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.
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It is not surprising how they arrived at this mess because they had so many issues going on, but the market isn't going to like that they didn't follow through on what they said. This is another element of uncertainty.
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Going forward, we assume Algoma will continue to be opportunistic in making additional share buybacks and special distributions.
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I'm not surprised by the bidding. But you're now getting to the point of the company being fully valued. I guess the question I would ask if I was a Thyssen shareholder is, Is this a good use of the money?
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These suppliers who are dealing with 20% or 30% or 40% increases in raw materials, you can't expect them to absorb that pain indefinitely.
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I'm not sure anybody can really determine what the economic impact will be at this point.
tools six culture
With Lean Six Sigma, the tools are the easy part, changing organizational culture is the hard part.
going-out statistics overcoming
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.
mistake culture improvement
When it comes to continual improvement programs, the biggest mistake is a failure to launch, the biggest hurdle is culture.
opportunity order long
A robust internal auditing program shows its presence both at the beginning and end of continual improvement projects. In the beginning, internal audits identify opportunities for improvement, at the end, internal audits provide a mechanism for monitoring the implemented improvement in order to sustain its benefits for the long term.
team opportunity inspire
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.
self kind restless
Restless thoughts are a kind of mental 'static' which must be silenced if we are to hear the whispers of our inner self.
yoga discovery breathing
One of yoga's great gifts to making is the discovery of the link that exists between energy, breath, and mind. As you change one, you also change the other two. If you excite one, the other two become excited and, conversely, if you calm one, the other two respond by becoming calm also.
jobs organization challenges
You want continual improvement? Then I challenge every employee in an organization to discard the status quo and ask themselves everyday, How can I improve my job?, then find a way to make it happen.