First graduates for Oakland International leadership development programme

A leadership development programme launched by total supply chain solutions specialist Oakland International in early 2021 is now celebrating its first team graduates. Working in partnership with the Brathay Trust in the Lake District, Oakland’s newest professional development initiative is designed to cultivate and nurture leaders of the future based around a programme of challenging practical...

Worcester Cathedral appoints new chief operating officer

The Dean and Chapter of Worcester Cathedral have announced the appointment of a new chief operating officer. Matthew Hall joins the cathedral from the Diocese of Bristol, where he has worked for the past 14 years, most recently holding the position of deputy diocesan secretary (finance and operations). Matthew will play a central role in delivering the Chapter’s strategy and plans, managing its...

Wayne’s work-driven world

He's been a butcher, a bingo hall worker, a casino croupier, a postman, served on supermarket tills.....and now he’s at the helm of a near £500,000 turnover accountancy business with over 400 clients. The life and times of Wayne McCormack is quite a story...... Apparently slightly reserved at first encounter, Wayne is nothing if not eminently quotable when he gets into his conversational stride....

Liz’s Love Affair with Life Coaching

There’s an inspiring quote from Mark Twain that sums up Liz Gait's approach to work and to life in general.... “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why,” wrote the creator of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. The maxim from the man once described as the father of American literature is well over 100 years old but Liz swears by its timeless...