Day 6

Hey Folks,

It is Sunday at 7:00, and it is another beautiful night in London. I was told that in the six days leading up to my visit, there was nothing but rain...but it has been nothing but beautiful since I arrived. I am not saying that I had anything to do with it, but...

I have to tell you, it is a funny thing waking up in a foreign country, on a Saturday, with absolutely nothing to do. I slept until 3:00 PM on Saturday, found a gym, found some great steps to run, and found a great Tapas restaurant. Today, I worked out early, then went to Bond Street to do some shopping. The clothes here are out of this world, the funny thing, though, is that you see very few people wearing them. The common Londoner would describe prices as way too high, but I have to admit that the group within Kenexa dresses very well, and makes a nice presentation.

Friday night, I watched England play a friendly versus Brazil, in a pub across the Street from my flat. I even drank beer on tap...in a dirty glass. My accomodations are excellent, and it certainly makes being here much easier. Everyone, at some point in their life, should watch England play, in England, in a pub. It is one of the top 10 highlights of my life. We have a big game coming up on Wednesday, and I can't wait.

Rugby is on the tele, right now, and Big Brother is the talk of the day. They have two channels that televise Big Brother 24/7. Aside from Big Brother, lots of reality TV, and lots of U.S. shows. Grey's Anatomy is huge here, as is any documentary on Britney, be it her high times or low times.

My flat views a river on one side, and the city on another, so it is really a wonderful place to sit and work. It is light until 9:30 or so, so you really feel like you have more day here. The tough part is that it is light out between 4:00 and 4:30 AM, so it is more difficult to sleep.

As far as the sales infrastructure...I keep saying that if the next few weeks go as well as the first few days, this will be a piece of cake. This week will be another week of listening, introducing structural changes, and assigning appropriate personnel with the appropriate accountabilities. The following week, will be the go-live week. So, we need five more productive days this week, and we will roll into week 3.

We put up an unofficial 830K in May, so it is an 850K on April, 830K in May, and now we need 920 in June. We can get there, and we are also going to hire a new salesperson tomorrow, but he will likely not start until the week before my return.

We need a big month in June, and we have enough in the funnel to get there.

I miss you guys, and look forward to talking to you this week.

JV