The new CEO’s seasonal message is an important moment to communicate vision and trust. Here’s a quick rundown of key elements and tips for crafting a successful inaugural address.

 

Presidential inauguration Presidential season’s greetings

Hello, everyone. This is ○○○.
Just last month, the weather was cold, and then it got warmer just because we flipped another page of the calendar.
Now that it’s April, there are spring flowers everywhere and people are wearing lighter clothes. If there’s a time of year that’s more colorful, it’s April, the peak of spring.
On such a beautiful spring day, who wouldn’t want to work?
Isn’t that how you feel? But remember, the reason why breaks are sweet is because you work hard during the weekdays. For those of us who work 365 days a year, breaks can never be sweet.
I know that the main concern and expectation that people in the organization have when there is a change in leadership is what will happen. But before I get to that, I want to say something to you.
You know what they say about sincerity?
I know some of you are wondering how you can convey how you feel without words, unless you’re talking to a god, but sincerity is exactly what it sounds like. You can’t put your heart into a few words, and the moment you do, it’s not really heartfelt. It can only be understood by the heart.
I want to be a CEO who can communicate with you from the heart first.
Of course, there will be a lot of changes after I become CEO, but I want you to know that I am sincere in saying that the changes will not be made to harm you, but for the betterment of everyone.
It would be great if the status quo were the most stable and progressive, but then I wouldn’t need to be here. First, I want you to know exactly what the company’s crisis and changes mean.
Our company has grown in size year after year, with more people working for us, more procedures to get things done, and more time to make and implement a single decision. But I think you can see how fast the winds of change are blowing around the world these days.
We simply can’t keep up with the pace at which the market wants us to change.
We can’t trim our fat, so we need to change the structure of our company.
Stagnant water is rotten.
We’re a flowing, crystal-clear, clean, first-rate company.
We ask all employees to join us in making ○○ the best company by renewing the spirit of change and creation. I would like to extend my special thanks to the employees in the field who are faithfully fulfilling their duties.

 

 

Example of inauguration ceremony CEO seasonal greetings

Good morning, everyone!
It’s a beautiful November morning with a nice breeze blowing through the open windows. On a windy day like today, it’s the kind of day that makes me want to open all the windows and let even the smallest things in the room see this nice breeze. The weather is so nice that I’m not even afraid of the winter that’s coming soon.
I love the month of November. December is a bit of a rush, and it’s hard to savor the end of the year with all the events, but November feels like a time to slow down. I hope your day is as pleasant as the weather.
There’s a reason I’m so excited today. Today, I’m introducing myself to the ○○ family. I’m your new CEO, ○○○. It’s a pleasure to meet you.
I am deeply honored to be inaugurated as the 15th president of ○○ today and to be a part of the ○○ family, and my shoulders are heavy with the infinite responsibility and immense sense of mission for the development of the company. The world is facing unprecedented crises such as climate change and energy issues, and the global economy is facing growing uncertainty. The United States, the world’s seemingly eternal economic powerhouse, has been rocked by a financial crisis, and the Eurozone, the world’s largest economy, is struggling. Our economy, which relies heavily on foreign markets, is no exception.
In addition, the patent wars between domestic and foreign multinational companies are reaching their peak, and the race for first-mover advantage in the field of intellectual property rights has long since become a requirement for survival.
Respected employees!
The current transitional period, which requires us to solve and overcome challenges both inside and outside the company, is also an opportunity, and I believe that the most important key to this opportunity is our excellence in the fields we are in charge of.
The power to overcome the current crisis lies within us.
We already have the skills and the passion that I wouldn’t be ashamed to put on display anywhere in the world.
That’s why I’m not worried, and that’s why I believe in everyone here. I believe that even if the global economy takes a downturn, we are more than capable of surviving.
Friends, I will always be with you, I will open my ears and my heart, and I will listen first.
I will listen to all of your ideas for management innovation and creative problem solving, and then I will consider them.
I ask you once again to do everything in your power with pride and conviction that each step you take is the cornerstone of our scientific powerhouse.
Thank you.

 

 

Presidential Inauguration Drafting of the President’s Seasonal Greetings

Hello, everyone.
I am ○○○, the newly appointed president of the company.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of you for braving the cold weather to be here today.
In fact, I couldn’t sleep last night in anticipation of today’s inauguration ceremony.
I’m sure that the reason why the management has appointed me to this position is to help us overcome the collective difficulties that our company is going through right now.
How can we overcome this challenge?
It’s not going to be easy, and it’s not going to be easy because you’ve been leading the company for more than five years.
We need to be innovative and enterprising like never before.
Of course, we don’t need to do away with all the old ways of doing things.
But it’s clear that we need something different, something revolutionary, to regain the ground we’ve lost in the marketplace.
Before we get started, I want you all to know that we can do it.
For far too many years, we have lost our place.
Five years is enough time for a negative thought to settle in our minds, unbeknownst to us, that ‘maybe that’s not my place anymore’.
These negative thoughts breed negative behaviors, which become your life.
Howard Thurston, the famous American magician and circus performer, used to say that before every show, he would say to himself backstage, “I’m going to be the best I can be on stage.
And he never doubted that when he gave his best, the audience would cheer him on and love him.
His hard work and dedication to the circus, pouring all of his talents into it, paid off, and he became one of the most beloved circus people in America.
The world has changed too much to have the naïve belief that all hard work will be rewarded.
But it is an immutable truth that there is no reward without effort.
So why not just believe it?
If you’re going to put in the effort anyway, why not have faith that it will pay off, instead of doubting it?
I’m not going to talk about the specifics of how to reorganize your company today, because the most important thing for you right now is to have faith that you can do it.
If you believe in yourself, it’s up to me to make it happen.
And with that belief, we’re going to get back to the top of the industry.
I’ve been talking a lot, standing you up in the cold.
I’m going to end my remarks here.
I wish you all the best for the rest of the year and a warm holiday season. Thank you.

 

 

Sample inauguration speech by the CEO

Good morning, everyone.
Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to meet with us.
Architects from all over the country!
Past presidents, presidents of architectural societies in cities and provinces across the country, and distinguished guests!
I am standing here today because of your trust and support. I feel a great sense of responsibility while deeply appreciating your expectations and encouragement. I pledge once again in front of you that I will be a president who strives hard and practices for the architects.
Before and after the war, architects were the main players in the creation and flowering of architectural culture in this country. Now, in the era of culture, I believe it is time for our architectural history to be reborn once again as a leading force in the creation of culture.
The government is calling for ‘creativity’, ‘sensitivity’, ‘architecture and urban design’ in the National Assembly and local governments across the country.
However, the current reality of architecture is not in line with this social atmosphere. The unprecedented economic crisis continues to cause difficulties, and architects are worried about their very survival.
Today, I would like to ask for the cooperation of architects by explaining the strategies to overcome these difficulties and what we will do specifically.
There are three main strategies that I will be implementing.
In particular, I will thoroughly study the survival measures for architects and make sure that architects can feel every single one of them. I will set up a special committee for survival measures, take care of it personally, and do everything in my power to produce results.
First, a strategy for survival. We will expand the scope of work, promote plans to diversify architects, activate the characterization of local architects, and develop a solidarity system for architects.
Second, a strategy to be recognized. These include strengthening publicity for the industry, expanding media exchanges with the government, promoting certification projects, encouraging member friendship and information exchange activities, and fostering professional architectural history members.
Finally, the dream strategy is to restore the national licensing authority, develop a national architectural policy, promote the integration of architectural organizations, improve the architectural education system, and promote cooperation in expanding international exchanges.
As professionals, we will solve these issues wisely with creative, positive thinking and rational judgment.
Not long ago, the General Assembly declared that we should all become ultra-high-strength concrete. Gravel, sand, cement, and water, when properly combined, make concrete. Let’s all gravel architects, sand architects, and architects across the country unite and respect each other, let the association be the water and cement, and let architecture and architects be ultra-high strength concrete. If we work together, we can do anything.
As the president of the Korean Institute of Architects, I will work with you with conviction and passion to make the Korean Institute of Architects, the architects of this era, stronger.
Please support us with faith. I will repay you with passion and dedication.
Thank you.

 

 

Sample inaugural speech by the President

Hello, everyone!
I am more worried than happy to take over as president at this difficult time.
After today, I and all of you will work harder to make the company a place where everyone has “hopes and dreams”.
Let me tell you about the challenges we face.
We have bank debt of over 1.5 billion, inventory in excess of 2 billion, a decline in sales year after year, and a decline in productivity due to demotivated employees.
To solve this problem, we will focus on debt management by writing off chronic bad inventory, selling the headquarters building, moving more than 1 billion of the bank debt to a reverse tax zone, and relocating warehouses.
We will also close two chronically unprofitable department stores, take a strategic approach to discount store operations, invest more people, time, and capital in our new construction initiatives, and increase the share of internet sales.
We are also planning a strategy to specialize in different items in our existing stores, and we will explore changes to our company name.
We also plan to realize the wages that our employees have been working hard for over time, and we will gradually improve working hours, holidays, and vacations.
I’ll start with myself, and I hope you’ll join me in cutting to the bone.
After nearly 30 years, it is difficult to expect the existing business to increase sales or increase profits anymore. However, as it is difficult to change industries overnight, we will gather new ideas and boldly enter new industries, but we need to put more effort into home shopping and e-commerce to organize inventory, and from now on, all employees should become company ambassadors and actively promote the company.
We will also focus on reducing unnecessary expenses, introducing a corporate asset management program to manage profit and loss in real time, and introducing a structured payment system to prevent leakage of business expenses and prevent accidents.
All members are “hard” and “difficult.” Instead, we will exercise the wisdom to find “alternatives” and strictly control backstabbing for opposition.
I am convinced that a company with “hopes and dreams” can be created when every culture is changed to a positive culture, and when we work with passion, we can surely create a company with “hopes and dreams.” I ask you to encourage each other, even though it will be a little difficult for a while, and to make sure that no one is left behind.
May the message of “hopes and dreams” grow in your families and in yourself from this moment on.
Thank you.

 

 

Presidential Inauguration Sample Presidential Seasonal Greetings

Hello, everyone.
It’s already midsummer. It’s only June, and I can’t believe how hot it’s already gotten, and I’m starting to hate how time is flying by.
No matter what happens, we have a period of time to get ready for it.
When we meet someone, we have time to go over our outfits, and when we have a test coming up, we have time to take it one more time. But this year, summer has snuck up on us without giving us any time to prepare for it.
I’m sad that spring is already gone, but I’m more worried about how I’m going to deal with summer, which has already taken up residence.
I wish you a healthy summer.
I’m here today to address you as your President.
Fortunately, I’ve given you some time to prepare yourself for my presence, right?
But still, new CEO, uncomfortable and awkward, right?
I’m going to do everything in my power to make sure you soon realize that this was a better choice.
I know how the company works because I’ve been in the field for a long time, and unlike other presidents, I’ve worked my way up through the ranks as an employee, deputy, and manager, so I can empathize with you more easily.
What I would like to say to you today as president is, “Say what you have to say.”
When I was a low-level employee, I wanted to say something or make a suggestion, but I was always intimidated by the coercive atmosphere.
From now on, when I become the CEO, there will be no coercive atmosphere in the company. Of course, there is a hierarchy. But I’m going to give everyone an equal and equal opportunity to voice their opinions.
This kind of communication ultimately allows the company to make quick decisions and move faster than the competition.
A company where someone has something to say to me, I have something to say to him, and then there’s no back and forth.
A company where even those words can be spoken out of love, a company where you say what you need to say and get what you need to say, that’s what I aspire to.
I hope you will fulfill my request.
As the President of ○○ Company, I will do my best for your future and the future of the company. Thank you.

 

 

Inauguration speech by the President and CEO

Hello everyone, it’s a great pleasure to be here.
I am honored to be a part of your family from today.
Having this inauguration ceremony makes me feel like I’m really a ○○ person.
Employees, when managers meet with each other, they often talk about their employees.
But what do they look for in an employee?
They point to a number of factors, but in general, managers look for employees who are passionate, proactive, and engaged in their work.
But there’s one thing we always find that’s the most important thing managers look for in their employees.
They really like and love all of their employees.
While there are certainly employee favorites, the basic truth is that there isn’t a single employee who doesn’t look good to a manager.
They just seem to love their employees in different ways.
Some are more sophisticated and some are more clumsy.
So how do I love my employees?
I’m a mild-mannered guy, so I’m not very good at expressing my love in a physical way.
I will express my love in a way that shows my appreciation for you.
Employees, do you know the five ways to express love?
The fifth way is through touch.
Hugging, holding hands, and being friendly.
The fourth way is gifts.
It’s more effective than touching.
The third way is service.
You help them with this or that.
The second is giving your time.
The greatest expression of love is appreciation and recognition.
That’s something that can be expressed at home, but it’s also true in business.
I want to be a leader who is always grateful for the love I receive.
I have experienced during my last tenure at ○○ that when the economy is doing well, organizational systems and principles work well, but when the economy is down like it is now, the passion, creativity, and strong emotional bonds that people have are much more powerful.
That’s why I’m going to put a lot of effort into building an emotional connection with you.
Dear employees,
I have certain expectations for ○○.
I want our ○○ to be filled and overflowing with new motifs of mutual respect and trust, joy and enthusiasm.
And I will do my best to provide you with an organization that is full of emotional energy, a “delicious place to work”.
Thank you, everyone, for congratulating me on my inauguration.

 

 

Sample CEO inauguration speech

When I was a child, I once watched a novel called “Treasure Island” and developed a longing, imagination, and fantasy dream of being a captain. The boy who had such a dream was given the opportunity to become a captain of a company, and now I stand here to fulfill my responsibilities, duties, and promise to fulfill my role as a captain.
The captain of “Treasure Island” was a boss who was fearless and led his men through adversity and hardship, and it was that bossiness that allowed the boy to dream the fantasy. While I was thinking a lot about whether or not I should become a boss as a captain of a company, I came across a quote that set me on the right track.
“Bosses create fear, leaders create confidence. Bosses shift blame, leaders right wrongs. Bosses know everything, leaders ask questions. Bosses make things hard, leaders make them interesting.
As you read this, you realize that the captain of the ship is not the boss of Treasure Island, but rather an inclusive and accepting leader, someone who empathizes with employees and can work with them on the front lines.
I want to come aboard with you for a bumpy, but fun and rewarding voyage because I see the possibilities and hope that our companies will be leading the way in the near future.
The outlook for the IT industry is always a mixed bag, but it’s an undeniable reality that we move forward and get better. The ups and downs are just something we have to enjoy and overcome, but the ups and downs are our hopeful role, and the role of progress is to give ourselves a call to action.
What is it that we need to do? It is to look at the world with an open mind, to constantly strive for the best in our respective positions, and to specialize in diversity. It is to build new growth engines for companies through self-development and talent cultivation. For such conditions, we need to develop problem-solving skills and the ability to prepare for problems before they occur, to anticipate market changes rather than react to them, and to accept the diversity of customers. It is important to build up success factors gradually while reducing the risk of failure rather than success by experiencing failure, and I believe that this requires constant mutual efforts between the company and its members so that each of you can feel proud to be a representative of the company.
I will rely on and believe in you as I take on this important position at a crucial time, and I will work hard to make sure that your dreams and hopes are realized in the company and that it becomes a driving force that can lead to the development of the company and prepare for the future. I would rather run together, solve together, think together, cry and laugh together, and live together rather than be in a high position.
This is because I have my own philosophy about positions. I believe that positions are a horizontal role structure, not a vertical control structure. I believe it is a categorization of responsibilities and authorities according to the job roles of the CEO and the staff in charge and those who hold each position. Therefore, I believe that you and I are colleagues within the company, exercising our roles, responsibilities, and authorities to fulfill the common purpose of corporate development. Therefore, I am sure that you will be given as much work as you are, sometimes more, due to various demands from inside and outside the company, and that is what I am sure I should do.
I mentioned at the beginning that I’m here to make a promise to you. As I reiterate that I will do everything in my power to fulfill my promise, I ask you to join me and make a renewed commitment to yourselves for the betterment of the company.
A promise that unites us all is a promise that must be fulfilled, and I promise to be with you, and to fulfill my role as captain of the enterprise as a leader, not a boss.
Thank you.

 

 

Inauguration speech by the CEO

It is a great pleasure to meet you all for the first time on the dawn of a hopeful new year.
I would like to wish all of you and your families a happy new year.
I would like to express my gratitude to my predecessor, who worked with passion for the development of ○○, and to all employees for their hard work, and I wish the departing president all the glory in the future.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the government, media, and related organizations for their cooperation and support for the development of ○○, and ask for their unwavering support in the future.
Today, I stand before you as the president of ○○ Asset Management, a company with a short history and tradition of more than ○○ years.
I am overwhelmed with a great deal of responsibility for the development of ○○, and I am also worried, but seeing the bright and supportive faces of all of you in this room and your determination gives me confidence that we can overcome any difficulties or challenges.
Dear employees!
It is important for all of you to be aware that even the slightest mistake in the moment can lead to a decline in our standing and damage the future of the organization.
In addition, because we must pursue our public mission and achieve profitability at the same time, we require the highest level of professionalism in our fields, along with a higher level of integrity than others.
It is also a reality that the reputation of the Corporation has been severely damaged due to recent incidents, and this has caused many people who care about and love the Corporation to feel sad.
Of course, those of us who work at ○○ have a lot to say, but blaming those who don’t understand our position won’t solve the problem.
Before we blame others for not understanding us, we should soberly reflect on whether our efforts and sincerity are not enough.
Dear employees !
I believe that only your willingness and attitude to take this crisis as an opportunity to rebound, to challenge, change, and innovate endlessly can secure the future of our company.
I believe that labor-management reconciliation and unity are the most urgent priorities for the Corporation to regain its past reputation and pioneer a solid future.
In this difficult time, I would like to present to you some of the management policies that I intend to focus on in order to make the Corporation a solid and exemplary public company with a strong emphasis on inhwa, and ask for your active participation and cooperation.
Finally, I would like to wish all of our employees a hopeful new year and wish that their wishes will be fulfilled and that good health and good fortune will always be with you and your families.

 

 

Season’s greetings from the new CEO

Good morning, everyone.
What a beautiful day today. The sun is warm and the breeze is cool enough to make my first steps into the office heavy this morning. It’s so nice that it’s hard not to enjoy the clear skies through the windows. I guess that’s the beauty of November weather. In October, it was so rainy that it even felt a little chilly, but in November, it’s actually warmer.
I want to thank and honor all of you for having the determination to resist the urge to go out for a picnic and come to work today. It’s great to see you all here today.
I’d like to introduce myself once again, the new CEO, Mr. ○○○.
The new CEO. I know it’s uncomfortable and awkward, and I know you’re worried that the old system will change and make your job harder and more demanding, but I’m going to do everything in my power to make sure that this choice turns out to be for the better.
As the new CEO of Company ○○, I have something I really want to say to you.
I need your input to get the company back on track as soon as possible. Please don’t hesitate to tell me what’s wrong with the company. After all, your opinion will determine the future of the company.
So if you’re one of those employees who thinks, “I have something to say,” don’t hesitate to speak up, and do so by any means necessary.
The atmosphere of the company, with its bureaucratic authority and hierarchy, can also be a barrier to speaking up. I’m going to share with you my internal messenger ID, and I think you all know what that means: we’re going to set up a system where you can communicate with me one-on-one. If you have something to say about the company directly, you can organize it and send it to me.
A company where someone has something to say to me, I have something to say to him, and then there’s no back and forth.
A company where even the words can be said out of love, a company where you say what you have to say and get what you have to say, that’s what I aspire to.
I’m not that kind of person, and I’ll accept anything you say for the sake of the company, whether it’s bitter or sweet, for the sake of the company’s development.
I hope you will also listen to my request. As the CEO of ○○ Company, I will do everything in my power for your future and the future of the company. Thank you.