Building and Growing a Financial Services Company in Any Economy, with Irv Rothman

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Listen to the full interview at www.33voices.com/irv-rothman/audio Irv Rothman leads HP Financial Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hewlett- Packard Company, where he is responsible for the worldwide delivery of customized leasing, financing and financial asset management solutions that simplify customers’ IT life cycle management and reduce their total cost of ownership. Prior to joining HP, Rothman was president and chief executive officer of Compaq Financial Services Corporation (CFS). He led CFS from its founding in 1997, growing the business to more than $3.7 billion in total assets prior to the HP and Compaq merger. With more than 30 years in the leasing industry, Rothman held leadership positions with U.S. Leasing International and Thomson McKinnon Securities before joining AT&T in 1985. As a group president of AT&T Capital Corporation, he helped build an organization that ultimately grew to be the second largest leasing company in the country. He's the author of Out-Executing the Competition: Building and Growing a Financial Services Company in Any Economy.

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Irv Rothman

@IrvRothman

President & CEO at HP Financial Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hewlett-

Packard Company, where he is responsi-ble for the worldwide delivery of custom-ized leasing, financing and financial asset management solutions that simplify cus-

tomers’ IT life cycle management and reduce their total cost of ownership.

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Success at the expense of others is failure.

aspire to lift others in the process.

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A leader who creates an inclusive environment will inspire team members to think and act like owners.

it’s the formula for an enduring company.

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The leader who empowers those closest to the customer

to make decisions on behalf of the customer

will breed a culture of confidence.

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The leader who empowers those closest to the customer

to make decisions on behalf of the customer

will breed a culture of confidence.

33voicesGet Your Team Thinking Like Owners

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People behave in direct correlation

with how they get paid.Be wise to align your incentive structure with the organizational outcomes you most desire.

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Those who recognize the inevitability of business cycles

will make wiser decisions during good times

so they don’t suffer during the bad ones.

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Strive towards getting lifetime customers.It costs you 10x more to acquire a new customer

as it does to keep your existing ones.

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As a leader, strive less for power and more for the empowerment of others;

your legacy depends on it.

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Consistency of action is the hallmark of an admired leader,

especially when it comes to investing in people.

do it in good times and bad.

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Never rest on your laurels as a leader.

it’s adapt or die...always.

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Want to get ahead in life?

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Want to get ahead in life?

Never say ‘no’

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Want to get ahead in life?

say ‘yes’ to assignments no one wants

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Want to get ahead in life?

never let anyone outwork you

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Want to get ahead in life?

always put faith in your ability to figure things out

Really reflect...

What kind of leader are you?

Really reflect...