Pictures from the Past
Featured on Leasing News: 4/28/2003

 

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Jim McCommon

 

 

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“Was it Aristotle or Jim McCommon who said “Knowledge of the future

will bring success in your endeavors.”

Winter, 1995, Western Association of Equipment Leasing Newsline

 

 

" I was trying to remember what this was from...actually it was a

promotion piece for the UAEL Spring Education Conference in Denver, 1995. It

was a great conference, one that focused exclusively on the impact

technology would have on the industry.

 

Little did we know the selected theme, 'A view of the past, A vision of the future' would be prophetic. There were so many technology decisions to be made at the time that it was difficult to see where many would lead.

 

"We've all found now that there was magic in our FedEx and Fax relationships

with our customers, we've just changed the delivery systems to e-mail and

PDF.

 

The basic method of delivering our product has changed, but the changes

we were making never included a clear vision that the same technology would

enable a small company adopt the advantages of the large and the large

companies to adopt the advantages of the small. While uncertainty surrounded

the direction technology would take us, the result has been that our

industry is better able to deal with the customer the way they want to be

treated. We're more responsive, and as a result more competitive.

 

"The Spring association conferences are a gathering of the survivors of this

transition.

 

The next national meeting is next week (UAEL, Spring Educational Conference in Rancho Mirage, California May 1-4, 2003). Airfares to Palm Springs are cheap now and I would encourage everyone who has an interest in how the survivors view the future to attend.

 

There has been a great attempt made in the last few months to differentiate industry associations, an argument that goes nowhere, and frankly has very little to

do with survival.

 

We need to associate with those in whom we have the most

common interest and confidence.

 

Criticize if you have the time, but go to a conference! Rancho Mirage is as good as any. The next great challenges are probably going to be regulatory rather than technological. We all need to be involved."

 

 

Jim McCommon CLP

jim@2lease.com

425 827-7345

425 827-6386 (F)

 





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