“Until you see Fred Logue’s 3 little children, appearing one by one on his webcam, with beaming smiles and curiosity, you don’t really know Fred.”
Last Saturday afternoon, it was perfect day for the beach in Florida. We had scheduled a call with Fred Logue to talk about him leading an OBA – Ireland group. Fred lives in Brussels, but travels and works in Ireland consistently, where he is a lawyer. Fred also started a linked in group for the Irish Law Society with about 350 members.
We enjoyed meeting Fred, answering his questions about OBA, where we’re headed and most importantly, why. I’m not sure how he felt being tag-teamed by Mayra and I on video! It can be quite intense to engage us at the same time, let alone through a Mac cam on Skype! 😉 Still, Fred kept himself composed and professional, until he could no longer contain his children’s curiosity, after an hour of us talking us on a Saturday.
They burst forth from behind Fred’s chair and presented themselves with little timidity. They were so delightfully curious and polite that we were almost speechless – first time that hour! I can talk to you about Fred’s very interesting career, but his linked in summary here spells it out better. But what was more important was what it was like meeting him and his children.
OBA is about building friendships first and business second. Spending time with each other, not necessarily talking about business, but about life, family and becoming friends is crucial to building a tight-knit group of colleagues that can support each other in life and business. I may not be friends with Fred from one Skype call, but I know him better already. Thank you, Fred.
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