Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson
billing book books-and-reading close cycle february feeling full leap run systems until
Our feeling here at AT&T is that we won't close the book on Y2K until February 29. First of all, we need all our billing systems to run a full cycle and then we want to take a close look at the leap year.
awhile gotten since
It's been awhile since we've gotten to do that.
wear wig
Put on your high-heeled sneakers. Wear your wig on your head.
accepting bloggers fear move
That's the fear of the bloggers that being part of the DLC is just accepting that we have to move to the right.
coming good kids mix
We have a good mix with the kids we have coming back and our new kids.
coming goals regional second taken three win
We have always taken second or third. That was one of our goals going into the year. That, and win the regional and sectional were our three goals. We have accomplished the first one, and now we have the other two coming up.
aware realize skater takes taking until
You don't realize it until after accidentally a skater takes you out from behind. Then all of a sudden, you become aware that (you) should probably have been taking some precautions here.
benefit categories channel continuing core dynamics enable focus great greater maintain potential provide resources retail sale scale time
We're continuing to sharpen our focus on core categories that enable us to benefit from our scale and maintain sustainable competitive advantage. Milk-Bone is a great brand, but has very different retail channel dynamics than other Kraft brands. With the sale of Milk-Bone, we're better able to focus our time and resources on opportunities that provide us with greater potential for long-term growth.
four huge leadership lose lost played role
We did lose Jenny, which was a big thing because she had played for four years. Luckily, we have Heather, which makes a huge difference. We haven't really lost anything in the leadership role or someone who can take over.
kids learning lost quickly recover
There is a loss, but kids quickly recover that lost learning and progress.
focus greater potential provide resources sale time
With the sale of Milk-Bone, we're better able to focus our time and resources on opportunities that provide us with greater potential for long-term growth.