Tuesday 16th October 2007, 10:24Hospital Redesigns........New Design

I apologise for returning to a theme which I have picked up before in these blogs. The design and layout of our offices has been a defining feature for A4e over the years. The bright colour, open plan, shared kitchen facilities, sofas, friendly style, open plan, fresh fruit, quality furnishings, notice boards and positive feel have all contributed to A4e creating a new place in the market for our customers.

Brilliant.

When we bring along our international visitors they always remark on our unique premises. And when we look at our competitors it is..View Complete Post
Monday 8th October 2007, 14:43How to keep in touch

Monday today - quite quiet for me. Not too many meetings - no journeys to make. Very nice. Aaaaahhh - a bit of peace....

Not for long...

Tomorrow and Wednesday are my 'In conversation with Emma' Days.

What on earth are they you might be asking?

Well - I think they are a little stroke of genius. Remembering right back to when my company was really small - just a handful of people - and all the chats we had - and the fact that so many ideas came from the casual conversations and simply bumping into each other over a coffee - how do you still get ..View Complete Post

Sunday 7th October 2007, 17:30The Power of Blogging

Just imagine - ten years ago - I might want some thoughts on a subject - and did not know who to turn to. Perhaps I had already heard the thoughts of everyone I knew and anyone I did not know wanted to charge me for sharing their thoughts. (Yes - I have used consultants and not briefed them properly  - or they were plain rubbish - and ended up with a meaningless document that has done nothing to improve the state of my knowledge or even worse not given me any ideas.)  Ten years ago - I might want to have a chunter about something - and I would have to pay for printe..View Complete Post

Monday 1st October 2007, 11:04Social Enterprise - ummmm I wonder???

Just been doing a bit of research on the web - tyring to work out 'what sort of organisation a4e is!'

Twenty years since I started - and I am still not sure...

This all has to do with when I meet some people in business and other entrepreneurs. I often find myself feeling I am talking a different language. Somewhere we misunderstand each other. I am sure that when they ask me what we do - and my reply is 'improve people's lives' - they think me quite mad and then their next thought is that A4e must be a charity. They then go on to discover that A4e is a s..View Complete Post
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