Along Came The Fixer

by Harvey Lyons

Overview

As a minority just starting out in corporate America, Harvey Lyons had to work hard to overcome the challenges of his job while finding that elusive work-life balance. In Here Comes the Fixer, he relates his personal experiences and explores how he was able to find the positives in negative situations while rising to meet the challenges of a demanding life both at home and at work. Even when certain aspects of his life threatened to implode, with God by his side, he was able to overcome it all!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781098301149
Publisher:	BookBaby
Publication date:	02/01/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	68
File size:	657 KB

About the Author

Harvey Lyons was Director of Sales of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Americas and US Public Sector responsible for sales marketing and operations. Prior to joining HP/Compaq, he was VP of Sales and Marketing for Ameritech, and held many other senior level positions with Nynex Mobile Communications and Microsoft. He currently serves on the Board of Governors at Stonebriar Country Club, and on the board of the Boys and Girls Club of Collin County.He has been married to his wife, Aven, for 35 years. They have three grown children and four grandchildren.

Table of Contents

Part I Phase 1 7

1 My Father's Influence 9

Three in One 9

"That's Harvey's House": The Early Days 13

The Days of Retail 16

2 Becoming the Fixer 21

The Club's the Thing 21

The Era of the Copier: On the Rise at IBM 23

Listen 34

The Conversation 36

A New Era in Nynex 37

Between New Yorks 40

First Tour 41

Second Tour 42

Part II Phase 2 47

3 Translating and Perfecting the Fix 49

Applying the Tourniquet: Microsoft 49

4 The Inside Fix 51

The Cost 51

A Problematic Blessing 52

Quick Change: Security Link by Ameritech 57

My Metamorphosis 59

The Sit-down 60

Four Million Miles 62

The Message Never Changes 62