2. KRINKER - $500,000 – A small hole can
sink a BIG ship.
Buying, Selling and Merging – What's the
Bottom Line?
Asea Brown Boveri Group – Swedish Air –
Conditioning Company.
BAC – Baltimore Aircoil (BAC) – Merck
Sharp and Dohme.
3. Ernesto - Semco was still very much a
family business.
Harro – Loved the country.
HR Manager Head Hunt – All came from
big companies – None seemed fit.
Clovis Bojikian – Constant Innovation.
Taught to think, not to memorize,
encouraged to question everything!
4. Hobart Brazil – Dishwashers and other
food processing equipment's.
Dependent on Home Office for minor
decisions, slow and less flexible.
Filizola – Main Competitor.
Keith Ray – Unfailing sense of humor and
unflagging honesty!
Fernando – Control Hobart!
5.
Hobart – Lacked a sense of belonging.
Stress was internally generated – Immature
Org. and Infantile goals.
Too many statistics and too many report –
yet late deliveries. Work Hard or Get Fired!
Cathedral Builders!
Own Culture – Single Culture – SEMCO
Bureaucracy Phase or Adolescent Phase.
Health Issues – Change absolutely
everything about your life.
6. Don’t hesitate to take risks.
Constant Innovation.
Employee Satisfaction.
Decentralization.
Know your competitors and take actions.
Make Cathedral Builders!
Balance between life and work!