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storm last, and what will Intel look like after his vision.
it’s all done? I will have to cut my discretionary spending
As for Intel’s future, I did find this article this year, but I think I can survive without
published by Patrick Moorhead on Forbes.com making more drastic changes. I think I’ll
reassuring: "Intel’s Future Is Prettier Than be able to stay in my current home. I don’t
Its Past Quarter And Guide" (forbes.com). anticipate having to sell my car. I anticipate
Intel hired its current CEO, Pat Gelsinger, the sale of another big-money item to be
two years ago with the promise that he, a made final this summer, which will give me a
former Intel engineer himself, would lead much-needed boost of income. Things don’t
our once proud corporation back to the look as bad for me as they may have at first, if
prominence we enjoyed Intel doesn’t cut its workforce any more than it
before losing our leadership already has. I anticipate that this will continue
position in the computer chip to be a rough year for the Intel Corporation,
market to mismanagement my current employer, but I appreciate how
and execution failures. transparent our executives have been in
Turnarounds take time, keeping us informed about everything they
though—usually no less than need to do to cut costs. I don’t envy them for
five years—and we’re only two all the bad news they have to share (much like
years in. It’s going to be rough. a speech I delivered early in my Toastmasters
There are going to be some career where I pretended to lay off a valued
bad quarters, member of my company) but they have so
some bad years. far done an amazing job at sharing their bad
I believe Pat has news with empathy and grace.
a good vision for (DISCLAIMER: Everything I’ve shared has
our company, already been made public through news outlets such
though, and we as the Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Forbes
just need to stick magazine. The above merely reflects my responses
it out and do what to what has been shared in the news.)
it takes to achieve
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