http://www.southwesternalumniblog.com/southwestern_company/dortch-oldham-1919-2009/ Read about what's going on with Alumni of The Southwestern Company internship program. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:20:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.southwesternalumniblog.com/southwestern_company/dortch-oldham-1919-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Steve Savage Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:08:47 +0000 http://www.southwesternalumniblog.com/?p=66#comment-162 Dortch Oldham was my sales manager during my first summer - 1959 - and changed my life. I spent five summers selling books and six years going to university until I got my MBA. I learned more in those five summers than in six years of university. Dortch got me to believe in myself and to develop successful work habits. He was a constant encouragement in his weekly letters and occasional phone calls. Later, when I was a full-time sales manager, he continued to expand my vision and scope by giving me writing and editorial assignments on top of my sales management duties. He was always positive and drew out the best in me. He was a great man who had a major influence on my life. I honor his memory and will miss him. Dortch Oldham was my sales manager during my first summer – 1959 – and changed my life. I spent five summers selling books and six years going to university until I got my MBA. I learned more in those five summers than in six years of university. Dortch got me to believe in myself and to develop successful work habits. He was a constant encouragement in his weekly letters and occasional phone calls. Later, when I was a full-time sales manager, he continued to expand my vision and scope by giving me writing and editorial assignments on top of my sales management duties. He was always positive and drew out the best in me. He was a great man who had a major influence on my life. I honor his memory and will miss him.

]]> http://www.southwesternalumniblog.com/southwestern_company/dortch-oldham-1919-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Sam Waterfall Sun, 01 Mar 2009 11:44:59 +0000 http://www.southwesternalumniblog.com/?p=66#comment-21 What an example to us all. I never knew or met Dortch (I was selling in '96 and '97 and traveled to Nashville from the UK) but he's inspired me today. "We don't make them great people; they are great people when they come to us. They just never had the chance to prove themselves." I partly agree - SouthWestern certainly gave us all that chance but through its leaders it provided us with a whole lot of enduring guidance too! Becky thanks for posting this piece. Tremendous! What an example to us all. I never knew or met Dortch (I was selling in ’96 and ’97 and traveled to Nashville from the UK) but he’s inspired me today. “We don’t make them great people; they are great people when they come to us. They just never had the chance to prove themselves.” I partly agree – SouthWestern certainly gave us all that chance but through its leaders it provided us with a whole lot of enduring guidance too! Becky thanks for posting this piece. Tremendous!

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