Just a reminder of the PRE-ACT acronym that I like to use within the team. Please make sure we all follow these, including me!
Personal Accountability => Stop the blame game, largest waste of all
Risk => Be apart of the solution - Get involved
Execution => Support the team
Attention to Detail => Focus on the customer
Candor => Be professional
Trust => Trust the team
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Outlook For July & August
As we head into the next two months our sales outlook looks to be the weakest we have seen this year. We saw a similar drop in revenue last year at this time, but this year it is magnified by the state of our economy. As the price for a barrel of oil has increased we have seen many of our expenses increase. Our raw material has increased 10% over the past few months and we have seen similar increases in shipping, fuel, and other outside services. We expect that these increases will continue through the end of the year.
I will be meeting with employees over the next week to get input on where we can conserve on many of these expenses. As a team, we can work together to reduce and conserve the materials, goods and services needed to support our customers in our day-to-day operations.
We will have changes to work schedules over this period. Tino and I are working on minimizing the impact as much as possible. As we define the changes for each shift and/or group we will notify you as soon as possible.
It is important that we all understand that we should not panic or over react as we need to continue to support our customers with the outstanding service that they have come to expect from our team. We need to buckle down as a team and really work toward reducing cost everywhere we can.
I will be meeting with employees over the next week to get input on where we can conserve on many of these expenses. As a team, we can work together to reduce and conserve the materials, goods and services needed to support our customers in our day-to-day operations.
We will have changes to work schedules over this period. Tino and I are working on minimizing the impact as much as possible. As we define the changes for each shift and/or group we will notify you as soon as possible.
It is important that we all understand that we should not panic or over react as we need to continue to support our customers with the outstanding service that they have come to expect from our team. We need to buckle down as a team and really work toward reducing cost everywhere we can.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Payday Update
7/02/08 UPDATE:
Paychex did not process our payroll yesterday morning when I submitted it. They are processing it this morning, but that means that the paychecks will not be here until some time tomorrow (hopefully in the morning). Those people on Graveyard shift that have live checks will need to come back in to pick up their checks. Please call to make sure they have arrived before you come in.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Paychex did not process our payroll yesterday morning when I submitted it. They are processing it this morning, but that means that the paychecks will not be here until some time tomorrow (hopefully in the morning). Those people on Graveyard shift that have live checks will need to come back in to pick up their checks. Please call to make sure they have arrived before you come in.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
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