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Dwight "Rick" TomlinsonConsultantRick Tomlinson Consulting 
          What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

USG Sees the Future Both Near and Far Term

May 23, 2007

USG to Cut 500 Jobs Due to Housing Slump | biz.yahoo.com

USG is cutting labor.  What else are they doing that the rest of the industry will be following?

Dwight "Rick" TomlinsonConsultantRick Tomlinson Consulting 
          What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Elk Story Not Over Yet

January 12, 2007

ElkCorp Board Advises Against BMCA Offer | www.forbes.com

Elk happens to be in the position of being desired by two different companies.  One they planned for, and the other they did not.  One road leads to survival and a continuation of the brand, the other, well, probably not!

Dwight "Rick" TomlinsonConsultantRick Tomlinson Consulting 
          What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Is the Home Depot Ship Changing Course?

January 9, 2007

A $210 Million Parachute | www.thestar.com

Articles on Nardelli being paid too much or not shareholder friendly abound.  This article goes further into the direction of Home Depot and the General Electric way of doing things.  Changing a cowboy culture and cutting costs were seen by Nardelli as the right thing.  Will that course continue?  How much change is needed? 

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