Intelligent Information Systems Company Days

“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much”

Helen Keller

All the teams within IIS are coming together on Monday and Tuesday to catch up on the latest, share ideas and make plans for the coming months and 2011.

With three new members having joined the team since June, myself included, and another one set to join in October, it will be a good chance for everyone to put faces to the names that they’ve been hearing and corresponding with over the summer months and also those which to introductions haven’t been made.

IIS places a high emphasis on team work and recognises the importance of open communication, the sharing of knowledge and ideas which supports the continued innovation which we are committed to achieving in relation to our products, services and in house activities.

The company days provide a chance for each department to converse with each other, recognising the importance and contributions of all included.

“By sharing information, teamwork enhances business, makes it more informed, creates harmony and alleviates resentment between the different factors that need to work hand in hand in order to make a business work.

Teamwork has been proven to be the secret to a successful business and if you were to imagine each person within that team as a little cog in a machine, without one of the cogs working, the whole machine stops. Equally as important as this, the communication between each faction means that the shared information adds value, oils that machine, and makes the teamwork more effective.”

Rachelle de Bretagne

Blog posts and social media activity may come to a slight halt over the couple of days next week in case anyone thinks we’ve given up or are failing to keep up the effort, far from it! We'll back with any highlights and revelations from the days on Wednesday!

Open Your Eyes to the Solutions – Involve Your People

Just a thought for the day for those businesses which are struggling or are perhaps have resigned themselves to merely survive and weather the storm. Every day presents new opportunities, creativity can flourish and ideas can be created. Trying something new should always be the prerequisite, if you don’t someone else will.

"You are surrounded by simple, obvious solutions that can dramatically increase your income, power, influence and success. The problem is, you just don't see them."

Jay Abraham

The business world is constantly in flux, new challenges are emerging daily, new competitors surfacing and new standards being set. With the degree of change therein lies the temptation to throw in the towel and give up when it all just gets too much. We can become blind to the solutions, support and knowledge which permeates the world of business and in itself can seem a tad complex.

A business manager has a complex role to play, the tasks and responsibilities diverse however large or small the business. The functions within your organisation shouldn’t be underestimated and you should always look to the future… Whatever your size today, surely you aspire to achieve growth?

Teamwork and employee involvement is what I believe to be the key to opening up our minds to the solutions which may otherwise dismiss or fail to notice.
With innovation now being a key success driver, how can one person or even a small percentage of people within an organisation be expected to take on the mammoth responsibility to be consistently creative? Every member or your workforce will bring something to the table; they just need the opportunity to do so!

“Innovation today isn’t a sudden break with the past, a brilliant insight that one lone outsider pushes through to save the company. Just the opposite: innovation today is a continuous process of small and constant change, and it’s built into the culture of successful companies.”

Janet Rae-Dupree

“…the group effort allows us to move much more quickly and become successful much faster.”

Chris MacCarthy – Director of the Innovation and Learning Network