I'm delighted to announce the appointment of Chris Ellis to a new role as General Manager of our Well House Manor hotel (
[Link]).

Chris joins us from Ladbrokes where he has worked for a number of years in customer-facing roles -- joining them as a rookie clerk, then rapidly rising to senior shop manager. His job there involved all the day-to-day responsibilities of running such an establishment, by looking after his customers, making the best use of his staff and keeping them working as a happy team. He not only managed the shops, but he rolled up his own sleeves to work side-by-side with his staff. Chris's role also included responsibility for the IT systems in store, and he was very much involved in the marketing by building up of the business in his locale, and recognised with an award for his efforts.
As General Manager of the hotel, Chris will look after the administration and operations of the hotel. We're a small business with only a limited number of staff sharing a lot of roles, and Chris will also be taking on work in a wide variety of other areas mainly (but not exclusively) associated with the hotel. The rapid growth of the hotel's trade since we opened for general bookings earlier this year, and the ongoing strength of our training business, has stetched the resources we have had available. I will personally be able to dedicate more time now to the training business, ensuring that both our courses and accommodation remain so good that they continue to sell themselves by word of mouth, with our customers being our ambassadors.
I'm sure you'll join me in wishing Chris a long and happy time with Well House Consultants.
(written 2007-08-28, updated 2007-08-29)
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M301 - The Well House Manor team [849] Staff Meeting - (2006-08-30)
[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)
[1580] Congratulations, Martin and Marta - (2008-03-17)
[1585] Well House Consultants / Manor - Staff - (2008-03-21)
[1805] Carlisle High School - Class of 1973 Reunion - (2008-09-21)
[1839] Job application - (2008-10-13)
[1927] Team changes at Well House - looking forward - (2008-12-06)
[2021] Short health and safety course - (2009-02-02)
[2027] Who sticks by you in the snow? - (2009-02-05)
[2037] The Interview and The Lift - (2009-02-12)
[2924] Job applicants - wondering why they apply - (2010-08-16)
[2938] An opportunity to join our team! - (2010-08-28)
[2946] Level playing fields, job vacancies, lemons and peaches - (2010-09-05)
[2952] Concluding the interview process - (2010-09-10)
[3201] A change to the Well House team - thank you and good luck, Chris - (2011-03-14)
[3312] Are you cheerful, reliable and available on Saturday mornings? - (2011-05-30)
[3425] Our National Autograss Champion, from Melksham - (2011-09-08)
[3871] On getting noticed for the right reasons when you ask about job availability - (2012-09-26)
[3988] Three cheers for the staff at Well House Manor - (2013-01-24)
[4004] Annual Accounts - a big job for a small business - (2013-02-15)
[4227] Happy Christmas from the Well House Manor team - (2013-12-25)
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)
[1141] A strong team broadens the professional coverage - (2007-04-10)
[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)
[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)
[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)
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