Download - Partnering for Success
PositioningPositioning
Where we stand in respect Where we stand in respect
to current & to current & relevantrelevant eventsevents
….in 2003
• Grammy Award Winner Bruce Springsteen's album "The Rising", best male rock vocal and best rock song.
• Norah Jones, taking home trophies for best new artist, best album of the year and best pop vocal album (for "Come Away With Me").
….in 2003Emmy Award Winners
• Drama Series: "The West Wing“
• Comedy Series: "Everybody Loves Raymond"
• Variety, Music or Comedy Series: "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,"
….2003
Best Film Chicago
Best Actress Nicole Kidman The Hours
Best Actor Roman Polanski The Pianist
…and the Oscar goes to…
Where were you Where were you …….in 2003?.in 2003?
• What did you do for your What did you do for your birthday that year?birthday that year?
• Who got married?Who got married?
• Who was born?Who was born?
….in 2003
• Oil wasOil was justjust $22 a barrel $22 a barrel
• Gasoline average of Gasoline average of justjust
$1.56 a gallon nationwide$1.56 a gallon nationwide
May 2008 !
• Global Warming
• Recession
• Fuel & Food Prices
• Organics & Local Products
• Plastic Bags & Plastic Bottles
• Food Safety
% Chg
Ground chuck (1 pound) +12.9
White bread (20-ounce loaf) +34.9
Cheerios (10-ounce box) +6.8
Apples (1 pound) +33.3
Whole fryers (1 pound) +30.5
Pork chops (1 pound) +6.8
Eggs (1 dozen) +77.1
Cheddar cheese (1 pound) +42.7
Bacon (1 pound) +15.1
Mayonnaise (32-ounce jar) - 0 -
Russet potatoes (5 pound bag) +30.9
Sirloin tip roast (1 pound) +18.4
Whole milk (1 gallon) +36.1
Vegetable oil (32-ounce bottle) +16.9
All-purpose flour (5-pound bag) +56.2
Corn oil (32-ounce bottle) +24.9
Retail
Food Prices
2003
vs
2008
MAY 2009MAY 2009MAY 2010MAY 2010MAY 2011MAY 2011MAY 2012MAY 2012
MAY 2013MAY 2013
Fast ForwardFast Forward
20132013• Matthew R. Simmons, chairman and CEO of
Simmons & Company International, prominent oil-industry insider and one of the world's leading experts on the topic of oil prices, predicts a rise to $300 a barrel or higher by 2013.
• What does that mean to us?
Ground chuck (1 pound) $4.49
White bread (20-ounce loaf) $3.74
Cheerios (10-ounce box) $4.49
Apples (1 pound) $4.49
Whole fryers (1 pound) $2.54
Pork chops (1 pound) $6.44
Eggs (1 dozen) $3.59
Cheddar cheese (1 pound) $8.09
Bacon (1 pound) $8.54
Mayonnaise (32-ounce jar) $7.04
Russet potatoes (5 pound bag) $3.44
Sirloin tip roast (1 pound) $4.29
Whole milk (1 gallon) $4.79
Vegetable oil (32-ounce bottle) $5.99
All-purpose flour (5-pound bag) $3.89
Corn oil (32-ounce bottle) $5.86
2013
Food Prices
Indexed
To
Oil @ $300
a Barrel
If shopping habits are being moderated If shopping habits are being moderated
now in 2008 with oil @ $126 a barrel,now in 2008 with oil @ $126 a barrel,
…….what will they (shopping practices) .what will they (shopping practices) be like in 2013 @ $300 a barrel?be like in 2013 @ $300 a barrel?
20132013
• How much can we rely on EDLP?How much can we rely on EDLP?
• What will we have to offer?What will we have to offer?
• What is unique to us….our What is unique to us….our DNA?DNA?
How Much?How Much?
Now…think of Now…think of 22 horses pulling one sled horses pulling one sled with a larger weight. with a larger weight.
How much do you think that combined How much do you think that combined weight can be?weight can be?
What ifWhat if the job, task or challenge you face the job, task or challenge you face happens to be a "9" or an "18" or even a happens to be a "9" or an "18" or even a "23“?"23“?
If you have to do it alone, isn't it going to If you have to do it alone, isn't it going to exhaust you, wear you out and maybe exhaust you, wear you out and maybe eventually defeat you? eventually defeat you?
No wonder we start so many things we never No wonder we start so many things we never complete. They just seem to overwhelm us. complete. They just seem to overwhelm us. After a while we can become cynical and After a while we can become cynical and depressed and even give up trying new depressed and even give up trying new things. things.
We stop talking to our teammates.We stop talking to our teammates.
PositioningPositioning• Where we stand in respect to current & Where we stand in respect to current &
relevantrelevant events…events…
• Being in the right position at the right Being in the right position at the right time.time.
• TeamworkTeamwork – – working togetherworking together
• Planning & training today for tomorrowPlanning & training today for tomorrow..