John Challenger
John Challenger
Challenger, Gray & Christmas, with headquarters located in Chicago, Illinois, is the oldest executive outplacement firm in the US. It has offices throughout North America...
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You have to have as many balls up in the air as possible, ... In this day and age, you have to be more of a free agent than an indentured servant.
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The question will be how do you share resources?
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Trust your instincts, and talk with people in the organization and people in the industry,
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Today's CEO is under fire from a number of sectors, ... Not only are shareholders demanding higher and higher returns, directors are far more active and government agencies are increasingly putting them under the microscope.
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While voracious consumer spending has helped maintain overall economic strength, companies are still hampered by stiff pricing competition from abroad, ... The inability to raise prices has cut into corporate profits, which, in turn, has most certainly contributed to increased job cutting.
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We are definitely going to see downsizing, ... There just isn't going to be a need for people to the degree that was required in the boon years.
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We are definitely going to see downsizing. There just isn't going to be a need for people to the degree that was required in the boon years.
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We may now have moved into the second half of a slowdown, ... because these big layoffs have begun to appear more regularly.
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We may well have reached the peak of the economic cycle earlier in the year.
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The only clear picture we have from the job cut numbers this year is that employers appear to be confused about the direction this economy is taking, ... Companies are experiencing increased business, but they are also seeing their costs soar due to higher fuel prices, inflation in supplier prices and a weaker dollar, which makes it more expensive to buy foreign parts.
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We are at a peak period of employment. Companies can't afford to lose people.
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We are seeing more job cuts from well-known, brand-name companies. The mom-and-pop category seemed to dominate the earlier waves of dot.com cuts.
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We should not get euphoric over the May drop in job-cut announcements,
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There are thousands of co-heads, chiefs and directors now. You don't know if they are top people or are buried in middle management somewhere.