I asked a question on the ICM Credit Community
group on LinkedIn recently and have had some interesting responses.
The question was: if Father Christmas were to
bring you one gift that would really help you and/or your team be more
effective in 2013, what would it be? There's still time for you to respond at http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=94851&trk=hb_side_g
but posts so far can be split into three broad categories: practicalities;
economic outlook; and professionalism.
The first comprises a wish-list including such
things as: a crystal ball; a dictionary and thesaurus; more time; a cure for
arthritis; better management systems; paying clients; sight of customers'
management information; and a tool to force people to tell the truth! The
second includes a wish for a steep economic upturn and a positive, optimistic
view of the world. And the third, professionalism, covers: the desire for more
networking; investment in the recruitment, retention and development of good
credit people; and the resulting improvement that such investment delivers.
I'm afraid the ICM's ability to deliver some of the
aspirations in the first category is limited, particularly in the field of
arthritis (a cure for which I would certainly welcome if it were possible) but
I'm pleased that our members are able to influence the second through our
contact with the business/political community. I'm even more pleased that we're
able to play a significant role in achieving the desires expressed in the
third.
As I've often said in these blogs, we are all about
driving professionalism, and developing services to support this ambition. As the recognised standard in credit management, our
motivation is to raise the professionalism of people working in credit
management by providing them with the opportunity to develop their skills,
knowledge, and expertise in such a way that credit management is seen more and
more as a profession in its own right.
I'll share some more thoughts from the discussion next
week and also the wishes of the senior management team at ICM HQ; in the
meantime I'm off to prepare for the ICM's Regional Roadshow in Milton Keynes
where I'm looking forward to meeting a large number of our members and learn
from an excellent panel of speakers.
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