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Returning to the decentralized structure and the intervention of the C-suite, you mentioned pricing actions and other things. Were the business unit managers mandated to increase prices, or was it more that top management set expectations for sales and profit growth, leaving it up to the managers to determine how to achieve those goals?

More the latter. To a certain extent, you have your toolbox, and there are levels and levers you can pull. It's all about maintaining or increasing margins. There's probably more pressure on new businesses because they might be content with a 15% or 20% gross margin, but they need to reach 30%. Some long-term businesses are already at a 30% margin, and you can't squeeze more out of that from a margin perspective.

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