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Re: Have you Hurd the news?
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"Senn, Bruce" <[log in to unmask]>
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Senn, Bruce
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Tue, 29 Mar 2005 18:02:14 -0500
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In most cases isn't cost slashing the same as "workforce reduction."
I'd wonder, too, how he handled "retiree costs"?

Bruce.
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-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Shahan, Ray
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 3:38 PM
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Subject: Re: Have you Hurd the news?

This'll come under the heading "The floggings will continue until morale
improves".  

Ray Shahan

-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Wirt Atmar
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 1:58 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Have you Hurd the news?


Mark writes:

> Hewlett-Packard Co. has picked NCR Corp. chief executive Mark Hurd as
the
>  next leader of the giant computer and printer maker, according to
people
>  familiar with the matter. H-P is expected to announce the appointment
later
>  today, these people said.
>
>  Mr. Hurd has run NCR since February 2003. When he took the helm,
sales were
>  shrinking, pension and retiree costs were swallowing profits and the
>  company's stock was at a nadir. He pulled the company out of the red,
partly
>  by slashing costs.

If those qualities aren't going to improve moral among HP's employees, I
can't imagine what will.

Wirt Atmar

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