Jim Padilla
Jim Padilla
James "Jim" Padilla was an American automobile industry executive. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, attending the University of Detroit and earning bachelor's and master's degrees in chemical engineering and a master's degree in economics. He is also a Distinguished Eagle Scout...
external heart hope risk short soul window
She's the heart and soul of the organization and the external leader. We have a short window of opportunity. If we don't do this (fundraising campaign) there's a risk there won't be a Focus: HOPE going forward.
aggressive terms
We have to be very aggressive in terms of controlling costs,
explosive hack level looking plan plant product reasonable stability taken
We think we're at a reasonable level at this point. We don't have any explosive plan to go out and hack away. We've taken a lot of whacks at that. Right now we're looking to get stability -- stability in our product cycle, stability in our manpower, stability in our plant situation.
ask choose clear credit difference good gotten green ought people physically rather recognize sidelines sit start talking vocal
We're going to be more vocal (about our green efforts). It's not clear to us that we've gotten much credit for the good things that we have done, and we think we ought to start talking about that and get people to recognize it. If some people choose to sit on the sidelines and criticize, then we ought to ask them what they're doing physically to make a difference rather than just talking.
assemble best bill develop ford hard leadership worked
Bill Ford and I have worked hard to develop and assemble the best leadership for the company.
bill closely putting together worked
Bill and I have worked closely together in putting together the right team.
achieved good guess plan respond step
We had a good plan at the end of 2001, ... We executed it. We achieved everything that was in it and then some. But it wasn't good enough. ... So guess what? Now we have to respond again, and we're going to step up to it.
address footprint
We will be aggressive. We will address costs. We will address our footprint as a business. We will address capacity.
critical economies multiple ourselves phase recognize
We are working with multiple suppliers and alternatives, ... We recognize that the ramp-up phase is very critical for suppliers and for ourselves to get economies of scale.
bill good strapped time wheel wife
I have been strapped to the wheel for a long time and this is something that my wife and I have discussed, that Bill and I have discussed, and it's a good time.
delivering focused forward help laying looking people piece unions
One thing I am looking forward to is laying this out and getting all of our people focused on delivering this piece of what we have to do. This speculation does not help us with our unions and our people in the development centers,
certainly good impact job none
Certainly none of us did a good job forecasting what the impact of 9/11 would be on the industry,
backing degree large
I think we'll see some degree of moderation, but I don't see any backing off to a large degree.
bit japanese several shown supply
It is a supply issue, and it's supply of several technologies, ... The Japanese have shown a little bit of a predatory approach.