Friday, July 08, 2005

Your Favorite Hellerisms


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44 Comments:

At 11:22 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Charting New Boundaries

 
At 9:49 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

re-honk the deal

 
At 9:52 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

WE CAN BOX THAT RISK

 
At 1:57 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Work smarter, not harder.

 
At 6:23 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

That's gonna be a tough putt

 
At 6:25 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

"We're starting to get some traction . . . let's get out of the weeds . . . it's a bit too granular . . . we need greater visibility" Which superstar is responsible for these beauties??

 
At 7:10 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

We need to talk about the real risks of doing this deal, so make sure that the marketing guy does not attend

 
At 7:11 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

We've got a new credit exposure strategy - you cannot write off $100MM if you don't hold $100MM.

 
At 7:12 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Boo Hoo on your 360 review

 
At 1:41 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Who killed Broker man?

 
At 12:47 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

(with apologies to Jeopardy)
Answer: Great wizard of cash flow lending which (almost) sank Heller in late 80's said : "We created a very competitive product. Of course we look at it[$1 billion write off]as training costs."

Question: What's a euphemism?

 
At 7:43 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

If everyone is mad at the lender when the deal closes, then we did a good job.

 
At 12:40 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

It's a Sizzling Salad Day

 
At 12:42 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Project BEST is not about headcount reduction. It is about making us a better company.

 
At 9:21 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Who used to say "If your not early your late"?

 
At 5:18 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Remember "the beat"?

 
At 4:52 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Did you re-boot your computer before you called?

 
At 2:10 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Our goal: To be best in class

 
At 12:09 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

You must convince your client of two things:
(1) THERE IS A GOD AND

(2) GOD RESIDES AT 105 WEST ADAMS (Heller's ORIGINAL location)

 
At 6:16 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Penny a share!

 
At 6:07 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

We have to head to higher ground and keep our powder dry.

 
At 7:14 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

LFG - the engine that drives the train

 
At 7:15 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

As Lou Rubin once said.............

 
At 7:15 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Bullets & Boxes

 
At 7:16 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Project Bust

 
At 7:18 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

What's the Beta?

 
At 12:34 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Spend to Win!

 
At 5:26 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

"Finding a Way to Say Yes"

 
At 7:30 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Quantify the airball before pricing the deal

 
At 7:31 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Cash flow comes and goes, but collateral is here to stay.

 
At 7:33 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I never liquidated net worth and got anything for it.

 
At 12:50 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Greetings...

 
At 11:41 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Spend to win

 
At 11:12 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Spend wisely! Make copies on both sides of the paper. . .

 
At 4:09 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Heller was Heller- no comparison

 
At 4:13 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Heller's X'smas Party at Palmer House- a big fun event. Those were the days.

 
At 2:55 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

GE has nade an offer we could not refuse

 
At 8:04 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

"He has lot of experience in ABL---and once in a while what he says is even accurate".

 
At 8:16 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

True statement heard in a credit committee presentation of an existing troubled real estate deal :
Question:
Why is there no appraisal done in the last 2 years?
Answer:
We are waiting for a market-neutralized environment, so we can get a more updated value.
HUNH?

 
At 8:30 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

"We are going to fix it so it stays fixed"

 
At 1:08 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

"Penny a share." We use to say that to Dick when he'd pass by.

 
At 1:42 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

"Good and Getting Better!"

 
At 11:03 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

"Can you stop all work on the SBL LUCAS system?" - "Umm... We go live this weekend..." - "Yeah, uh, just stop." 24 hours later, Heller announces that SBL is being shut down.

 
At 2:24 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

make me secure and I'll do anything!

 

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