John Novak
John Novak
John Novakis an actor and anime voice actor who frequently does voice work for the Ocean Group based in Vancouver, Canada...
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It appears they made some progress on their restructuring efforts. It's far too early to call the efforts a success, but they do seem to have some positive momentum.
across base companies components continue customer diverse produce tough value year
Everyone anticipates a tough year in 2006 across the board. Companies that have a diverse customer base and produce value-added technology-based components will continue to do better than the others.
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It is a small, but positive sign. They still have a ways to go. Reaching a win-win is going to be extremely difficult.
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It's an interesting and potentially far-reaching deal, but we don't know what the ultimate economic consequences will be yet. If they can convince a significant number of people to take these offers, it would be money well spent.
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It looks like they are making progress on their restructuring plan. It is far too early to call this a success, but they are moving in the right direction.
anybody determine economic impact sure
I'm not sure anybody can really determine what the economic impact will be at this point.
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On first glance, they looked fairly positive especially given the tough industry conditions. Building controls continues to do well and autos faces considerable challenges but managed to hold up its end.
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It's an area that could support a corporate headquarters of that size. You're talking about a business that gets considerable support from its global operations. I think Nashville is large enough where you could attract the talent.
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The steps they are talking about seem to make sense, given the state of the supplier industry and their customers. Plant closures and headcount reductions are something they have to do if they are going to reorganize.
actions pan remains seen whether
There is a lot of restructuring to do and it remains to be seen whether their actions will pan out.
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Restless thoughts are a kind of mental 'static' which must be silenced if we are to hear the whispers of our inner self.
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If you get invited to be part of a team, don't look at it as a burden to get out of, but rather an opportunity to inspire, invigorate, and bring life to the team.
mistake culture improvement
When it comes to continual improvement programs, the biggest mistake is a failure to launch, the biggest hurdle is culture.
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Don't let the fear of statistics keep you from launching a continual improvement program. The statistics hurdle is easily overcome, going out of business is not.