Just leave it this way. Alright. David i dont consider myself a journalist. And nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of being an interviewer even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . I have worn your shoes for many years, but finally get a chance to talk about them. When you first started the company in 1962, you knew nothing about shoe design. You did not know a lot about management, and you did not have any money, so today, the company billion,roughly 100 revenues of 30 billion, 62,000 employees. Youyou ever imagine when first started this company in the 1960s that it would be what it became . Phil sometimes i would get that question and i would say, we are exactly on plan. [laughter] phil with you i cant be a smart david i wasnt the first to ask that question . Phil it was a rise that nobody could see. When we started out, total sales were about 2 million.
Lets just talk about the world. From washington, tell me where the problem areas are. The two imminent problems are north korea, where the regime is making steady. Rogress i think there is an increasing iran. Of collision with there are a lot of deeper problems, too. This is one of those periods of transformation, sort of like 1989 was with the end of the cold war. A lot of things are in flux. American leadership comes important. There is a lot of uncertainty about the nature of American Leadership. Thinge the interesting about it from my perspective, it is a time for opportunity. Bill it is. It is a time for opportunity with the United States to help to adapt institutions and alliances and shape that landscape before he gets shaped for us 10, 20, 30 years down the road. I think there is no substitute for that kind of leadership. Too muche are leading uncertainty in peoples minds. There is too much unpredictability. People have gotten accustomed to the United States trying to make sens
Lets just talk about the world. From washington, tell me where the problem areas are. The two imminent problems are north korea, where the regime is making steady. Rogress i think there is an increasing iran. Of collision with there are a lot of deeper problems, too. This is one of those periods of transformation, sort of like 1989 was with the end of the cold war. A lot of things are in flux. American leadership comes important. There is a lot of uncertainty about the nature of American Leadership. Thinge the interesting about it from my perspective, it is a time for opportunity. Bill it is. It is a time for opportunity with the United States to help to adapt institutions and alliances and shape that landscape before he gets shaped for us 10, 20, 30 years down the road. I think there is no substitute for that kind of leadership. Too muche are leading uncertainty in peoples minds. There is too much unpredictability. People have gotten accustomed to the United States trying to make sens
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All rights. I dont consider myself a journalist. Nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of a interviewer even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody kick . I have one versions for many years, we finally get a chance to talk about it. When you first started the company in 1962, around that. You knew nothing about shoe not know muchd about management and you did not have money. Aboutthe company is worth 100 billion. With revenue of 30 billion. 62,000 employees. Did you ever imagine when you Service Company that it could ever be what it became . Sometimes when i get that question i say we are exactly on land. With you i cannot be a smart asked. Been a ride that nobody with theseee, athletic sales for about 2 million. Last year we did 98 based on the fiscal year we have 400 of market share. We took advantage of a running boom. We have benefited from all of that. Would you s