We are almost ready to head to New Orleans for what may be the biggest event of the year outside our quarterly HTG meetings. There is a lot going on down there, and here is a list of things you probably want to take advantage of:
HTG Green Shirt Day
Wednesday is the day which has been set aside for HTG members to wear your green HTG shirts. It is important to bring that shirt along and proudly wear it that day. See photo for clarification on shirt!
HTG Buttons
Scott and I will have buttons available for you to wear at WPC to let people know you are part of HTG. Find us and put a button on!
HTG meeting place
SBSC is again hosting the Yellow Lounge, which is a good place to meet up with other SMB partners and particularly HTG members. Plan to meet up there around 11:30 each day to see what other HTG'ers are free for lunch.
Morning prayer and devotions
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings we will have a devotional and prayer time at 6:30 AM at the Residence Inn Convention Center in the courtyard there. Join us and bring along anyone that has interest.
Partners in Christ Prayer Breakfast
Wednesday morning at 7 AM we will hold the annual prayer breakfast at the Marriott Convention Center. Pre-registration is requested – link to register is http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e2is6m4qfuzirfgr/a011kfwjnyit6/questions
HTG Meet-Up and dinner
Sunday evening at 6:30 PM – sponsored by ConnectWise and Microsoft
The Court of the Two Sistershttp://www.courtoftwosisters.com/ 613 Royal St. New Orleans, LA 70130. This is for HTG member companies only and you need to RSVP to me via email to have a spot.
HTG Speakers at WPC
SMB007 Power of Community
Presenters: Mark Crall, Dave Sobel, Erik Thorsell, Richard Tubb, Jamison West
Wed 7/15 2:00 PM-3:00 PM 215-216
Learn from esteemed peers who have successfully harnessed the "Power of the Community" in not only establishing better operational, sales, marketing and financial practices but greater work/life balance through execution of goals and accountability to their peers who become lifelong friends. Get ready to be personally challenged to aspire to greater things as you witness fellow SMB IT community peers who have called each other higher though a commitment to giving and execution.
SMB008 Social Media 101: Defining and Understanding How to Connect with Your Clients and Colleagues Using the Latest Technologies
Presenter: Stuart Crawford
Wed 7/15 2:00 PM-3:00 PM 217
Social media is the latest trend, but many leaders face big hurdles with getting online and creating a buzz. Hear how you can use social media tools internally across your organization and as a mechanism to quickly share important information. This session takes a hands-on approach on how to: use social media to connect with employees, team members, and clients; design a blog; write your message clearly and concisely; and apply delivery mechanisms and alerts for notification of new content.
SMB009 Partner Planning: Four Simple Plans That Can Change Everything
Presenters: Scott Scrogin, Arlin Sorensen, Erik Thorsell
Wed 7/15 3:30 PM-4:30 PM 208-210
This first session discusses key plans that should be in place for success, including: company business plan, personal leadership plan, life plan, and a disaster recovery/continuity plan. Hear from Partners who have had business or life change because of planning and learn how to get started with specific tools in each of these areas. Plan to spend a few hours working on your business and your life developing foundational direction that will lead to success!
SMB010 Virtualization: What You Need to Know to Get Your Business Ready
Presenter: Dave Sobel
Wed 7/15 3:30 PM-4:30 PM 215-216
Virtualization is a game-changing new approach to infrastructure. Learn what you need to know to start implementing projects using virtualization technologies, specifically as it relates to Windows Small Business Server and Windows Essential Business Server. See real life techniques and experiences that get you ready to deliver solutions, including a complete restore into a virtual machine from raw backup. Not just for the big boys, this is the next generation of infrastructure.
SMB013 Partner Planning Workshop: Putting Pen to Paper
Presenters: Scott Scrogin, Arlin Sorensen, Erik Thorsell
Wed 7/15 5:00 PM-6:00 PM 208-210
In this session, a workbook is provided for working on your company business plan, personal leadership plan, life plan, or continuity plan. We break into groups to work on at least one plan that is specific to your situation. Partners provide feedback and ideas to help you with the process. One of the outcomes of this session includes follow-up and accountability. Plan to spend this hour working on your business developing foundational direction that will lead to success!
SMB015 Building Momentum in Your Managed Services Practice
Presenter: Mark Crall
Thu 7/16 1:30 PM-2:30 PM 218-219
Move from the hit-or-miss world of break/fix to a reliable, recurring revenue stream. Industry leader Mark Crall strategizes on how to successfully move your customers to managed services. Learn • The importance of offering managed services • Key issues to consider first • Steps for planning your new service offerings • When and how to present to existing customers Don't miss this session! A stable, predictable revenue stream is critical for your company's survival and continued growth.
SI003 Optimizing What You Already Own in a Changing Economy
Presenter: Kenneth Lince, Arlin Sorensen, Erik Thorsell
Thu 7/16 4:30 PM-5:30 PM 243-244
Understand the software your partnership with Microsoft affords you to maximize your management of information and client relations. Learn how partners are using Microsoft technology solutions they own, as a result of their partnership with Microsoft, to optimize their business and sales agility in selling and delivering solutions more effectively to their customers.
Showing posts with label Richard Tubb. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Richard Tubb. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
Time with HTG11 in the UK
This week I have been blessed to spend time with the HTG11 group in Birmingham England. We have had an active couple days of sharing and learning from each other. I have done a lot of learning as the guys have tried to educate me on the ways of business here in the UK. There are certainly some differences. Employee benefits are very different - 20 days of holiday (vacation) required for everyone when they start. Banks don't really set up lines of credit and really don't sound like they work closely with businesses at all. Vendors and particularly distributors don't seem to have nearly the level of relationship and service offerings I am accustomed to. The language here has some weird words and certainly meanings of words from what I am used to in the States. The Euro doesn't play here at all. But we have had a bloody good time!
While I have observed a lot of differences, at the end of the day there are very many similarities. People are people everywhere, and that is where most of the challenges seem to occur. Employees don't perform and feel entitled, folks don't follow through with committments or communication, customers don't pay and have unrealistic expectations, and on the similarities go. It appears to me, and most of the guys in the group have verified, that the IT segment here in the UK is 12-18 months behind the US. Living in the midwest I certainly understand that and see it as a huge benefit. We are typically 3-6 months behind the coasts, sometimes longer, and I use that as a competitive advantage by knowing companies on the coasts who can help me understand what is coming. I think HTG can do some of that for our friends here in the UK as well.
Richard Tubb served as our host, and we also got to spend time with great folks like Raja, Vijay, Ashish, James, Chris, David, Simon and Neil. Dave Sobel leads the group here in the UK for us. We had time with Arnie and Jeanine from ConnectWise, Jullian from Ingram UK, and a couple other vendor reps from A-Server (representing Zenith) and Emerson Power. We are still looking for a few good partners here in the UK, so if you know someone let me know. I think the key learning from me was that no matter what stage we are at in our companies, we can learn from one another. There is so much to understand and so many opportunities to take advantage of that the perspective of many is so important to us getting our companies moving forward. The power of peers is evident here in the UK and I am excited to see HTG in the UK, and around the world for that matter, flourish and grow as we apply the go-giver mentality and make it happen for each other. Thanks to all my new friends here in this beautiful place. I am blessed to know and share time with you all!
While I have observed a lot of differences, at the end of the day there are very many similarities. People are people everywhere, and that is where most of the challenges seem to occur. Employees don't perform and feel entitled, folks don't follow through with committments or communication, customers don't pay and have unrealistic expectations, and on the similarities go. It appears to me, and most of the guys in the group have verified, that the IT segment here in the UK is 12-18 months behind the US. Living in the midwest I certainly understand that and see it as a huge benefit. We are typically 3-6 months behind the coasts, sometimes longer, and I use that as a competitive advantage by knowing companies on the coasts who can help me understand what is coming. I think HTG can do some of that for our friends here in the UK as well.
Richard Tubb served as our host, and we also got to spend time with great folks like Raja, Vijay, Ashish, James, Chris, David, Simon and Neil. Dave Sobel leads the group here in the UK for us. We had time with Arnie and Jeanine from ConnectWise, Jullian from Ingram UK, and a couple other vendor reps from A-Server (representing Zenith) and Emerson Power. We are still looking for a few good partners here in the UK, so if you know someone let me know. I think the key learning from me was that no matter what stage we are at in our companies, we can learn from one another. There is so much to understand and so many opportunities to take advantage of that the perspective of many is so important to us getting our companies moving forward. The power of peers is evident here in the UK and I am excited to see HTG in the UK, and around the world for that matter, flourish and grow as we apply the go-giver mentality and make it happen for each other. Thanks to all my new friends here in this beautiful place. I am blessed to know and share time with you all!
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