I spoke at and hosted my first Business Luncheon and Work session today. It was with a company that I have been working with for over 10 years. It was the first time that I had anything remotely social with any of my clients. From the first view out, I would have to say that everyone had a great time, enjoyed the food, and were able to open up when we went into the work portion of the afternoon.
The company is a Medical Records Billing organization. They have two locations right now and are looking to expand their operations. Having worked with them for over 10 year I have a warm spot for them—they were my first "major" client, until then the were some hit and miss operations but for the most part none have lasted this long. They face enormous challenges—as every aspect of medical records services becomes more and more stringent when it comes to security. These guys are on top of the security issue but could always stand to do more. That was what today was all about: Make their application an all encompassing app that is built according to the stakeholder specifications.
While it is great to be at home. It is even better to wake up, have breakfast, move the backyard, then fire up the Barbecue pit and then have a Business Meeting with a bunch of great people. As Tom Peters said, "One can push and prod far more effectively in one's own culture." Nothing could be more spot on. I was in my groove today. Everyone opened up, everyone shared, everyone was happy. We meet again at the end of the month.
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