Looks who's back...

 

If you work with us here at MES or follow us on Twitter or here on the blog, you may have noticed that Paul our Head of  Business Development has been a little quiet recently.  Well for the last three months he's been on sabbatical travelling the world.  During his travels he went skiing in France, and then travelled extensively through Central America visting places like Guatamala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.  

 

 

Well he's now back, getting used to the British weather again (his plane landed at Heathrow in a snow storm!) and getting stuck in.  He'll be back writing on the blog as well, so expect to hear from him soon.

 

Happy Thanksgiving

Over the past year, the MES team has become more international, with members joining us from New Zealand, Sweden and the United States. In the spirit of honouring and sharing the cultures within our international contingent, today we have celebrated a slightly belated Thanksgiving. While we spent the afternoon devouring pumpkin pie – a traditional Thanksgiving dessert to accompany a dinner of turkey, cranberry sauce, gravy and stuffing – we also called upon our American colleague Mallory to share some thoughts on what this holiday is all about.

There are many origin stories of how the Thanksgiving holiday came into being, and debate as to how realistic some conceptions are of a grand feast where the early settlers and Native Americans came together to eat, share and give thanks for the season’s harvest. Regardless of what may or may not have happened several hundred years ago, the underlying theme of sharing and togetherness persists. Thanksgiving is a time to sit down for a meal with loved ones without the frenzy of gift giving and receiving, and reflect upon the things we already have to be thankful for over the past year.

MES Strategy Day - Part 2

Last week the MES team had its annual strategy day.  It was a chance to get the team out of the office, to provide a platform for all to have a say about what changes are needed and what our focus should be in the coming year. It was also about spending some time with each other without phones going, emails buzzing (do emails buzz?) or managers hassling!

So my core topics this year were QUALITY and EDUCATION. 

MES Strategy Day in the Cotswolds - Part 1

The MES team spent a few days out of London last week for our annual Strategy Day.  We spent the day planning the next twelve months and doing some team bonding - this year orienteering in the Cotswolds.  We had a great time and we've got some exciting plans for the year ahead.  Come back on Friday to hear more.

Goodbye Rhodri

A note of sadness.  Our great colleague and friend Rhodri leaves us today – after nearly 5 years with MES.  He has been a brilliant colleague, champion and true ambassador for us and I wish him lots of luck.  You will be gone, but not forgotten - goodbyeeeeee!