Advice
Failing to plan?
As the saying goes from Benjamin Franklin ‘If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!”
Sunday 20 September 2026
Cat Macdonald has worked across a broad range of sectors including manufacturing, engineering and media at senior management level in Human Resources. Now with Threedom Solutions she works with large plcs & smaller local concerns specialising in HR service provision, Team Coaching and Training solutions. As a working parent she is passionate about supporting parents in the workplace and also developing employee's Resilience in the workplace.
As the saying goes from Benjamin Franklin ‘If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!”
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