place.”<br />

Interestingly, IMD has no academic<br />

hierarchy (all faculty are professors), and<br />

there is no tenure system. This approach<br />

seems to work, as Financial Times ranked<br />

its executive education #1 outside of the<br />

US and #2 worldwide in 2009.<br />

So it’s no wonder that, at <strong>CEO</strong>’s<br />

IMD Presidents’ Seminar, participants<br />

are challenged by a curriculum that<br />

departs from the ordinary and culls<br />

from a deeply international perspective.<br />

<strong>CEO</strong> member Bernd Michael expertly<br />

champions the program, playing to<br />

its international, edgy core. Through<br />

a heavy emphasis on cross-generation<br />

dialogue, <strong>CEO</strong>ers and their families<br />

build bonds of appreciation and connect<br />

through lively interaction among the<br />

various age groups represented.<br />

“There is nothing better than<br />

this platform to bring together two<br />

generations to exchange ideas and clarify<br />

viewpoints,” said Patrick Chong, who<br />

has participated in the IMD Presidents’<br />

Seminar for the past five years. “My<br />

children begin to see the meaning and<br />

value of what I have been doing, and it<br />

inspires them to take the baton, because<br />

nothing binds a family together like a<br />

IMD<br />

<strong>CEO</strong> IMD Presidents’ Seminar<br />

14-17 April 2010<br />

Lausanne, Switzerland<br />

Bernd Michael<br />

This program is open to <strong>CEO</strong> members,<br />

spouses, and family members. For<br />

more information, please contact <strong>CEO</strong><br />

Europe Area Consultant Christiane von<br />

Deichmann at [email protected] or<br />

+423 232 25 21.<br />

business that is doing well.”<br />

Themed From Doom to Boom:<br />

Getting Ready for the Next Up-Cycle, the<br />

2009 Seminar featured sessions ranging<br />

from “Passing the Torch: Professional<br />

Succession Planning” to “Growing with<br />

the Family Firm: Opportunities and<br />

Challenges in Kenya” and “Making It in<br />

a Male-Dominated World.”<br />

It is this focus on the practical, with<br />

feet firmly planted in the “here and now,”<br />

that gives IMD Presidents’ Seminar its<br />

relevance and annual following. And each<br />

year, participants can expect a completely<br />

new and different course structure.<br />

There is nothing<br />

better than this platform<br />

to bring together two<br />

generations to exchange<br />

ideas and clarify<br />

viewpoints.<br />

In 2010, the three-day program will<br />

focus on Family Business in “The New<br />

Reality” and offer case studies, handson<br />

workshops, and group discussions on<br />

topical family business issues.<br />

Kellogg: The Legacy of<br />

Ownership<br />

Northwestern University’s Kellogg<br />

School of Management is also among<br />

the most prestigious business schools in<br />

the world, with a worldwide network of<br />

more than 50,000 alumni. True to its<br />

Midwestern US roots, Kellogg pursues<br />

new trends and theories with an eye<br />

towards the practical. As the school<br />

celebrated its centennial in 2008, The<br />

Wall Street Journal ranked its Executive<br />

MBA program #1 in the world while<br />

US News & World Report ranked it as the<br />

#3 business school overall in the US.<br />

Chaired by <strong>CEO</strong> Past President Jim<br />

Martin, Kellogg Presidents’ Seminar<br />

will feature the outstanding faculty of<br />

Kellogg School of Management Center<br />

for Family Enterprise, which focuses<br />

on teaching, research, and case writing<br />

about a wide range of family business<br />

issues, including strategy, governance,<br />

succession, entrepreneurship,<br />

foundations, offices, and culture.<br />

“The IMD Presidents’ Seminar has<br />

become an important annual tradition for<br />

many of our <strong>CEO</strong> European families,”<br />

said Martin. “As laws and customs can<br />

differ across borders, we wanted to create<br />

a program with Kellogg to help meet the<br />

needs of US-based family businesses.”<br />

The program will be conducted under<br />

the direction of Professor John Ward,<br />

a longtime IMD faculty member and<br />

author of five leading books on family<br />

business. Like IMD Presidents’ Seminar,<br />

the program is open to <strong>CEO</strong> members,<br />

spouses, and adult children. Through<br />

dialogue, <strong>CEO</strong>ers and their families will<br />

various age groups represented. Original<br />

case studies, small group discussions,<br />

and advance preparation will ensure that<br />

this program – like its predecessors –<br />

provides maximum impact.<br />

“We are excited about bringing<br />

<strong>CEO</strong>ers a new family business program<br />

at Kellogg that will build on its long<br />

tradition of educational excellence,”<br />

said Martin. “At the end of the day, it’s<br />

not for us, but for the next generation<br />

that we strive. If we can find some<br />

answers by assembling the right<br />

faculty and coming together with our<br />

children to explore important issues,<br />

we will wind up strengthening both our<br />

businesses and our families.”<br />

If we can find some<br />

answers by assembling<br />

the right faculty and<br />

coming together with<br />

our children to explore<br />

important issues, we will<br />

wind up strengthening<br />

both our businesses and<br />

our families.<br />

With a focus on The Legacy of<br />

Ownership, next year’s program will<br />

address issues such as “Visions and<br />

Overconfidence” juxtaposed against<br />

practical matters like “Managing<br />

Family Wealth” and “Onboarding New<br />

GMs” to provide a balance among the<br />

soft and hard skills necessary in today’s<br />

business environment.<br />

KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT CENTER<br />

The program will be updated yearly<br />

so that, as with the Harvard Presidents’<br />

Seminar and IMD Presidents’ Seminar,<br />

family members will want to come<br />

back time and again to get a fresh<br />

perspective.<br />

<strong>CEO</strong> Kellogg Presidents’<br />

Seminar<br />

7-10 November 2010<br />

Evanston, Illinois, USA<br />

Jim Martin<br />

spouses, and family members. For more<br />

information, please contact <strong>CEO</strong> Senior<br />

Education Manager Leah Romero at<br />

[email protected] or +1 301 280 2546.

Spouse Profile<br />

veils and walls<br />

Building Bridges with Kathy Hubbard by Margaret Rose Caro<br />

athy Hubbard will never forget<br />

Lulia. A young woman she met<br />

on a mission trip to Jordan, Lulia<br />

was the first to explain to Hubbard the<br />

power of the veil.<br />

According to Lulia, al-hijab – as it is called in the Arab<br />

world – symbolized the fact that she was a proud, committed<br />

Muslim. Instead of limiting her freedom, she explained, it<br />

“liberated” her from modern social pressures, such as fashion<br />

and hairstyles.<br />

For Hubbard, the meeting proved to be an enlightening<br />

experience, providing a perspective that may not have<br />

crossed the minds of most Westerners. It was this type of<br />

understanding that Hubbard was seeking when she co-founded<br />

Bridges of Understanding (www.bridgesofunderstanding.org),<br />

a nonprofit, nonpolitical organization devoted to supporting<br />

projects and efforts that foster better understanding between<br />

the American people and the people of the Arab world. Now,<br />

three years after its founding, the organization appears to be<br />

making a difference in both worlds.<br />

“More than 60 percent of the population in the Arab<br />

world is younger than 25,” said Hubbard. “If we can connect<br />

with them, creating mutual understanding [between the<br />

American and Arab cultures] becomes easier. [W]e are<br />

reaching out [to them] through education and the arts.”<br />

We are strictly<br />

grassroots driven,<br />

and our strength is<br />

finding and creating<br />

ways for people to<br />

meet and get to<br />

know each other.<br />

Laying the Foundation<br />

A few years ago, while working on a<br />

project for the US Department of State<br />

involving Arab and US businesswomen,<br />

Hubbard met a couple who shared<br />

her global view of the world – which,<br />

eventually, became one of her passions.<br />

Karim Kawar, Jordan’s former<br />

ambassador to the US, and his wife,<br />

Luma, shared Hubbard’s view that<br />

there was great curiosity, interest – and<br />

misunderstanding – between the US<br />

and Arab worlds. Together, they wanted<br />

to find ways to dispel faulty perceptions<br />

and stereotypes.<br />

Thus, Bridges of Understanding<br />

was born, to shed misconceptions in<br />

both parts of the world by organizing<br />

mission trips, supporting educational<br />

efforts, and facilitating the exchange<br />

of information. When the Kawars<br />

returned to Jordan, the foundation<br />

was fully laid, as their presence<br />

in the Middle East proved to be a<br />

critical factor in the organization’s<br />

effectiveness.<br />

“We had an immediate presence in<br />

both cultures,” said Hubbard.<br />

Providing the Passage<br />

Hubbard believed education was<br />

key to creating better understanding,<br />

and she has always been a big<br />

proponent of a liberal arts education,<br />

“which has let me leverage my talent [in<br />

so many ways],” she said.<br />

According to Hubbard, most<br />

Islamic holy men, or imams, support<br />

education.<br />

“In fact, radicals are often young,<br />

unemployed, directionless men,” she said.<br />

Since its founding, Bridges of<br />

Understanding has initiated more than<br />

a dozen projects (see sidebar).<br />

“We are not a complex, analytical<br />

think tank,” said Hubbard. “We are<br />

strictly grassroots driven, and our<br />

strength is finding and creating ways<br />

for people to meet and get to know each<br />

other, often through conferences and<br />

trips.”<br />

While the organization tries to<br />

reach everyone, Hubbard has found<br />

that women are generally more<br />

receptive to discussion and involvement<br />

in new projects.<br />

“I’ve been to the homes and shared<br />

meals with Arab women who talk about<br />

their religion and faith – and their<br />

businesses,” she said.<br />

As Bridges of Understanding<br />

continues to grow, Hubbard is proud<br />

Bridges of Understanding<br />

Projects<br />

• Sport 4 Peace, a program that recently<br />

brought three Iraqi coaches and 10 girls<br />

interested in improving their basketball skills<br />

and global knowledge to the US for a twoweek<br />

trip to Washington, DC, and Knoxville,<br />

Tennessee.<br />

• Youth Talk, a collaboration with Global<br />

Nomads Group that facilitates video<br />

conferences between US and Arab high<br />

schools. In 2008, three US high schools and<br />

three Jordanian high schools participated.<br />

This year, the number will grow to 12.<br />

• Boston Children’s Chorus, a two-week<br />

cultural exchange tour that brought together<br />

youth from the US and Jordan who love<br />

making music. They performed at local<br />

venues in Amman and in many rural towns in<br />

the Kingdom.<br />

• Support for Heal the Rift, a one-day youth<br />

rally that recently took place at New York<br />

City’s Washington Square Park and generated<br />

a solidarity movement among moderate<br />

forces from both the US and Arab worlds.<br />

• Support<br />

for the Youth Initiative for<br />

Progress in Iraq, a conference designed<br />

to provide Iraqi and American youth with a<br />

voice and the tools necessary to progress<br />

toward a sustainable future between the<br />

two countries.<br />

– and grateful – for the organization’s<br />

accomplishments.<br />

“I never imagined I would be<br />

involved with this type of undertaking,”<br />

she said. “My husband’s support has<br />

been a big part of my success.”<br />

Hubbard believes world events<br />

have helped shape the organization,<br />

which may not have come to fruition<br />

without crisis.<br />

“During difficult times, people<br />

do some serious soul searching and<br />

discover what’s important,” Hubbard<br />

said. For her, it was turning a major<br />

crisis into a great opportunity.<br />

Wife of <strong>CEO</strong> member Al Hubbard, Kathy Hubbard is a co-founder of the Bridges of Understanding Foundation. She<br />

serves on several educational and arts-related boards, including the Board of Trustees of DePauw University and Choice<br />

Charitable Trust. She is a former Board member of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and the National Museum of<br />

Art and Sport. She was appointed by President George W. Bush to the J. William Fulbright Board in 2007. Hubbard has a<br />

long history of political involvement at all levels of government. She has worked on various political campaigns, including<br />

those for Vice President Dan Quayle, President George H.W. Bush, and President George W. Bush. She has also worked<br />

for the International Trade Division of the Indiana Department of Commerce and the Hudson Institute. She has a BA from<br />

DePauw University and attended the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. The Hubbards reside in Indianapolis, Indiana,<br />

and have three children: Will (24), Katie (21), and Sara (21).<br />

16 ceocompass – october 2009 ceocompass – october 2009 17

Member Column<br />

resilience and fortitude<br />

ast June, resident Chairs Danny and Talia Bejarano took a small group of <strong>CEO</strong>ers to<br />

an extraordinary land. Over a period of eight days, they hoped to provide their fellow<br />

members an insider’s perspective on the religious, political, and economic landscape<br />

of Israel, the world’s only Jewish state, and a deeper understanding of the historical<br />

significance of Petra, “a rose-red city half as old as time.” What they achieved, however, was<br />

something far more. The experience they provided to <strong>CEO</strong> members and spouses captured<br />

what one participant described as the very “essence of <strong>CEO</strong>.”<br />

Fresh from their travels, attendees Ken and Trish Byers share some of their experiences.<br />

Ken Byers is president and sole shareowner of Byers Engineering Company, a firm that employs<br />

1,000 and provides technical services and software to utilities. He is also a director of The Alpine<br />

Group, a public manufacturing company, and chairman of eQuorum Corporation, a private software<br />

company. He earned a BEE and MSEE from Georgia Tech and an MBA from Georgia State University.<br />

He is a trustee of the Georgia Tech Foundation and past chairman of the Georgia Tech Electrical<br />

Engineering Advisory Board. His wife, Trish, spent 20 years as the national sales director of an interior<br />

design and home furnishings business. In 1998, she completed a degree in international relations at<br />

Atlanta’s Agnes Scott College. Ken enjoys competing in distance running, tennis, and amateur radio.<br />

Trish is involved in the Atlanta Lyric Theatre and enjoys art collecting, exercise, boating, and traveling<br />

with Ken. Residents of Atlanta, Georgia, Ken and Trish have been married 15 years and have four<br />

children and 12 grandchildren. They chaired the 2001 <strong>CEO</strong> Southern US University and served eight years on the <strong>CEO</strong> board. Last June,<br />

they traveled to the Middle East with <strong>CEO</strong> for the Israel/Petra College.<br />

Reflections of the Holy Land by Ken and Trish Byers<br />

Our June 2009 <strong>CEO</strong> trip to Israel,<br />

the land considered sacred by all three<br />

monotheistic religions, was amazing.<br />

Everything we knew about Israel<br />

was refined and defined, probed and<br />

explained – the biblical, the historical,<br />

the political – before and since 1948.<br />

Our guides had been carefully selected<br />

by our marvelous chairs, Danny and<br />

Talia Bejarano, and there was nothing<br />

they did not know. We tested them.<br />

One of the members<br />

of our group thought he<br />

had become very popular<br />

in Israel until he learned<br />

that ‘ken’ is simply the<br />

Hebrew word for ‘yes.’<br />

One of our guides had arrived in<br />

Israel from New Jersey at the age of<br />

nine during the Six Day War; he had<br />

to wait for a war to end for his ship to<br />

land. What resilience and fortitude the<br />

Israelis exhibit! We even learned that one<br />

of our fellow members on the trip, Izzi<br />

Rosenzweig, fought in the Six Day War.<br />

We were based at the King David<br />

Hotel in Jerusalem, where heads<br />

of state have convened for decades.<br />

From there, we overlooked the walled<br />

city, which we spent days covering in<br />

depth. We visited the Church of the<br />

Holy Sepulchre, the Dome of the Rock,<br />

Via Dolorosa, the Western Wall and<br />

FOLLOWING COCKTAILS,<br />

Ken and Trish Byers walk<br />

to dinner at the Tower of<br />

David, in the magnificently<br />

restored ancient Citadel<br />

of the city of Jerusalem.<br />

The evening ended with a<br />

Night Spectacular Surprise<br />

Show, during which “virtual<br />

reality” moving projections<br />

were displayed on all of the<br />

fortresses’ walls, followed by<br />

a dessert reception under<br />

the nearby olive trees. The<br />

closing night event resulted in<br />

a standing ovation for Chairs<br />

Danny and Talia Bejarano.<br />

its tunnels, and every quarter of the<br />

city. One of the members of our group<br />

thought he had become very popular<br />

in Israel until he learned that “ken” is<br />

simply the Hebrew word for “yes.”<br />

We saw the Dead Sea Scrolls,<br />

visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust<br />

Museum, experienced a Shabbat<br />

service, climbed around Masada, and<br />

toured our favorite historical museum<br />

ever – the as yet unopened Rabin<br />

Centre – as guests of Dalia Rabin.<br />

During this eight-day College, we<br />

managed to visit all four seas defining<br />

Israel – Galilee to the north, Dead<br />

to the east, Red to the south, and<br />

Mediterranean to the west.<br />

We crossed the border into Jordan<br />

to visit the ancient city of Petra and<br />

get a taste of quite a different culture,<br />

logging many miles in our walking<br />

shoes. From the Israel/Jordan border<br />

crossings to the limited access at<br />

the Temple Mount, we experienced<br />

firsthand the complex issues facing<br />

Israeli/Arab relationships.<br />

Danny and Talia offered up<br />

resources on every topic, creating an<br />

education program that was broad,<br />

deep, and balanced. As we sat at<br />

dinner at the Citadel of David on<br />

our final night and realized that our<br />

table represented members from five<br />

continents, we knew that our traveling<br />

companions were yet another reason<br />

that this was perhaps our favorite<br />

<strong>CEO</strong> adventure.<br />

raves and reviews<br />

“Israel and Petra were amazing…<br />

Hard for us to imagine any event better<br />

than this one in all of our years in<br />

YPO and <strong>CEO</strong>.”<br />

– Jeff Levitt<br />

“This trip was so very educational,<br />

surprising, and memorable. Danny<br />

and Talia’s love for Israel came shining<br />

through. Bravo!”<br />

– Cecily Bradshaw<br />

“It was so eye opening to see the place<br />

we have all read about in the Bible and<br />

have those stories come to life.”<br />

– Cookie Metzler<br />

“This was one of the best <strong>CEO</strong>/WPO/<br />

YPO experiences we have ever had.<br />

The work, planning, and effort that<br />

Danny and Talia put in was nothing<br />

short of exemplary and spectacular.”<br />

– John Rakolta<br />

“The time we spent with [Danny and<br />

Talia] and our <strong>CEO</strong> friends… was one<br />

of the finest (if not the finest) <strong>CEO</strong> trip,<br />

journey, adventure we have ever had.<br />

We loved every minute of it.”<br />

– Art Hilsinger<br />

“[M]ost of all, we enjoyed the warm<br />

fellowship of our fellow travelers<br />

and the special opportunity to gain<br />

a keener understanding of the<br />

challenges facing Israeli people.”<br />

– Jim Risk<br />

“Trish and I for years have been wanting<br />

to visit Israel. Visiting Jerusalem was<br />

as special as I ever imagined it would<br />

be and much more complicated than<br />

expected. I have come away with<br />

answers to many questions but many<br />

more questions than answers! Above<br />

all, I have come away with a shiny<br />

sense that I want to come back.”<br />

– Fraser Morrison<br />

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columns<br />

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would like to share with fellow<br />

members? Send your story to<br />

<strong>CEO</strong> Headquarters for review<br />

by the <strong>CEO</strong> Editorial Board. For<br />

submissions, please contact<br />

<strong>CEO</strong> Director of <strong>Marketing</strong> &<br />

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Amin at [email protected] or<br />

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PAPA DOUG MANCHESTER AND JIM JAMESON meet<br />

Pope Benedict XVI at <strong>CEO</strong>’s Vatican College in April 2009. Special Thanks to<br />

experience. uncommon. connections.<br />

Making the Most of Membership by Katherine Davies<br />

rom a significant spiritual connection<br />

to a life-saving artery scan to<br />

a shared ride through a crater,<br />

<strong>CEO</strong>ers shared an array of remarkable and<br />

memorable experiences over the past year.<br />

In offering a great diversity of programs during his<br />

presidency, 2008-2009 <strong>CEO</strong> International President Ron<br />

Weiner managed to bring the <strong>CEO</strong> tagline – experience.<br />

uncommon. connections. – to life.<br />

During his presidency, he reached out to new members,<br />

welcoming every one by letter; invited <strong>CEO</strong>ers to several<br />

Economic Club of New York programs, a first-time experience<br />

for many; and hosted the first Adult Children Cocktail<br />

Reception, a concept he pioneered. He and his wife, Vicki,<br />

also formed new friendships from coast to coast – and across<br />

the globe – from the first Adult Children Cocktail Reception<br />

in New York City in 2008 to the Vintage Car SIG in Beverly<br />

Hills in 2009.<br />

“With every event, we strengthened our community,”<br />

said Ron Weiner. “Vicki and I would like to thank all of the<br />

members who attended <strong>CEO</strong> programs this year, making it a<br />

truly special year for everyone” (see pages 22-23 for a list<br />

of attendees).<br />

Here’s an inside look into more of the member experiences<br />

and connections that made this year so uncommon.<br />

experience.<br />

For Jim Jameson, <strong>CEO</strong>’s small, intimate experiences<br />

provide “an insight and perspective that is hard to get outside<br />

of the organization.” That was certainly the case for Jameson<br />

and his godfather, Papa Doug Manchester, who met the<br />

Pope during <strong>CEO</strong>’s Vatican College in April 2009.<br />

“It was certainly something that we couldn’t have done<br />

on our own,” said Jameson. “I looked into his eyes and<br />

he into my eyes, and there was just this connection and a<br />

significant spirituality.”<br />

Manchester, who chaired the program, had a similar<br />

“[B]eing a Catholic, it was very inspirational for me,”<br />

he said. “[The Pope] is a wonderful world leader and was<br />

the closest confidant of John Paul II… it was very much a<br />

privilege and honor for me to meet him.”<br />

Attendees of the Israel/Petra College in June 2009 found<br />

their experience similarly moving and also unexpected.<br />

“There were several surprises for us,<br />

like the closeness with which the various<br />

religions are coexisting in Jerusalem,” said<br />

2009-2010 <strong>CEO</strong> International President<br />

Fraser Morrison.<br />

For his wife, Trish, the experience was<br />

eye-opening.<br />

“We were amazed that a country so<br />

young has achieved so much in [its] short<br />

history,” she said. “That fact fails to be<br />

published – you seem to only hear the<br />

negative things. We were taken aback at the<br />

excellent education system and the beautiful<br />

architecture – how far [it has] come in a<br />

short time!”<br />

uncommon.<br />

As the cornerstone of <strong>CEO</strong> programs,<br />

education sessions provided members and<br />

spouses with uncommon perspectives –<br />

from the battlefields of Gettysburg to the<br />

Johnson Space Center in Houston.<br />

For Andy Goldfarb, who attended the<br />

Inside Look: Gettysburg in April 2009, being<br />

on the battlefield provided an opportunity to<br />

understand firsthand why Gettysburg “was<br />

such a crucial turning point in the war.”<br />

“We had two truly fabulous resources,”<br />

he recalls. “I was fascinated by the<br />

background information, the physicality<br />

of being able to visit the sites, and the<br />

rationale as to why [the battle] took place.”<br />

Sometimes, as Gary Thompson<br />

illustrated, some of <strong>CEO</strong>’s greatest resources<br />

are not outside experts, but fellow members.<br />

As the chief executive officer of Medical<br />

Technologies International, Inc., Thompson<br />

served as a resource at the Inside Look:<br />

NASA in February 2009. Using NASA<br />

technology, his company created the<br />

ArterioVision CIMT procedure, which helps<br />

detect and treat heart disease and stroke.<br />

During the program, Thompson offered the<br />

procedure, on a complimentary basis, to all<br />

attendees – and may even have helped save<br />

a few lives in the process.<br />

“Suffice it to say that [some] of our<br />

fellow members were at significant risk for<br />

heart disease or stroke and were unaware of<br />

it,” said Thompson. “Through [the] NASAbased<br />

technology we’ve applied to help<br />

detect heart disease and stroke, we were<br />

able to tell people, ‘your calendar age is 52,<br />

but your artery age is 80, and that means<br />

that you need to see a doctor right away.’”<br />

connections.<br />

At the core of all of these experiences<br />

and educational sessions, however, are<br />

the <strong>CEO</strong> connections that are made.<br />

At the Tanzania/Zanzibar Family Seminar<br />

in February 2009, each attendee couple<br />

spent three days exploring the famed<br />

Ngorongoro Crater in a Land Cruiser<br />

with two other couples.<br />

Doug and Karen Riley, Mel and Hope<br />

Barkan, and Ron and Vicki Wiener all<br />

“wound up bonding as a group and enjoying<br />

each other and sharing the enthusiasm of<br />

seeing lots of what was going on,” recalls<br />

Mel Barkan.<br />

For Doug Riley, who had never met the<br />

members in his group before, the experience<br />

provided a great opportunity to get to know<br />

fellow <strong>CEO</strong>ers.<br />

“[We were] complete strangers<br />

except for the <strong>CEO</strong> [link],” he said, but<br />

“[w]e not only got along great but have<br />

become good friends.”<br />

The program not only allowed <strong>CEO</strong>ers<br />

“to see the best of the best,” as Riley<br />

phrases it, but to also create special<br />

memories, as Barkan recalls.<br />

“I remember very clearly Ron and me<br />

sitting out on a beautiful deck as the sun<br />

was setting over the crater and having a<br />

drink together,” he said.<br />

The bonds formed at such events even<br />

extend to <strong>CEO</strong> family members. In December<br />

2008, the Weiners hosted the first <strong>CEO</strong> Adult<br />

Children Cocktail Reception, an initiative<br />

they launched to bring together members’<br />

children who live in the same geographic area.<br />

Liz Willette, daughter of David and<br />

Kaye Willette, attended the reception and<br />

was surprised at how much she had in<br />

common with the children of other members.<br />

“Everyone I met was an entrepreneur<br />

like me,” she said. “It was fun… and I met<br />

some nice people who lived near me.”<br />

Willette looks forward to making more<br />

connections at future <strong>CEO</strong> programs. With<br />

some 30 events on next year’s calendar (see<br />

enclosed Syllabus), of which five are open<br />

to family members, she’s sure to find an<br />

opportunity or two.<br />

2008-2009 Chairs<br />

Jim and Nancy Bildner<br />

Morocco Adventure Seminar<br />

Loire Valley Chateau Biking Adventure<br />

Academy<br />

Omar Al Askari and Colin Butt<br />

Middle East Retreat – Dubai<br />

John and Lyn Darden<br />

Executive Health Seminar I<br />

Jak and Ilona Kornfilt<br />

Executive Health Seminar II<br />

Tore and Mona Steen<br />

Inside Look: The Sundance Film<br />

Festival<br />

Harvard Presidents’ Seminar 2009<br />

Fred and Jane Setzer<br />

Inside Look: NASA<br />

Faysal and May El-Khalil<br />

Tanzania/Zanzibar Family Seminar<br />

Jim and Gail Ellis<br />

Abu Dhabi/Dubai College<br />

Tod and Kate Sedgwick<br />

Inside Look: Gettysburg<br />

Normandy Academy<br />

Vatican College<br />

IMD Presidents’ Seminar<br />

Don and Jean Wolf<br />

Paris University<br />

Andy and Peggy Kahn<br />

Financial Seminar<br />

Danny and Talia Bejarano<br />

Israel/Petra College<br />

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Deke Welles<br />

Fly Fishing SIG<br />

Barbara Fisher and Vicki Weiner<br />

Women’s Seminar<br />

Edu and Elke Dubbers-Albrecht<br />

European Area Conference –<br />

Copenhagen<br />

Steve and Wendy Kalb<br />

Universal Membership Celebration<br />

Paul and Susan Summers<br />

Canada Retreat – Toronto: Inside Out<br />

Hardy Caldwell, Bo Callaway,<br />

and Jim Castle<br />

Nostalgia Gathering<br />

Bruce Meyer<br />

Vintage Car SIG – Beverly Hills<br />

Alfred Fisher<br />

Hunting SIG – Georgia<br />

Andy and Denise Goldfarb<br />

Financial Boot Camp

2008-2009 <strong>CEO</strong> Event Attendees (As of 6 October 2009)<br />

Morocco Adventure Seminar:<br />

6-11 November 2008<br />

Mel & Hope Barkan<br />

Jim & Nancy Bildner<br />

Tim & Barb Conver<br />

Mike Dillard & Libby Meyer<br />

Noel & Sally Fenton<br />

Jim & Mary Forsyth<br />

Ulysses & Nicole Kyriacopoulos<br />

Jim Sharpe &<br />

Debby Stein Sharpe<br />

Middle East Retreat – Dubai:<br />

14-17 November 2008<br />

Henny & Gertrud Aeschlimann<br />

Omar Al Askari<br />

Isa Al Mannai<br />

Ahmed Ashadawi &<br />

Jawidah Al-Kharoof<br />

Colin & Lyndsey Butt<br />

Fred Chaney & Sidney Bayne<br />

Chris & Eva Christensson<br />

Jamie & Kimberly Coulter<br />

Charley Cross &<br />

Monique Gardiner<br />

Faysal & May El-Khalil<br />

Pete & Malen Eyerly<br />

Peter & Pam Frayling<br />

Dion & Hilary Friedland<br />

Bill Greene & Linda Latimer<br />

Rifat & Matilda Hassan<br />

Walter Koning &<br />

Susanna Koning-Hanne<br />

Mike & Laurie Mahoney<br />

David McCue<br />

Paul & Angelika Rheinlaender<br />

Robin & Helen Thorpe<br />

Trisha Wilson<br />

Harry & Demetra Xydas<br />

Adult Children Reception* –<br />

New York City: 7 December 2008<br />

Jon Adler<br />

Sarah Jane & Richard Bailes<br />

Sarah Barnes<br />

Jessica Baxter<br />

Raphael Bejarano<br />

Andrew Berg<br />

Bob Berstein<br />

Robin & Susan Bricker<br />

Lindsay Buehler &<br />

William McGinn<br />

Anne Buford<br />

Peter Cocoziello<br />

Liz Conley<br />

Jim Daughdrill &<br />

Lauralynn Drury<br />

Bill Dubinsky & Elizabeth Moss<br />

Douglas Fields &<br />

Suzanne Arinsburg<br />

Ari & Sara Finkelstein<br />

Justin & Tiffany Foa, Max Foa<br />

Alexander & Gregory<br />

Galimberti<br />

Becca Goldfarb<br />

Laura Graham<br />

Morgan Greco<br />

Hamza Habib<br />

Anne Harvey<br />

Caroline & Stuart Holden<br />

Michael Iovino<br />

Lee Ann Jaffee<br />

Will Kim<br />

Nick Koch & Julie Goldstone<br />

Jon Koehn<br />

Carrie Kreifels<br />

Roxana Labatt<br />

Oliver Laubscher<br />

Nyssa Liebermann<br />

Cindy Luby & Jeff Yellin,<br />

Jodi Luby<br />

Dooz & Laura Milligan<br />

MaryGrace Mock<br />

Alexandra Mooney<br />

A.J. & Erica Nahmad<br />

Liz & Tery O’Malley<br />

Jeremy Powell<br />

Evan & Jennifer Richter<br />

Jennifer & Steven Rittmaster<br />

Deborah Sachs &<br />

Michael Rothman<br />

Rachel Shapiro<br />

Cortney Smith<br />

Shelley Stenhouse &<br />

Matthew Gaddis<br />

Emily & Scott Sternberg<br />

Blake & Mallory Stuchin<br />

Cara Villency & Josh Sacks<br />

Joe Walsh<br />

Ron & Vicki Weiner, Jennie<br />

and Maureen Weiner<br />

Danna Weiss<br />

Liz Willette<br />

Executive Health Seminar I:<br />

4-11 January 2009<br />

John & Lyn Darden<br />

Philippe & Nan-b<br />

de Gaspe Beaubien<br />

Charles & Ros Morris<br />

Jim & Mimi Murphy<br />

Gary & Cab Rogers<br />

Tom & Kitty Stoner<br />

Mack & Jennifer Whittle<br />

Executive Health Seminar II:<br />

11-18 January 2009<br />

Kevin Armata<br />

Greer & Veronica Arthur<br />

Jim & Diana Barnes<br />

Bo Callaway & Virginia Martin<br />

John & Marlene Durbin<br />

Fred & Susan Friedman<br />

Ira & Nanette Gordon<br />

Warner & Carol Henry,<br />

David & Kay Ingalls<br />

Cecilia Herbert<br />

Rich & Linda Kelley<br />

Jak & Ilona Kornfilt<br />

Bruce & Peggy Mainwaring<br />

Dave & Cookie Metzler<br />

John & Carole Moran<br />

Bob & Rita Randall<br />

Herb & Barbara Shear<br />

John Sommers<br />

Gordy & Carol Sue Zacks<br />

Inside Look: The Sundance<br />

Film Festival: 20-23 January 2009<br />

Randy & Judy Agley<br />

David & Ann Engel<br />

Rocco & Joan Fabiano<br />

Burt & Suzy Farbman<br />

Sandy & Lisa Gottesman<br />

Chuck & Kathi Heath<br />

Gary & Karleen Kusin<br />

Chester & Joan Luby<br />

Mohannad & Rana Malas<br />

Suzanne Naples<br />

Maxine Phillips<br />

Mike & Lin Simmonds<br />

Steve & Karen Skilken<br />

Tore & Mona Steen<br />

Sandy & Mary Thomson<br />

Marni & Dick Waterfield<br />

Harvard Presidents’ Seminar:<br />

1-6 February 2009<br />

Ross Adler<br />

David Allen<br />

Christoph Amberger<br />

Dieter Ammer<br />

Ahmed Ashadawi<br />

Dennis Beck<br />

Mark Begelman<br />

Oscar Bernardes<br />

Larry Brookshire<br />

Tullio Cedraschi<br />

Charlie Chandler<br />

John Chaney<br />

Jack Corwin<br />

Don Daseke<br />

Dinesh Dhamija<br />

Sid Dinsdale<br />

George Drysdale<br />

Faruk Eczacibasi<br />

Bill Finn<br />

Lauro Fiuza<br />

Peter Frank<br />

Sandy Gottesman<br />

Darrell Harvey<br />

David Johnson<br />

Steve Karol<br />

Iqbal Kassam<br />

Ulysses Kyriacopoulos<br />

Jim LaBarge<br />

Alan Levan<br />

Ken Lockard<br />

Sheldon Malchicoff<br />

Kent McClelland<br />

Bill Meyer<br />

Bill Midon<br />

Andreas Muth<br />

Wayne Oldenburg<br />

John Osher<br />

William Parfet<br />

Thierry Paternot<br />

Yves Paternot<br />

Lisle Payne<br />

Bill Reagan<br />

Paul Rheinlaender<br />

John Risley<br />

Stefan Roell<br />

Connie Ryan<br />

Ed Samek<br />

Azad Shivdasani<br />

John Simpson<br />

Pierre Somers<br />

Miles Stuchin<br />

Tony Tan Caktiong<br />

Chuck Theisen<br />

Jim Tullis<br />

Brian White<br />

Inside Look: NASA:<br />

2-4 February 2009<br />

Horst & Renate Bergmann<br />

Clyde Brownstone<br />

Frank Buonanotte<br />

Ed Cherney<br />

John Currie<br />

Jim & Janet Dicke<br />

Harry & Joan Karsten<br />

Michael Lang<br />

Norvin & Sue Pellerin<br />

Graeme Reading<br />

Dick Robinson<br />

Fred & Jane Setzer<br />

Emmet & Toni Stephenson<br />

Gary & JoAnne Thompson<br />

Rob & Susan White<br />

Tanzania/Zanzibar Family<br />

Seminar*: 8-15 February 2009<br />

Ross & Fiona Adler<br />

Mike Dillard & Libier Meyer<br />

Henry & Ellen Dubinsky<br />

Faysal & May El-Khalil,<br />

Houda Kheiriddine &<br />

Ferryal Halabi<br />

Frank & Susan Genovese<br />

Paul & Sarah Nicholson<br />

Doug & Karen Riley<br />

Josyanne Stijns-Giudici &<br />

Carlo Giudici, Delano Stijns<br />

Ron & Vicki Weiner<br />

Abu Dhabi/Dubai College:<br />

15-21 March 2009<br />

Robert & Cecily Bradshaw<br />

Don & Barbara Daseke<br />

Dinesh & Tani Dhamija<br />

Brian & Sherry Effron<br />

Karl & Stevie Eller<br />

Jim & Gail Ellis, Rob Ellis and<br />

Jessica and Tiffany Sullivan<br />

Morty & Norma Lee Funger<br />

Chris Galvin and Mary Galvin<br />

Mike Galvin and Dawn Meiners<br />

Mel & Sue Gray<br />

Walter & Lola Green<br />

Cliff & Sooozee Gundle<br />

Bill Harlan<br />

John & Kathy Harnish<br />

Lyda Hill and Nancy Lewis<br />

Roger & Joyce Howe<br />

Al & Kathy Hubbard<br />

George & Shari Isaac<br />

John & Willa Kane<br />

Ed & Carol Kaplan<br />

Don & Shari Kellermeyer<br />

Gulu & Semiramis Lalvani<br />

Tom & Ruth Liebermann<br />

Harvey & Carol Ann Mackay<br />

Kerry & Victoria McCluggage<br />

Mark & Laurie McKinley<br />

Bob & Skip McKinney<br />

Bruce & Raylene Meyer<br />

Rod & Dawn Nordblom<br />

Lisle & Roslyn Payne<br />

Marc & Karen Peperzak<br />

Murray Pepper &<br />

Vicki Reynolds Pepper<br />

Ed & Nancy Pleasants<br />

Kris & Jane Popovich<br />

Van & Barbara Richey<br />

Cliff & Diane Rowe<br />

Marty & Barbie Sass<br />

Walt & Katherine Schlotfeldt<br />

Paul & June Schorr<br />

David Shaw & Glenn Close<br />

Zuheir & Susan Sofia<br />

Ralph & Shelly Stayer<br />

Rab & Nita Summers<br />

John & Connie Taylor<br />

Arni Thorsteinson & Susan Glass<br />

Bill & Nadine Tilley<br />

Robin & Carolyn Wade<br />

Karl & Ann Weiler<br />

Bill & Barbara Whitman<br />

Dieter & Helga Wolf<br />

Inside Look: Gettysburg:<br />

5-7 April 2009<br />

Tom Arthur<br />

Bob & Allison Bertrand<br />

Peter Bowe<br />

Les Buechele<br />

Tom & Ann Fries<br />

Andy & Denise Goldfarb<br />

Tighe & Kathy King<br />

Bob & Anne Kinsley<br />

Craig LaBarge<br />

George & Ann Macomber<br />

Lee & Diane Morris<br />

George & Clare Nelson<br />

Tod Sedgwick<br />

Tom & Debbie Shapiro<br />

Tripp & Debbie Walen<br />

Kelley & Jean Williams<br />

Masters Golf Tournament SIG I:<br />

8-10 April 2009<br />

Joan Bialek & Louis Levitt<br />

Fred Manning<br />

Ira & Becky Mendelson<br />

Masters Golf Tournament SIG II:<br />

10-12 April 2009<br />

Roger Dirksen<br />

Mark Hopkins and Tom Hopkins<br />

George Irwin<br />

Jack Jones<br />

John Nobles<br />

Andy & Andrea Potash<br />

Steve Snyder<br />

Vatican College: 19-24 April 2009<br />

Marc & Desiree Bombenon<br />

Robert & Paula Boykin<br />

John & Mary Carrington<br />

Tim & Jackie Danis<br />

Barbara Fisher and<br />

Andrew Fisher<br />

Jim & Daphne Jameson<br />

Carolyn Keystone & Jim<br />

Meekison<br />

Rick & Pamela Kroos<br />

Tim & Joan Litle<br />

Larry Mock and MaryGrace<br />

Mock<br />

Johan & Maripaz Palme Sierra<br />

Roslyn Payne<br />

Rony Perez Martinis &<br />

Tucky Perez<br />

Dianne Rice<br />

Larry & Harriet Weiss<br />

Bob & Fran Zielsdorf<br />

IMD Presidents’ Seminar*:<br />

22-25 April 2009<br />

Dieter Ammer and Paul Ammer<br />

Andreas Beckmann<br />

Willmar Braeuninger-Weimer and<br />

Laura Braeuninger-Weimer<br />

Patrick Chong and Alwyn Chong<br />

Metin Colpan and Sabrina<br />

Colpan<br />

Remi Delafon and Frank Delafon<br />

Dinesh Dhamija and Ritika<br />

Dhamija<br />

Alfred Fisher and Al Fisher<br />

Ernst Freiberger, Bea and Fee<br />

Freiberger<br />

Cliff Gundle and Kevin Gundle<br />

Franz Haniel, Johanna and<br />

Louisa Haniel<br />

Otto & Ulla Happel, Eva & Oliver<br />

Ebstein and Melanie and<br />

Felix Happel<br />

Thomas Hoffmeister and<br />

Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut<br />

Bernd Michael and Martin<br />

Michael<br />

Albrecht Oettingen-Spielberg<br />

and Franz-Albrecht<br />

Oettingen-Spielberg<br />

Paul & Angelika Rheinläender,<br />

Max and Andy Rheinläender<br />

Andreas Strüengmann,<br />

Fabian and Thomas and<br />

Janina Strüengmann<br />

Klaus Thimm and Kristof<br />

Thimm<br />

Sandy & Mary Thomson,<br />

Anna Jarzynowska<br />

Horst Weitzmann, Beatrice de<br />

Alzaga and Tina Ondricek<br />

Philippe Woitrin and Arnaud<br />

Woitrin<br />

Normandy Academy:<br />

1-4 May 2009<br />

Sid & Dawn Dinsdale<br />

Craig Estey & Tricia Rivers<br />

Bill & Marci Ingram<br />

Bob Kohorst & Shelley Allen<br />

Jim & Peggy Leider<br />

Bill & Kay Morton<br />

Ted & Chris Schwartz<br />

Tod & Kate Sedgwick<br />

Paul Sprague<br />

Ralph Stayer and Jonathan<br />

Wagner<br />

Dave & Peggy Taylor<br />

Jean Wolf<br />

Loire Valley Chateau Biking<br />

Adventure Academy:<br />

2-4 May 2009<br />

Hy & Phyllis Ackerman<br />

John & Mary Louise Burress<br />

Carey & Brian Hamilton<br />

Don & Ruth James<br />

Jerry Katell<br />

Nicolas Mariscal &<br />

Mari Carmen Servitje<br />

David & Darrell Mindell<br />

Paris University: 4-9 May 2009<br />

Jerry & Emy Lou Baldridge<br />

Bob & Ruth Beriault<br />

Boysie & Joy Bollinger<br />

Joe & Brenda Calihan<br />

Jim & Dottie Castle<br />

Toni Colon-Nevares and<br />

Carolina Cortizo<br />

Craig Estey & Patricia Rivers<br />

Ken & Grace Evenstad<br />

Norman & Arline Feinberg<br />

Ron & Hedy Frisch<br />

Jerry & Barbara Greenbaum<br />

Dan & Jennifer Hamann<br />

Sho & Masae Hayashi<br />

Warner & Carol Henry<br />

Tom Hitchman &<br />

Lee Anne Downey<br />

Stuart & Holly Holden<br />

Tom & Judith Iovino<br />

Art & Alison Kern<br />

Jay & Jean Kislak<br />

Tom & Linda Koehn<br />

Rob & Jennie McCabe<br />

Fraser & Trish Morrison<br />

Boyce & Peggy Nute<br />

John & Terry Rakolta<br />

Bill & Joan Reiling<br />

Jim & Mary Jo Risk<br />

John & Janis Ruan<br />

Tom & Jeannie Rutherfoord<br />

Connie Ryan and Carrie Kreifels<br />

Myrna & Bob Schlegel<br />

Paul & Margarita Sprague<br />

Dennis & Betty Sun<br />

Kent Thiry & Denise O’Leary<br />

Terry & Naomi Thomas<br />

Tom & Nancy Traylor<br />

Deke & Hopie Welles<br />

Don & Jean Wolf<br />

Fritz & Mary Wolfe<br />

Toronto: 31 May 2009<br />

John & Jocelyn Barford,<br />

Kevin Barford & Victoria<br />

Leung<br />

Andrea Bunker<br />

Leslie Chisholm<br />

Aynsley and Dana Deluce<br />

Diana and Marina Graham<br />

Christian Hepfer<br />

Jordan Hyde<br />

John & Lori Lewitt<br />

Shannon Mooney<br />

Johnny Rogers<br />

Nick Sutcliffe<br />

Dan & Jane Taylor<br />

Martin Thiel<br />

Financial Seminar: 7-9 June 2009<br />

Dan Ariens<br />

Paul Barringer and Kevin Luzak<br />

Lee Berg<br />

Peter Carlino<br />

Tom Christal<br />

Bill & Marilyn Cintani<br />

Hap Esbenshade<br />

Jerry Finger<br />

Jamie & Mary French<br />

Mike Geddes<br />

Roy Halstead<br />

Tom & Candy Henning<br />

Kurt Herwald<br />

Art Hilsinger & Barbara Janson<br />

Hilsinger<br />

Bob and Robert Hughes<br />

John Hugon & Julie Summers<br />

Andrew & Peggy Kahn,<br />

Howard Kahn<br />

Michael & Donna Kanovsky<br />

Dick Kaufman<br />

Yoon Kim<br />

Kirk Landon & Pam Garrison<br />

Marc & Kathy LeBaron<br />

Walter & Karen Levy<br />

Carl Lindell & Lyda Tymiac<br />

Ronnie Lubner<br />

Robert Maroney<br />

Bob McLennan<br />

Gerry Miller<br />

Bob Pascucci & Lisa Puntillo<br />

Bill Pederson<br />

George & Nancy Peterkin<br />

Gordon & Jill Rawlinson<br />

Bill Rothacker<br />

Steven & Julie Smith<br />

Eliot Snider<br />

Steve & Jamie Snyder, Barron<br />

Snyder<br />

Scott & Jean Spangler<br />

Paul Steinfeld<br />

Tom Stoner<br />

Arni Thorsteinson &<br />

Susan Glass<br />

Bill Tilley<br />

Israel/Petra College*:<br />

21-29 June 2009<br />

Larry & Linda Abbott<br />

Yum & Ross Arnold<br />

Danny & Talia Bejarano<br />

Bill & Mary Ann Bindley<br />

Ken & Trish Byers<br />

Jay & Sandy Cleveland<br />

Paul & Jean Finkelstein<br />

Horst-Otto & Kirsten Gerberding<br />

Lloyd & Mary Ann Gerlach<br />

Michael & Uschi Hanning<br />

Al & Gloria Hassman<br />

Art Hilsinger &<br />

Barbara Janson Hilsinger<br />

Steve Hoyt & Paula Krosschell<br />

Jeff & Susie Levitt<br />

Fred & Gail Manning<br />

David & Andrée Milman<br />

John & Jeaneen O’Donnell<br />

Eduardo & Sonia Pacheco<br />

Izzi & Avy Rosenzweig<br />

Keith & Kathy Sachs<br />

Marty & Barbie Sass and Lara<br />

Sass-Sivin & Philip Sivin<br />

Bob & Pat White<br />

Mike & Bobbie Wilsey<br />

Los Angeles: 30 July 2009<br />

Elissa Goodman<br />

Diane Irvin<br />

Jerry Katell and Jennifer Katell<br />

Nick Kendrick<br />

Lori Lewitt<br />

Emily and Evan Meyer<br />

Stew Ritchie<br />

Anita Rosenberg<br />

Zach Shapiro<br />

Fly Fishing SIG:<br />

22-27 August 2009<br />

Paul & Katherine DeBruce<br />

Mark & Elizabeth Hamlin<br />

Jim Hewitt &<br />

Suzanne Bergeron<br />

Bob & Betty Irvin<br />

Gordon & Carole Segal<br />

John & Ann Tickle<br />

Women’s Seminar*:<br />

8-12 September 2009<br />

Hope Barkan<br />

Laura Christman and<br />

Kay Stallworthy<br />

Janet Dicke<br />

Rose Dreyer and Nancy Dreyer<br />

Phyllis Epstein<br />

Barbara Fisher<br />

Jill Gerber<br />

Marian Gibbs<br />

Catherine Hyde<br />

Ruth James<br />

Marguerite Marino<br />

Cookie Metzler and<br />

Suanne Kreamer<br />

Ellen Polaner<br />

Rita Randall and Robin Randall<br />

Susan Shapiro<br />

Elizabeth Walker, Virginia<br />

Hamlet and Anne Poole<br />

Vicki Weiner, Jennie and<br />

Maureen Weiner<br />

Mary Wolfe and Christine<br />

Nichols<br />

European Area Conference:<br />

10-13 September 2009<br />

Arthur & Renate Bolliger<br />

Otto Clusener & Christiane<br />

von der Asseburg<br />

Dimitris & Mikaella<br />

Daskalopoulos<br />

Edu & Elke Dubbers-Albrecht<br />

Jerry & Nanette Finger<br />

Herbert & Suzanne Forker<br />

Roy & Gabriele Halstead<br />

Walter & Michaela Hecke<br />

Franz & Andrea Koerling<br />

Andreas & Henni Madaus<br />

Jim & Tam Martin<br />

Ernst & Christiane Pfleiderer<br />

Jack Schroeder<br />

Judd & Susan Shoval<br />

Carlo Giudici<br />

Norman & Sheila Stoller<br />

George & Zoë Tsatsos<br />

Horst & Marlis Weitzmann<br />

Canada Retreat – Toronto:<br />

2-5 October 2009<br />

Bill & Prudence Finn<br />

Peter Frayling<br />

Steve & Wendy Kalb<br />

Hans-Christian & Gaby Sanders<br />

Birge & Beth Sigety<br />

Ron & Lezah Stenger<br />

Jim & Katie Stewart<br />

Paul & Susan Summers<br />

Thomas & Gabriele Wolff<br />

Nostalgia Gathering:<br />

4-7 October 2009<br />

Mike & Mimi Ariens<br />

Paul & Merrill Barringer<br />

Irv Berstein<br />

Frank & Sue Binswanger<br />

Bob & Joanne Bodine<br />

Tony & Andrea Bryant<br />

Hardy & Betsy Caldwell<br />

Bo Callaway<br />

Jim & Carol Collins<br />

Russ Cox<br />

Carol Hanau<br />

John Hough<br />

Rod & Barbara Lamm<br />

Dick & Ginger Mead<br />

Bill & Kit Pannill<br />

Cecil Pond<br />

Bill Ryan<br />

Jack & Gloria Schroeder<br />

Albert & Shirley Small<br />

Joel & Joan Smilow<br />

Wally & Elaine Stenhouse<br />

Jere & Peggy Thompson<br />

Bill & Marilyn Vernon<br />

Alex & Joanne Vogl<br />

Bob White<br />

Jim & Barbara Wilson<br />

Gordon Zacks<br />

Vintage Car SIG:<br />

11-13 October 2009<br />

Jeff Black<br />

Peter & Marnie Carlino<br />

Judy & Dick Corson<br />

Ernie Gabiati<br />

Steve Hoyt and Paula Kroschell<br />

Steve & Lila Huse<br />

Jack Jones, John and Alex<br />

and Morgan Jones<br />

Marty & Molly Moore<br />

Eddie & Jo Allison Smith<br />

Bill Sweasy<br />

San Francisco: 17 October 2009<br />

Scott Arnoldy<br />

Jessie Carey & Bryce Word<br />

Pete Durham<br />

Mark Hamachek<br />

Alexandra Herbert<br />

Bob Irvin<br />

Drew Lipner<br />

Anne Lloyd<br />

Matthew Louchheim<br />

George Nelson<br />

Jenn Nitzberg & Gary Martin<br />

Lisle & Roslyn Payne, Drew<br />

and Matt Payne<br />

Dana Pepp<br />

Ian Smith<br />

Hunting SIG: 22-25 October 2009<br />

Chuck Allen<br />

Rob Burton<br />

Stephen Dresnick<br />

Jim Freedman and Jon<br />

Freedman<br />

R Kirk Landon<br />

Herbie Wertheim<br />

Financial Boot Camp*:<br />

23-25 October 2009<br />

Jessie Carey<br />

Nick and Morgan Conver<br />

Brianna and Elissa Eller<br />

Alden Ellsworth Stoner<br />

Ally and Bunkie Estey<br />

Jason Fenchuk<br />

Jessica Fields<br />

Ashley Fischer and<br />

Andrea Friedman<br />

Stephanie Friedman Cleland<br />

Stuart Hudson<br />

Pamela and CJ Hutzler<br />

Rei and Riki Kawano<br />

Anne Marie Kelley<br />

Kevin Kohorst<br />

Jennifer & Justin Lucas<br />

Geoff and Kate Moon<br />

Alexis and Nicholas Palefsky<br />

Katherine Rawlinson<br />

Garry Shear<br />

Sarah Shekhter<br />

Kevin and Shawn Simmonds<br />

Justin Slabbert<br />

Lindsey Ueberroth<br />

Margot Wade<br />

* Designates family programs or<br />

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ceocompass programs – open october to family members<br />

Membership Story<br />

outstanding<br />

leadership<br />

Putting Private Sector Experience to Work in the Public Sector by Bill Shields<br />

You can resist an invading<br />

army,” Victor Hugo once said,<br />

but “[y]ou cannot resist an idea<br />

whose time has come.”<br />

It’s no wonder the famous writer’s words resonate so well<br />

with <strong>CEO</strong>er Omar Maani. The founder and former chairman<br />

of Maani Ventures, a leading engineering and manufacturing<br />

group serving markets ranging from Jordan to Egypt to<br />

Saudi Arabia, Maani was appointed Mayor of Amman by<br />

Royal Decree a few years ago. Since then, he has been at the<br />

forefront of leading change and bringing new ideas to life in<br />

his hometown.<br />

In making the transition from private to public sector,<br />

Maani has found that the valuable lessons he learned in<br />

business are proving instructive for a leadership role in<br />

government. He sees creative vision and effective followthrough<br />

as the hallmarks of an effective leader, trademarks<br />

that he has carried with him from his years in industry.<br />

“Leadership is like steering a ship; obviously, steering like<br />

the captain of the Titanic will most certainly be devastating,”<br />

he said. “If one develops the necessary wisdom, builds a<br />

solid team, and applies a correct and precise vision, then it is<br />

smooth sailing all the way.”<br />

While YPO leadership traditionally qualified candidates<br />

for <strong>CEO</strong> membership, recent enhancements to <strong>CEO</strong>’s<br />

nomination process now allow prospective members to<br />

demonstrate government, corporate, or community leadership<br />

to support their candidacies as well. Maani sees this expanded<br />

definition of leadership as having a positive impact, not only<br />

on the recruitment process but the<br />

organization as a whole.<br />

“I believe it to be a major boost<br />

for those working either temporarily<br />

or permanently outside the private<br />

sector,” he said. “After all, for YPO<br />

and <strong>CEO</strong>, the major components of<br />

one’s achievements are service and<br />

giving back, which government service<br />

certainly augments.”<br />

As more and more <strong>CEO</strong>ers take the<br />

helm of public institutions, we profile<br />

two who are putting the leadership<br />

experience they gained in business to<br />

good use in government.<br />

Urban Regeneration<br />

Appointed Mayor<br />

of Jordan’s capital city<br />

in April 2006, Maani<br />

believes change will<br />

characterize Amman’s –<br />

and Jordan’s – future.<br />

“Change is imminent,” he said.<br />

“We have to change our perspective and<br />

mindset as Jordanian citizens, and we<br />

must transform negativity into more<br />

productive and constructive attitudes.<br />

I think this is very important as we see<br />

from amman to petra<br />

how others come out of their shells and<br />

exemplify creativity and innovation.”<br />

Since his appointment, Maani<br />

has led a most ambitious mandate<br />

that has turned out to be one of<br />

his greatest accomplishments to<br />

date: the Amman Plan. Designed to<br />

accommodate Amman’s rapid growth<br />

and development, this master plan has<br />

served to both protect the city’s unique<br />

urban heritage and capitalize on its<br />

potential by maximizing existing space<br />

and blending urban contours with the<br />

city’s mountainous features.<br />

Thanks to the plan, “Amman is<br />

a city of harmony with a special flow,<br />

a place that is becoming increasingly<br />

livable, habitable, greener, and cleaner,<br />

and where change is constant,”<br />

according to Maani.<br />

Others agree. The urban blueprint<br />

received the 2007 World Leadership<br />

Award under the planning category and<br />

the 2007 World Leadership Forum’s<br />

Asia-Pacific City of the Year Award.<br />

It is this mix of past, present, and<br />

future that Maani wants <strong>CEO</strong>ers to see<br />

firsthand when he and his wife, Meisa,<br />

co-host the Middle East Retreat with<br />

Mohannad and Rana Malas next April.<br />

“I would like <strong>CEO</strong> members to<br />

experience the old city and the dramatic<br />

changes and urban regeneration<br />

programs we have in place, in addition<br />

to the array of urban spaces that we<br />

have qualified, which will bring back life<br />

and vibrancy to the center of the city,”<br />

he explained.<br />

We have to change<br />

our perspective and<br />

mindset as Jordanian<br />

citizens, and we must<br />

transform negativity into<br />

more productive and<br />

constructive attitudes.<br />

For Maani, the event is about more<br />

than just showcasing the rich cultural<br />

history of Jordan. It’s an opportunity<br />

to share with his fellow <strong>CEO</strong>ers his<br />

personal experience of transforming<br />

a vision of economic growth and<br />

urban renewal into reality. For more<br />

information about the Retreat, see below.<br />

Middle East Retreat – Jordan: 29 April – 3 May 2010<br />

Explore the cultural, historical, and political significance of Jordan with Mayor of Amman Omar Maani, his wife, Meisa, and Mohannad<br />

and Rana Malas. During this four-day retreat, you’ll hear firsthand from religious and political leaders in Jordan and Palestine about the<br />

Arab-Israeli conflict and peace process and gain a better understanding of the significant traditions that shape the Muslim country. Visit<br />

Petra, one of the Seven Wonders of the World; dine with Franciscan monks on Mt. Nebo; and enjoy an intimate dinner at the ancient<br />

Citadel with the Amman Philharmonic Orchestra. Get a closer look at why this region of the world has gained the attention of world<br />

leaders such as US President Obama and Pope Benedict XVI. For more information, contact <strong>CEO</strong> Africa/Middle East Area Consultant<br />

Carole Hobeika Kibrit at [email protected] or +961 3 042915.<br />

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exotic habitat<br />

and rich culture<br />

Latin America Retreat – Panama:<br />

26 February – 1 March 2010<br />

Join Panama residents Herman and<br />

Miriam Bern for an enchanting threeday<br />

program exploring Panama’s<br />

undisturbed exotic habitat, rich culture,<br />

and world-class infrastructure. While<br />

based in the exclusive InterContinental<br />

Playa Bonita Resort & Spa, you’ll<br />

hear from some of the Canal’s chief<br />

executives as well as the area’s top<br />

businessmen, such as Chairman<br />

of COPA Airlines Stanley Motta,<br />

Economist and Former President of<br />

Panama Nicolás Barletta, and Director<br />

of the New Museum of BioDiversity<br />

Anthony Coates. You will also have<br />

an opportunity to visit the exotic<br />

rainforest and famous Canal locks,<br />

dine at Panama’s finest restaurants,<br />

discover some of Panama’s greatest<br />

treasures in the Old City, and shop at<br />

Panama’s newest mall – an experience<br />

like New York’s Fifth Avenue. For more<br />

information, contact <strong>CEO</strong> Latin America/<br />

Caribbean Area Consultant Mayela<br />

Rubio at [email protected] or<br />

+52 55 2640 8822.<br />

State Debureaucratization<br />

Change certainly<br />

knows no geographic<br />

boundaries. Take<br />

Panama, site of <strong>CEO</strong>’s<br />

Latin America Retreat in<br />

February 2010. Capturing more than<br />

60 percent of the vote earlier this year,<br />

Panama President Ricardo Martinelli<br />

achieved the largest margin of victory in<br />

two decades.<br />

His campaign slogan – change –<br />

resonated with voters and was the main<br />

theme of his inaugural address in July.<br />

“We start this government with an<br />

unprecedented mandate: a mandate for<br />

change,” Martinelli declared. “But, this<br />

mandate does not go alone. It comes<br />

moored to a great responsibility: the<br />

responsibility to work together, shoulder<br />

to shoulder, leaving behind the political<br />

egotisms that have divided us.”<br />

Considered a centrist leader with a<br />

social justice agenda, Martinelli placed<br />

at the forefront of his administration a<br />

promise of greater foreign investment,<br />

a foreign policy based on expanded<br />

free trade, and a massive land titling<br />

program. And, he has set as one of his<br />

goals to “show the Latin American<br />

business class that one must commit<br />

itself to, and not complain about, how<br />

the country is being run.”<br />

Having served as chairman and<br />

Public Service Recognition<br />

We are going to take<br />

hold of our experiences in<br />

the private sector and put<br />

them to work where they<br />

have never been seen: in<br />

the government.<br />

chief executive officer of Super 99,<br />

Panama’s largest chain of supermarkets<br />

and the nation’s largest private company,<br />

Martinelli sees his passion for change<br />

grounded in his successful leadership of a<br />

company of more than 4,000 people with<br />

annual sales of US$450 million. It is that<br />

private sector experience that he wants to<br />

apply to the challenges he is tackling now.<br />

“We are going to take hold of our<br />

experiences in the private sector and put<br />

them to work where they have never been<br />

seen: in the government,” Martinelli<br />

said. “We are going to debureaucratize<br />

the state. ‘Debureaucratize’ is a word<br />

that’s a little difficult to say, but those<br />

who work with me in this government<br />

had better learn it.”<br />

Next February, <strong>CEO</strong>ers will learn<br />

more about Panama’s new direction<br />

and discover its exciting history and<br />

beauty from an insider’s perspective<br />

with Hosts Herman and Miriam<br />

Bern during Latin America Retreat –<br />

Panama. For more information about the<br />

Retreat, see sidebar.<br />

In June, US President Barack Obama nominated <strong>CEO</strong> member Bill Eacho as US<br />

Ambassador to Austria, a post he assumed in August. With a long history as a successful<br />

business entrepreneur and active civic leader, Eacho has managed a diverse portfolio<br />

of public equity, private equity, and real estate investments as chief executive officer of<br />

Carlton Capital Group, LLC. Previously, Eacho was executive vice president of Alliant<br />

Foodservice Inc., then a US$6 billion national foodservice distributor, which he joined<br />

upon selling his business, Atlantic Food Services. He and his wife, Donna, have three<br />

teenage sons: Douglas, Gregory, and David.<br />

For more than three years, <strong>CEO</strong>er Robert Tuttle served as US Ambassador to the Court<br />

of St. James. Named “the best US ambassador to the United Kingdom in my lifetime”<br />

by noted British broadcaster and author William Shawcross, Tuttle accepted tributes<br />

for his service at an embassy-wide event held prior to his departure in February 2009.<br />

With more than 50 trips throughout the United Kingdom, numerous speeches and Q&A<br />

sessions, and 200 interviews, Tuttle fulfilled the mandate given to him by US President<br />

George W. Bush to strengthen US-British relations through public diplomacy. With his<br />

wife, Maria Hummer-Tuttle, he hosted more than 25,000 guests at the ambassador’s<br />

Regent’s Park residence. Tuttle is co-managing partner of Tuttle-Click Automotive Group,<br />

one of the nation’s largest retail automotive companies.<br />

The Power of <strong>CEO</strong><br />

“We accepted this invitation as global citizens, not as non-<br />

North Americans,” Morrison said. “The power of <strong>CEO</strong> is that we<br />

feel as much at home in the US as we do in Europe and as we do<br />

elsewhere in the world.”<br />

Having joined <strong>CEO</strong> in 1997, Morrison credits the very group<br />

he is about to lead for this sense of “worldliness.” Now, as he<br />

prepares for his new role, our favorite Scot – er, global citizen – sat<br />

down with us to share his passion and vision for <strong>CEO</strong>. In honor of<br />

his homeland, we’ve kept his answers in the Queen’s English.<br />

What do you think makes <strong>CEO</strong> so unique?<br />

As <strong>CEO</strong>ers, we have all been captivated by YPO culture<br />

and values. When we first joined the organisation, we all made<br />

a significant commitment to becoming “better leaders through<br />

education and idea exchange.” As an independent graduate<br />

organisation, <strong>CEO</strong> provides an opportunity for us to further our<br />

YPO experience in a deeper, more meaningful way – our events<br />

are more intimate, our education is more measured, and our<br />

network is extremely influential.<br />

FRASER MORRISON and<br />

his wife, TRISH, currently divide<br />

their time between their home<br />

in Scotland and their New York<br />

apartment. In addition to investing<br />

in businesses managed by Teasses<br />

Capital Ltd, they are currently<br />

overseeing the integration of<br />

RMJM Ltd and Hillier as well as the<br />

establishment of an international<br />

strategy. They have three children<br />

and nine grandchildren.<br />

raser Morrison is honored to become the first non-North American president in<br />

<strong>CEO</strong>’s 52-year history. But, as a Scotsman currently living in New York City, he,<br />

and his wife, Trish, refuse to let something like geography define their roles.<br />

Why? Because membership is by invitation only and<br />

limited to 2,000 global leaders around the world. An invitation<br />

to join <strong>CEO</strong> is extended only to those who have demonstrated<br />

exceptional leadership – whether it is within business,<br />

government, community, or YPO – and made a difference in<br />

the world in which we live. Ultimately, the unique characteristic<br />

of <strong>CEO</strong> is the calibre of our membership. The collective access,<br />

wisdom, and experience of our members allow us to provide lifeenhancing<br />

opportunities that are truly unique.<br />

What are your ambitions for <strong>CEO</strong> in 2010?<br />

Our first priority is to ensure that as many <strong>CEO</strong>ers as<br />

possible discover a unique opportunity to actively participate<br />

in the organisation. We have planned a varied and educational<br />

range of events around the world. In our home territory, there<br />

will be the opportunity to attend some of the greatest educational<br />

institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland. We will also<br />

visit St. Petersburg and Moscow at a fascinating time in Russia’s<br />

evolution. Our partnership with Harvard will, as always, provide<br />

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28 ceocompass – october 2009<br />

the year<br />

in review<br />

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Yum Arnold, Vicki Weiner, Chairs Danny and Talia Bejarano, a native tour<br />

guide, Terry Rakolta, and Ron Weiner complete an extraordinary visit of the Dome of the Rock at<br />

Haram El Sharif (Temple Mount) during Israel/Petra College (June 2009).<br />

ABOVE TOP: Tam Martin, Jack<br />

Schroeder, Jim and Nancy Bildner,<br />

Bill and Kay Morton, and Jim Martin<br />

enjoy a fun ride during the European<br />

Area Conference – Copenhagen<br />

(Sept 2009).<br />

ABOVE: Simonetta Brandolini<br />

d’Adda and Resource Bill Cook at<br />

Vatican College (Apr 2009).<br />

BETTY, with her fashionable duct<br />

tape gravel guards, and Bob Irwin<br />

in full gear for the Fly Fishing SIG<br />

(Aug 2009).<br />

ADULT CHILDREN RECEPTION<br />

attendees at gathering in Toronto<br />

(May 2009).<br />

VATICAN COLLEGE attendees celebrate during the<br />

closing dinner at the Galleria Colonna (Apr 2009).<br />

RON WEINER, Don Wolf, Global<br />

Financial Services President<br />

Olivier Sarkozy, and Chair Andy<br />

Kahn at Financial Seminar (June 2009).<br />

ALISON KERN enjoys an unforgettable biking<br />

experience at Paris University (May 2009).<br />

ROBIN AND RITA<br />

RANDALL at<br />

BERND MICHAEL and Ulrike<br />

Happel embrace at IMD Presidents’<br />

Seminar (Apr 2009).<br />

BELOW: Hope and Mel Barkan ride the merry-go-round<br />

at Paris University (May 2009).<br />

BELOW BOTTOM: Jim Leider, Jerry Katell, and Dawn<br />

Dinsdale hone their game skills at Paris University<br />

JOAN<br />

REILING<br />

at Paris<br />

University<br />

BRIAN HAMILTON, Jerry Katell, Debby Stein Sharpe, Jim<br />

Bildner, Nicolas Mariscal, and Nancy Bildner at Loire Valley<br />

Chateau Biking Adventure Academy (May 2009).<br />

DENNIS SUN<br />

in full swing<br />

NORMANDY<br />

ACADEMY<br />

attendees stand<br />

on a former<br />

World War II<br />

battlefield,<br />

where they<br />

learned<br />

firsthand about<br />

the events of<br />

D-Day<br />

(May 2009).

a stimulating Seminar early next year. And<br />

there will be an opportunity to experience the<br />

best that Boston has to offer in the fall.<br />

We also want to significantly increase local<br />

member connection opportunities around the<br />

world. Although <strong>CEO</strong> does not have a programme<br />

of chapter meetings, we are increasing the<br />

number of opportunities to engage in a variety<br />

of informal forums, regional events, and local<br />

lunches. Most of these events are smaller in scale<br />

and style, such as the Masters Golf gathering<br />

in Augusta, a bicycle adventure in Ireland, a<br />

regional retreat in Panama, and the annual area<br />

conference in Europe, which will take place in the<br />

south of France next year. To support our overall<br />

objective, we have asked Jim Bildner and Colin<br />

Butt to help generate more of these initiatives.<br />

Finally, Trish and I strongly believe that<br />

the voice of spouses should be louder and more<br />

influential in the organization. The only reason<br />

we have been able to accomplish so much is<br />

because we have been able to do it together.<br />

A Note from Barbara Reno<br />

continued from page 27<br />

Accordingly, we have invited Uschi Hanning to<br />

participate in the Executive Committee of <strong>CEO</strong>’s<br />

Board of Directors, with the specific purpose of<br />

making spouses’ input more effective.<br />

What does <strong>CEO</strong> mean to you?<br />

During the 12 years that I have been a<br />

member of <strong>CEO</strong>, Trish and I have become<br />

progressively involved in the organisation<br />

because of the opportunity to connect with<br />

people of substance in a meaningful and very<br />

powerful way. Our interaction with fellow<br />

members now extends beyond the many events<br />

we attend, and we devote so much of our nonfamily,<br />

non-business time to <strong>CEO</strong> because we<br />

have met so many members around the world<br />

who have provided us with invaluable insight<br />

into personal and business decisions.<br />

Because of <strong>CEO</strong>, we now have friends on<br />

every continent. We visit them, and they visit<br />

us – as “members of a family,” not simply as<br />

acquaintances.<br />

continued from page 5<br />

Our energetic Events team, led by Staff Director Natalie Noakes, works with VP for Events Shad<br />

Khan and includes Anne Agniel, Jean Campo, Mary Kline, Lauren Mongeon, and Maria Sheffler.<br />

To extend our in-house events team, we rely also on independent event managers who know <strong>CEO</strong><br />

well: Carolyn Aeby, Kim Grassia, Judy Guy, Geraldine Molloy, and Cathy Zambetti.<br />

Staff Director Peter Monroe is working with Board Member Jim Bildner on an exciting new<br />

Member Connections initiative, which involves planning 15+ member gatherings this year as well as<br />

organizing new informal forums for <strong>CEO</strong> members and spouses. Working closely with team members<br />

Noel Dominguez and Susan Davies, Peter also ensures the effective running of <strong>CEO</strong> headquarters,<br />

while also onboarding our new Controller Shaun Bladow.<br />

Our creative and talented <strong>Marketing</strong> and Communications team works with <strong>CEO</strong>’s VP for<br />

<strong>Marketing</strong> & Communications Yum Arnold and includes Staff Director Summer Amin, Jerrica<br />

Thurman, Mike Corrigan, and Carla Alburqueque. Summer’s team is responsible for effectively<br />

promoting all <strong>CEO</strong> events, managing the website, and helping members stay abreast of <strong>CEO</strong> news<br />

through a variety of electronic and print publications.<br />

Registering <strong>CEO</strong> members for more than 1,200-1,500 places at <strong>CEO</strong> events during the year are<br />

one-year veteran Amanda Almassy and Julie Block, who joined us this past summer. And last but<br />

certainly not least, working with me is Executive Assistant Bianca Collins, who keeps me on track.<br />

This is a much longer answer than I provided to the <strong>CEO</strong> member at the European Area Conference<br />

in Copenhagen last month. But I hope this helps you see how we are organized to support your<br />

organization. I can assure you that you have a hardworking team dedicated to making your <strong>CEO</strong><br />

experience meaningful, memorable, and of the highest quality.<br />

As always, I welcome your comments.<br />

30 ceocompass – october 2009<br />

experience<br />

life on the<br />

frontier<br />

Jackson Hole Family College: 25-30 July 2010<br />

From moose to eagles to bison, Jackson Hole has long served as a refuge for a<br />

diverse array of wildlife. Now, insider Chairs Nelson and Jane Schwab invite you and<br />

your family (ages 6+) to experience wildlife and nature while based in the unspoiled,<br />

natural wilderness of Wyoming’s majestic Teton Mountains.<br />

During this active family adventure, you’ll experience the rustic beauty of Jackson Hole<br />

– a picturesque valley surrounded by pristine mountains, rivers, and streams – through<br />

a range of multigenerational activities designed to strengthen family bonds, forge new<br />

relationships, and create memorable experiences. While based at the Four Seasons<br />

Resort, Jackson Hole, you’ll enjoy warm days and cool nights, wide open spaces, and<br />

star gazing while soaking up the history, culture, and personalities of the West!<br />

For more information, please contact <strong>CEO</strong> Associate Events Manager Lauren Mongeon<br />

at [email protected] or +1 301 280 2559.<br />

Local Gatherings<br />

ASIA<br />

Japan<br />

Host: Ernie Higa<br />

EUROPE<br />

Istanbul<br />

Host: Sadi Gücüm<br />

London<br />

Host: Jeremy Coller<br />

The Caledonian Club<br />

12:30-2:30pm (Wednesdays)<br />

• 25 November 2009<br />

• 28 January 2010<br />

• 25 February 2010<br />

• 25 March 2010<br />

• 29 April 2010<br />

• 27 May 2010<br />

• 24 June 2010<br />

• 30 September 2010<br />

• 28 October 2010<br />

• 25 November 2010<br />

Zurich/Rhine<br />

Host: Arthur Bolliger<br />

MEXICO<br />

Mexico City<br />

Hosts: Johan and Maripaz Palme Sierra<br />

CANADA<br />

Toronto<br />

Host: Hy Ackerman<br />

Winnipeg<br />

Host: Richard Andison<br />

UNITED STATES<br />

Los Angeles<br />

Host: Murray Pepper<br />

Host: Bruce Meyer<br />

The Peninsula Beverly Hills<br />

• 9 December 2009<br />

• 26 January 2010<br />

• 2 March 2010<br />

• 27 April 2010<br />

New York<br />

Host: Bob Villency<br />

The Terrace Club at Rockefeller Plaza<br />

12noon-2:00pm (Tuesdays)<br />

• 3 November 2009<br />

• 1 December 2009<br />

• 5 January 2010<br />

• 2 February 2010<br />

• 6 April 2010<br />

• 4 May 2010<br />

• 1 June 2010<br />

Orange County<br />

Host: John Kensey<br />

Salt Lake/Park City<br />

Host: Bill Pederson<br />

Host: Rob White<br />

San Diego<br />

Host: Peter Jupp<br />

• 11 November 2009<br />

Naples<br />

Host: Robert Bodine<br />

Vero Beach<br />

Host: Timothy Danis<br />

For more information, contact <strong>CEO</strong><br />

Director of Administration & Member<br />

Connections Peter Monroe at<br />

[email protected] or +1 301 280 2563.<br />

ceocompass – october 2009<br />

“There is no other place we have been in the world<br />

where there is so much incredible history, culture,<br />

art, museums, architecture, ballet, opera,<br />

symphony, and wonderful welcoming<br />

people. Every time we go back, there is more to<br />

see, experience, and learn. We can’t resist.”<br />

discover the real russia<br />

– Greer and Veronica Arthur<br />

St. Petersburg College<br />

29 August – 3 September 2010<br />

Chairs: Greer and Veronica Arthur<br />

Moscow Academy<br />

25-28 August 2010<br />

Chair: Richard Andison<br />

For more information, please contact <strong>CEO</strong> Director of Events Natalie Noakes at [email protected] or<br />

+1 301 280 2569 or <strong>CEO</strong> Senior Events Manager Anne Agniel at [email protected] or +1 301 280 2547.

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    Through several groundbreaking critical articles on the question of poetic modernity in Persian new verse, this book focuses on the life and works of Nima Yushij (1887-1960), a major modernist Iranian poet. The articles situate Nima s life firmly within the context of early 20th century Iranian history. They are framed by a brief introduction in which the various contributions are related to ...

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