Christmas is fast approaching as are a number of important deadlines. Cake is heading up the integration effort involving 3 parties for the beta launch of a central government knowledge base system. This is a culmination of 8 months work building a new platform for the applications to run and some significant new feature modules including Contact Management and Metrics. The new platform will allow us to continue to develop the system to fulfil many additional requests for new functionality to what is already a very useful, widely used system.
December has also seen the relationship between DeCare and Cake enter a new phase. We want to build on the fantastic synergy between the two companies and the now proven working relationship to generate high quality new business for 2008 for both companies. An initial recent meeting allowed us to discuss our ideas and another meeting before Christmas will lead to some tangible plans being put in place to allow us to move forward quickly next year.
Whilst I was down in London I met up with some colleagues from my coaching program, The Strategic Coach. Salli, Brian and I spent a number of hours in the afternoon discussing our businesses, bouncing ideas off each other and reviewing some of the Strategic Coach tools we use and the benefits we get from this. We then headed out to a pub in the evening for a much deserved meal and a few drinks.
Cake closes for two weeks over Christmas to give the team a well earned break beginning Friday 21st December through to Monday 7th January. Before that we have our Christmas party to look forward to, Rock the Kasbah at Old Trafford. For those that are interested here is the link, http://www.the-christmas-company.co.uk/venues/manchester/map.htm.