Chris Batten CEO ipatter

So many things, on so many different burners at the moment, made for a really interesting Monday. The rest of the week looks as if it's going to be the same, so head down and fingers crossed for loads of great results! My first meeting of the day was with our chosen charity for this year, the Community Sports Foundations 'Sporting Light Appeal.' Some of you may remember that last...

This weekend I had the usual round of emails to review and send out, get the weekly figures in for my stats and generally prepare for the next round in this very exciting battle.

I have a very busy week next week and so most of the day, before going to see the Norwich game, was preparation for the coming week. I have another recruitment day and a sales meeting with the entire team, which, I...

Andy was back from his holidays today and looking tanned, healthy and relaxed, after his break. As expected he was also 'chomping at the bit', to get back into the swing of things. I had a meeting with a client first thing and then off to the office to catch up on the days emails. It wasn't long before Andy and I were together to talk over the progress made during his absence. It...

I woke this morning with one central thought going through my mind you're only as good as the team around you. The team around you is the one you're building, so take responsibility and make it happen for the team! Such is the way my brain works sometimes! The team for any business is all important and needs loads of time invested in its development if it's to be successful and...

Now that was a day, that was. I think I managed to experience the full range of emotions at different times during the day, I won't be sorry if I don't have a day like this again for a while, that's for sure! I spent quite a bit of the day catching up with the team and also making sure things were all set for the sales meeting next week. 

Andy made contact today as his...

I promised Mike Kirkham at today's networking event, that I would not talk about my ablutions today, I also said Mike would certainly be getting a mention today. So, I have today delivered on my promise on all fronts, how I wish all promises and expectations could be met so easily!

The meeting went well, it was really good yet again to see new faces. My hope is that those new people got...

I was up a little later than usual today and it felt good! I still managed to keep the routine going and got to the office in good time. I get so much done at that time in the morning. After a few e-mails and a few calls done, I settled down to the task in hand. The big one for today was to find a way to communicate the new incentive scheme to the team. In an ideal world I would get them all on a...

Much to think about today, which in reality is nothing new. I want to see if we can really get things moving this next week and can see no reason why this should not be the case. The results will come for the entire team if they just continue to put the effort in.

I got an email from Andy who I know is having a great time on his holiday, he just wanted to let me know he was still there to...

Day two of induction today, so up in time to catch up with admin not completed yesterday because of unexpected distractions in the evening. All became well by 0800 and I was fully up to date and ready for Friday! I got to the office in good time and started going through the usual pile of mail and paperwork. Edd turned up just before the induction was due to start, time for a quick cup of tea on...