John Thompson
John Thompson
changing company landscape threat
That is a much much better way for our company to think about the changing threat landscape and the changing competitive landscape.
game guys help team win
I told them the Chowan game was going to help us win a game down the road. The guys really executed and managed the basketball. We're making progress. This is a team that is growing.
discuss solution time together
It was beautiful, because it was the first time everyone got together to discuss the situation. I'll be honest, we really didn't have any answers. There were some things we discussed, but I don't know what the solution is.
foundation unstable
It's a pretty unstable foundation on which to build, I was going to say a culture. But in a sense it is a culture.
add additional afford care costs expect health higher pay pension teachers time
Any time you add additional duties, teachers expect to be paid, which is reasonable. But with pension and health care costs going through the roof, we can't afford things like higher pay for more work.
time
At this time a year, you need every game,
business ceo partners reward
The messaging that our CEO made was that we are going to look to reward partners doing more with HP. To put it simply, we want to do more business with you.
awareness general issue level network protect public systems
The first issue is the awareness level the general public has of things they can and should do to protect their systems and network connections.
almost boost company earnings percent
The company used almost 100 percent of earnings for the dividend. This was atypical and a big boost for shareholders.
best interest kids ncaa ought permit protect punish school worry
You want to protect the interest of the kids -- not worry so much about the school -- and do what's best for the player. After what these kids have been through, the NCAA ought to permit them to play anywhere, not punish them and make judgments.
larger prepare
It is a little larger than we've ever done, but as we prepare for the jail, it's just something we need to do.
came completed four program three together took weeks
I think they had about 1,200 inquiries into the program and they had 225 completed applications. It took three to four weeks to complete the application to get in. Everything came together pretty quickly.
basketball five game minutes starts walk
For basketball games, you walk up five minutes before the game starts and get your tickets.
black college game great moment nobody quietly running saying supposed talking time
It was supposed to be such a big moment for integration, but that's all just BS. The game was in College Park, Md., and I was here at the time and nobody was talking about it as a big deal. Sure, in the Black community, we quietly said, 'Good,' but nobody was running around saying how great it was.