Well I was a long time user of Salesforce going back over a decade, not just a User but ran large scale implementations in SFDC (salesforce dot com). Deployed Lightning to a national sales team of over 350. Managed the tech stack for 2000 technicians using SFDC primarily for work order management.

Before that I was using ACT! ... and wow, had that funky gadget with it's own alphabet.

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“Can you send me orders?”

“Send business my way! We are looking for orders.” 

“We cover X states / counties.”

“We have the best turnaround times.”

 Although my company is a Technology Company, we often get these order solicitations. We let those soliciting know we don’t have orders to pass along; however, we can set them up for success with the best productivity tools…so when orders do come rolling in, they’re in the best position to say ‘YES -keep it coming’!

Those marketing, asking for business, are laying the groundwork for future work – and quite frankly, now is the time to do this when things are slow. The market may not be demanding of your time with orders, but your business needs you now more than ever.

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Recently, we had a great conversation with a long-term, industry player. She shared how she’s behind – digitally. She was worried that this has impacted her business, or lack thereof. She was very transparent, sharing how tech was outside her wheelhouse but knew that she needed to make a change.

In so many words, she said her business mix shifted because of this. The more lucrative searches were replaced with searches that were more difficult and problematic, or even the opposite, super simple with tiny margins. The bread-and-butter business, in the middle, had dried up. It sounded like she was getting cherry picked.

But why?

Some things are hard, like I really don’t like going to the dentist, although I do it. The same can apply to business. Often, we can stay in the present, grappling with today’s ‘list of to-dos’, and avoid allocating time with the larger levers of business (seeing the dentist ??). 

So here are 3 hard conversations, that should be had. Please… copy this blog post and paste it into your own document - use these questions to clarify your roadmap.


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The NS3 event was a valuable experience, although the attendance fell short of expectations. Despite this, the event excelled in facilitating networking, fostering relationships, and featuring insightful keynote speakers.

One particularly impactful keynote was delivered by Long Doan, who shared his personal journey to success. His harrowing story served as a powerful reminder of life's preciousness and its unpredictable nature.

Given the challenging times, with businesses experiencing significant declines and a stagnant atmosphere, a sense of somberness pervaded the event. However, it is crucial that we refrain from complacency and take action.  
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 I’m excited (and fortunate) to be attending the National Settlement Services Summit, NS3, next week along with1,000 other real estate industry leaders to include Executives, Title Agents, Underwriters, Attorneys, Real Estate Agents, Lenders, Technology Providers, and others.

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In today's fast-paced business landscape, one area that often presents challenges is how clients and vendors share order information. As a Title Abstractor, you know that each client may have their own method, and it's up to you to pull together orders from various sources into a centralized system. Unfortunately, many abstractors still rely on manual methods for order entry. It's time to consider the impact this has on your efficiency and your attractiveness to clients.

Here’s an example: you receive an $80 order and it takes you 30 minutes to find the email, copy and paste the details, send a confirmation email, and track the ETA - that can take an hour of time.  By investing ~$20 worth of manual effort thus far, the order value is now $60, and no search work has even been done yet. That's 25% of your gross revenue consumed.

Now, wouldn't it be great to recoup all or most of that revenue with more automated processes ... and boost your margins? There are many way to handle incoming orders, and figuring out your options is a great starting point.

The industry is currently witnessing an 'experience exodus,' as seasoned professionals leave their roles. How can companies navigate these challenges and prepare for future success? When valuable experience walks out the door, it takes with it the knowledge gained from months of training, years of experience in company process/workflows, established connections, and a battle-proven work ethic.

However, the exodus isn't solely about retirees or those who have completed their careers. It also includes individuals who have been turned off by the industry's unpredictable nature.

 

What is role-based permission in software? How does this impact productivity?

Role-based permissions are a powerful method of managing User access control in software systems. This approach involves assigning Users to specific roles and granting them a set of permissions based on the responsibilities associated with that role.

By using role-based permissions, you can enable everyone to work synchronously in the system, without conflict, concern, or delay. This approach eliminates the need to wait for someone to complete their work, reduces reprocessing of information, and reduces rework. It is important to know your software’s role-based permission schema and evaluate if your users/roles are correctly set. If there are personnel changes, such as hiring or responsibility changes, it is important to review role-permissions.  
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