Comments on: Where’s the Media Coverage?

By: Daphne

Daphne — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:28:40 +0000

And it makes me wonder, too – is it better for me to be on the list of pink slips, or is it better for me that I stay here?

By: Daphne

Daphne — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:28:40 +0000

And it makes me wonder, too – is it better for me to be on the list of pink slips, or is it better for me that I stay here?

By: Peter MacKinnon

Peter MacKinnon — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:08:13 +0000

Roese is a pompous moron who has never done anything but talk. Unfortunately Mike Z actually listens to him because he tells him what he wants to hear. ie. We can be number 1 in LTE and Wimax.

By: Nortelhand

Nortelhand — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:07:05 +0000

The Left Behind,

You have hit the nail on the head. Mike Z has killed this company. It needed fixing, but not the heart taken out. Mike Z is a major moron!!!

By: exnt

exnt — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:56:58 +0000

Nortel is reorganizing itself into “bite size pieces” at this time. It is grouping each business with related functions like R&D, product management, sales, marketing, accounting. This will allow other companies to buy businesses individually. In doing this, many people will be shown the door. Nortel as we knew it is history.

By: web.alive Gets Some Love | All About Nortel

web.alive Gets Some Love | All About Nortel — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:33:32 +0000

[...] media may not be writing about Nortel’s strategic and financial prospects but the Ottawa Citizen has a lengthy feature [...]

By: Desk Jockey

Desk Jockey — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:43:05 +0000

An empire requires an emperor. Is Roese an emperor? Perhaps. Nero was also an emperor.

By: The Left Behind

The Left Behind — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:18:54 +0000

Zeroman has zero strategic view and he pushed away the "old" Nortel guys that were giving him advice to where to take the company forward, instead he relied on people whose experience were building washing machines and light bulbs. That is why Nortel failed to make any significant acquisitions in 3 years or even divest business. The UMTS sell and the Router company acquisition done during the first 12 months were decisions taken by the previous administration, who he delayed for 8 months once on board. The failed acquisition of 3Com, Avaya and Siemens Ent are also a demonstration of inability to make a strategic decision to bulk up the enterprise business t compensate the downsize of the CDMA business which was the cash fuel of the firm.

While all this was happening, the cost cutting measures of sending people overseas have resulted in a disaster, it might have lowered the costs but the quality and customer satisfaction went to the floor.

Six Sigma was brought as the miracle pill, an antidote that would cure everything, but on the contrary it had delayed key critical decisions that had to be made, as well as developed so many black belts who are working on silly projects with meaningless contributions. It killed the creativity of the company, the innovation engine.

It is a very sad story that in less than 8 months will be forgotten or probably recalled in some business books as a lesson learn of Don'ts.

Why do we have to believe that the key decisions made or to be made in the past 30 days / next 30 days will dramatically change the fate of the company when having 36 months all the decisions take took this company to this actual situation, plus what aggravates it more is that to believe that the same leadership team will make the miracle happen?

Unfortunately NT is brain dead and the clock started ticking tic-toc-tic-toc... only 180 days of life remaining.

By: The Left Behind

The Left Behind — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:03:46 +0000

of cards

By: empirebuilding

empirebuilding — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:23:57 +0000

Roese is in empire building mode. anyone, is this true?