At the very tail end of last month, we ran a MySQL course back in the old training centre rather that at Well House Manor - quite simply, we're getting busier with external bookings as well as our own courses, and now that we have three conference rooms we can mix and match as appropriate. The "Old 'un" still works well and we've now got enough furniture and equipment to book fully.
That day, I was giving the MySQL at "404" and Lisa was downstairs there in "Command Central". Christine, Leah and Martin [alphabetic order!] were on their own at "The Manor" - something we consciously let happen so that they can take on the roles and responsibilities. It's both staff development in their interests and broading out who can do what in Lisa's and mine.
So - in shortly Lisa and I head up to Finland to run a course up there, and to see the Friday evening nightline in Helsinki. There's hotel bookings ... there's people around, and we feel confident that issues that come up will be dealt with and the place will be in safe hands.
(written 2007-04-10, updated 2008-12-26)
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G207 - Well House Consultants - Staff [10] What do you look for in your IT trainer? - (2004-08-10)
[41] A Thousand and four words - (2004-09-07)
[88] Getting the right level of trainer - (2004-10-14)
[168] Welcoming Leah Davies to our team - (2005-01-04)
[185] Who am I? - (2005-01-21)
[371] The training team that's looking out for you - (2005-07-07)
[393] Trainer answers phone - (2005-07-28)
[578] Woman screaming at me - (2006-01-26)
[862] 4 weeks to go - (2006-09-11)
[895] Welcome, Martin - (2006-10-16)
[972] Both one team and two - (2006-12-08)
[1002] Meet the neighbours - (2006-12-20)
[1065] Graham Ellis - an Introduction - (2007-02-05)
[1083] Behind the scenes - (2007-02-17)
[1324] Well House Manor appoints a General Manager - (2007-08-28)
[2009] The Royal Mail Receipt - (2009-01-26)
[2044] Please Trouble me - (2009-02-16)
[2050] Why the Pony Tail? - (2009-02-21)
[2164] Updating my public profile - Graham Ellis - (2009-05-09)
[2566] Excellent staff make for excellent hotel - (2010-01-07)
[2772] Graham Ellis - Summary of Training Record - (2010-05-21)
[2775] Declarations of interest - knowing where you stand with people - (2010-05-22)
[2934] Not so much software training - more hotel keeping! - (2010-08-25)
[2960] The Well House team - September 2010 - (2010-09-19)
[3051] Positively reforming the system - could it be done? - (2010-11-14)
[3103] Thank you - and Happy Christmas - (2010-12-24)
[3201] A change to the Well House team - thank you and good luck, Chris - (2011-03-14)
[3212] Well House Manor - a home from home for the business and leisure guest in Melksham - (2011-03-26)
[3311] Exhilarating day! - (2011-05-30)
[3425] Our National Autograss Champion, from Melksham - (2011-09-08)
[3460] Flying Colours! - (2011-09-28)
[3490] How not to call when job seeking ... - (2011-10-20)
[3586] Emergency First Aid Provision at Well House Manor - part of the service - (2012-01-19)
[3961] Well House Staff Party - (2012-12-22)
[4189] Who are we - Lisa, Graham, Gypsy and Billy - (2013-10-07)
[4227] Happy Christmas from the Well House Manor team - (2013-12-25)
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