Short and sweet. I’m looking to hire a telemarketer to help my business grow. I need to find someone who is aggressive, pleasant and tenacious. But, as I’ve never hired a telemarketer before, I’m thinking that I don’t know where to begin? I need someone who would take their job seriously and who would look for greater opportunity.
I’m looking for some great ideas…..anyone been down this road before?
Anyone interested?
I had the chance to meet with State Represenative Randy Hultgren’s Office two days ago. We spoke about the real estate problems. I had told them that round two is coming and it’s going to be bigger than the first bunch that hit us. Needless to say, I really think that it’s going to hit hard.
Rate and term refinances need to be allowed no matter what the loan to value is. I was just helping a lady trying to get refinanced to a lower mortgage rate and her house is upside down. LTV? 136%. The government says no. The bank says no. She hires me as an attorney and we climb up the ladder and still no, no, no. However, B of A says that if she would go into default and miss three payments then she could get a rate in the 2% mark.
She is making her payments fine. She’s cash strapped, but doesn’t meet the qualification of being in financial hardship. Her rate, though, is well over 6.25% and she wants a market rate. Why not give it. Give it with a price hit or an overlay. But B of A says that she needs to miss some payments and then you and I as a taxpayer will subsidize her rate down to somewhere in the 2% range. She doesn’t want to be a strategic walk away. She has morals. She signed her name to a contract and wants to make the payment. In fact, she’s never missed a payment.
My Boss, Stacey Harding, sent this to me in text format as he sent it to every member our our company. Dan, the CEO and founder of Building Champions (the best coaching company in North America), wrote this awesome post on the value of your name.
By the way…check out www.buildingchampions.com and www.buildingchampionsexperience.com. Also, you can skip this re-post and check out Dan’s blog directly at http://www.danielharkavy.com/2011/06/a-good-name/
I just had breakfast with one of my clients, the CEO of a global technology firm. For the past few years we have been working on two primary objectives: the further development of his leadership team, and his preparation for the next chapter of his professional life, as he will soon be retiring.
I am never sure who benefits more in my coaching relationships: the client, or me. I have been so fortunate to have coached some of the most amazing people. I am continually growing and learning from them as I coach them. I love what I get to do!
Something that my client said this morning really struck me. He told me that all he has ever wanted as a leader was to be known as a guy who did what he said he would do. As a matter of fact, he said this became really clear for him as he wrote his epitaph when creating his first Life Plan with me a few years back.
He is moving closer to leaving the corporate world to pursue more of his personal interests. He plans to draw from his many successful years as a leader to mentor, advise, and coach up-and-coming leaders. He did not say he wanted to be known as the most strategic leader, the best team builder, or the most internationally savvy leader.
What he said was most important was that he was known for being a man of character, having a good name.
A few months back, I had the good fortune of attending the 90th birthday party for Chick-Fil-A founder, Truett Cathy. When he took the stage and addressed all of us who have been positively impacted by him over the years, he said what matter most to him was that he was a leader of character. He shared that he has one verse from the Hebrew Scriptures that he has used as a guide post for his life. It is Proverbs 22:1, and it reads as follows: “A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.”
These are two amazing leaders with completely different world views, running two very different and yet similar companies – similar in that they both have fantastic culture and tenure with their colleagues. And these leaders both have the same life anchor – they live to be leaders with a good name.
The lesson? Self leadership always precedes team leadership. And truly amazing leadership stems from men and women who have a deep conviction to be known as people with a good name.
OK, OK, OK….I started at Uplog just when it got going. I got frustrated b/c I really don’t fully get WordPress. So I pay extra money for some custom stuff by the staff at Uplog. After the staff at Uplog gets me going, they lose everything! I think that I still get a bit of help in getting my sit back to where it once was, but hey…who knows.
For me? Stuff happens. Not sure how they could lose everything, but as an attorney and as the Regional Vice-President of Cherry Creek Mortgage, I’ll be the first to say that stuff happens.
Hello World…..I had a ranking with Uplog prior to the crash. I guess I have a lot of work to do to get back to where I was. For me…there’s no looking back. Just moving forward.
Uplog Folks….I paid for some help…..can you get me up to snuff again? Glad to be back in the game!
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