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 Ambition by In2Design"Well done is better than well said." 
Benjamin Franklin  (1706-1790) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                       
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Why Companies Need Less Innovation
Businesses need most of their workers to carry out their primary duties with enthusiasm and consistency
 
Perhaps the most popular-and misunderstood-term of the first decade of the new millennium is "innovation." A new stack of books and articles is produced every year asserting the critical importance of innovation for organizations that want to survive, especially during these challenging times. And to a large extent, I agree with that assertion. Unfortunately, most organizations in search of innovation seem to be generating as much cynicism as they are new thinking.
 
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Patrician WebsitePatrician launches NEW!! website 
The new website offers an easy way to navigate a variety of
dynamic tools and information, making it a fabulous resource for all things Patrician!
  • Multiple ways for users to find information
  • One resource to find all information
  • Enhanced user experience for customers
  • Access to detailed product information
  • Access to literature including brochures, spec sheets and 2010 Pricer
 
Please visit www.Patrician.com to find valuable product information and much more!
Healthcare News @ CSI
Patrician Chair Bed - Now available in two widths, Single and Double
Assist in the healing process with a comforting place to rest. Make the Narrative chair bed a part of the healing process within a patient room or family lounge areas. The chair bed is available with a wide selection of arm options to fit the environment and the needs of the patient and easily transforms into four positions. The generous sleep deck accommodates a wide range of heights, while the back cushion folds down when the chair is in the bed position to be used as a pillow rest. 
 
 
Designers - John Stafford/Chris Carter

John Stafford, graduate of Kendall School of Design (Grand Rapids, MI) in 1975, worked as Director of Design with Monarch Furniture Manufacturing, Division of Mohasco Corp. now known as Chromcraft/Revington. As Director of Design, responsibilities included creating the designs for the product line as well as developing all designs submitted by freelance designers. During his tenure he was heavily involved in manufacturing and product development engineering which prepared John for going into his own business in 1983. John Stafford Designs has since been a very successful design business and is responsible for designing many of the top selling products still being sold today in the contract furniture market.
Chris Carter graduated from Pratt Institute (New York) in 1991. He worked with various design firms in the metropolitan New York area, designing and working on products for clients including Steelcase, Century baby products, Tyco toys, Colgate Palmolive and Ford Motor Company. Deciding to concentrate in furniture design, he took the position as Design Director for Loewenstein. While there, he was responsible for numerous designs and programs for various high profile installations throughout North America. 
In 2002, Chris and John joined forces to form John Stafford/Chris Carter Design, LLC. Since the formation of the new partnership, concentration has been focused in all categories of the contract market. They are a full service design team that offers skills from concept drawings to 3D solids modeling as well as provides valuable input regarding strategic product
planning, costing and sourcing. They have spent much time traveling internationally to work with world leading suppliers on the production of their designs to satisfy the challenging costs that are demanded in today's market. Since partnering, John Stafford/Chris Carter Design, LLC has acquired a world wide client base from which their designs are sold in corporate, healthcare, college/university, retail store planning and hospitality markets.
 
tips & tools
Maximising your free time at work 
 
 There are always times in every job where you have nothing to do.  For some it's a bonus - a break from the routine - for others it's dull and boring.
 
This article will look at how you can make best use of your free time at work (or skive and get away with it!).
 
Is there anything you should be doing right now?
Be honest - do you really have spare time just now or is there something you can be getting on with?
 
We all have stuff that doesn't have to be done right away, so sometimes we put things aside and have a break, don't we?  Or is it just me?
 
Motivating yourself to start that task you have been putting off can be difficult, so here are a few tips to get the ball rolling:
Make a list of what you need to do.
Break each task down into sub tasks - you will find these much more manageable (and less daunting!).
Just start from the beginning and work your way down the list.  Before you know it, your task will be complete!

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All the best,
Bill Signature
Bill Meyer
Contract Specialties, Inc. (CSI)
 
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