Award Nominated – Is it Friday yet??

Phew!

Its Friday written on a beautiful skyWhat’s that? Cup of tea? Don’t mind if I do and in fact, I might treat myself to a biscuit too!

You see it’s been that kind of a week here at Henshalls!

It’s because we’ve had “The Visit” the visit from the judges of the inaugural Excellence in Business Awards run by the Shropshire Star as we’re shortlisted in the Excellence in Learning and Skills category.

And of course we’ve all been working flat out in the run-up to their arrival, leaving nothing to chance.

From organising the transformation of an unloved room ready to host our special guests (I’m sure I could have done a great job on that daytime Peter Andre home makeover programme!), to buying the pastries for refreshments, my role has been nothing if not varied.

I’ve also been helping the team with their presentations, encouraging them to practise, and calming their nerves I’ve even had to remind a couple of them to breathe during their speeches, pretty essential stuff really!

When you combine dodgy internet connections, four flights of stairs and a whirlwind timetable, I ought to be two stone lighter after everything that’s gone on this week.

Security Alert!

My state-of-mind wasn’t helped by the small matter of a security alert going on outside the office window!

A security van pulled up and as the driver left his cab, an automated message started announcing that the vehicle was under attack drama on the High Street!

After a frantic call to the police, and the arrival of officers in a patrol car, the security guard returned nonchalantly to his vehicle telling us there was just a problem with the system and no alert whatsoever my nerves can’t take much more!

Thankfully my week since the judging has been a little calmer, and we’re just hoping that all our efforts won’t have been in vain when it comes to the awards evening.

We’ve got all our fingers and toes crossed wish us luck!

If nothing else, it’s a good chance to get our glad rags on and enjoy a fine evening in the company of colleagues from across Shropshire, and let’s face it, who doesn’t need to relax after the week we’ve had!

Sally Williams  uk.linkedin.com/in/sallyannewilliams

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