I think it’s pretty obvious that I am a very big “support
the industry” sort of guy. I believe
that the stronger our industry is a whole, the better it is for all. I believe the industry support, especially in
the past year or so have been great but it needs to be better. We need more impact from all levels, big and
small. So if you are not coming to
events like BEC or GlassBuild America, you are not only hurting yourself, but
hurting the industry too. So thank you
to all who are involved and to those who are not, I’d love to engage in a
conversation with you on why not- and get you on board.
Elsewhere…
-- This week, it’s the first of two parts from Las Vegas at the
GANA BEC show. The kick off to the event
is the technical meeting and in a change from the past, the meeting brought in
a few speakers to mix up the normal “committee” style agenda. I think that change worked because attendance
at the session was one of the best I’ve ever experienced. All three speakers were excellent and the
presentation from Jim Benney of NFRC had potential to explode into a major
debate, which I found refreshing since I honestly thought most people had given
up questioning why things are the way they are there. Needless to say, in my opinion there are
still some serious issues on the way NFRC does things in regards to our world….
Kudos to Chuck Knickerbocker of TGP for making the session really special.
-- Seen at the conference… part 1… the Sunday night reception
is always pretty strong and this year was probably the best it’s been in a
while. Attitudes were VERY positive
about the current market. As for the
folks I got to run into… great to see Joe Erb from Quanex, no one more
welcoming than him. Saw for the first time in many years Greg DiVona of
Prelco. That was cool to catch up. Chatted with Steve Cohen of Schott and hung
for a few minutes with the Argentinian heart throb Hernan Gil of Global
Security Glazing. Plus I did see for one
split second one of my favorites, Cameron Scripture from Viracon. He’s so popular now I think I have to make an
appointment for the next reception. Last
but certainly not least was great to see the awesome pairing of Jan Rogan and
Joanne Funyak of PPG. They as always are
awesome.
-- Next week, I’ll recap the rest of the event including the
two panel sessions that I am honored to be moderating. To be on stage with the folks on these panels
is mind blowing to me. These are really
sharp, talented folks who are all huge assets to their companies and the
industry.
-- I just finished the 2nd best “inside story”
business book ever. That book would be
“Hatching Twitter” by Nick Bilton. This
was a fantastic read and one that gives great insights into how a start up
works, how board’s can be seriously dysfunctional and how some ideas just connect
when others don’t. The inside stories
told, were amazing and how this author got to the stories on everything has to
be a massive coup. In any case, want a
great business non-fiction read? This is
it. The best of all time remains “The
Disney War” by James Stewart. That book
will be almost impossible to top… this one though came close.
-- Last this week… March Madness is here. Once upon a time I would not miss a second of
the action. But as I’ve grown older and
busier, it does not hold the same effect for me. I won’t even fill out a bracket this year,
which is pretty unbelievable to those who know me. In reality I am getting more and more like
that with all sports. Between the
priorities of real life pretty taking precedence and being soured on the expense/salary/cost
model of major sports, it’s just not important to me like it used to be.
LINKS of the WEEK
-- Scam Alert!
-- Pretty crazy read on a how Twix bar got a guy fired.
No Video of the Week this week... internet here is pretty rough....
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