Charting the Path Forward - Building the Bridge Over Troubled Waters, 2003 Fall Technical Conference
The Present Path
“Troubles” might seem to be a negative term, but is quite the opposite unless we are not prepared to change.
Charting the path forward means facing current “troubles” and defining options: Troubles are a prerequisite for
success – they are our friends, not our enemies; options are a prerequisite for good decisions; and success comes
from being different, not from doing the “same old” well or better.
So what’s wrong with the old path and bridge? Well listen to what we are telling shareholders, investment managers,
governments, customers, employees, etc. in annual and quarterly reports, and presentations to the investment community: particularly in North America we have: ...