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Leadership Drives Engagement

Clear vision, trust and alignment from senior leaders shape how employees feel about the organisation - impacting company culture and wellbeing.
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Simba Sleep

The CEO and Senior Leadership Team create organisational clarity for all employees through transparent communication. The organisation holds a town hall meeting in person every two or three months where it updates on current performance, shares the vision and strategy going forward, and ensures that it remains aligned with Simba Sleep’s principles, vales, and purpose.

Simba Sleep believes that its employees are its greatest asset and fundamental to business success, which is why it invests in its employees’ development. The organisation created the Simba Training Academy where each employee has a budget set aside of £1500 per year to spend on their development, both personal and professional.

The organisation has donated mattresses to the Turkey & Syria Appeal. It also support YouthMatters and sent refurbished mattresses to individuals moving from into independent accommodation. It further supports The Sleep Charity by working with them on educational and research content with regards to sleep, helping fund their sleep hotline and sleep counselling services.

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KNAPP UK

KNAPP's apprenticeship programme in engineering and other functions offers excellent advancement opportunities. The international nature of the group also provides global opportunities for career development.
KNAPP UK Ltd promotes work-life balance by offering increased flexibility to work from home. The company also recognises the supportive role families play in the team's overall success.
The Leadership Team demonstrates its care and support for employees through regular site visits, 'time to talk' sessions and by promoting open communication through the Employee Forum.
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The Regenda Group

The Regenda Group encourages team spirit through events like the Dragon Boat Race. This fosters a sense of belonging and camaraderie among staff. Verbal communication and collaboration are highly valued, strengthening team dynamics.
The group prioritises employee wellbeing, offering mental health awareness training and wellbeing workshops. These initiatives focus on resilience, nutrition, sleep, posture, and exercise, ensuring a healthy work environment.
The Regenda Group's leadership, including the CEO, advocates for customer centricity, high performance, and open communication. Regular face-to-face briefings keep employees updated, fostering an environment of transparency and trust.
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Ongo

Quarterly "Ask the Executive Leadership Team" sessions take place online so that staff can take part where ever they work — including sitting in a van between jobs. They give employees the chance to ask questions, share ideas or raise concerns. Pulse surveys via text and email ask staff how the organisation might improve.

Ongo have environmental practices in place such as a cycle to work scheme, encouraging the use of public transport, encouraging working from home, energy efficient IT and also making employees aware of the organisations energy consumption.

Supporting local communities is a key part of what the organisation is about. It is a regular aspect of Ongo's work, from "we care" days, when colleagues get out into the community, cleaning, painting or tidying an area, to the £1million invested in projects to improve communities in the past 12 months.
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Grainger Plc

Grainger Plc supports personal growth through initiatives like the Future Leaders Programme and the Career Development Framework. These programmes offer clear pathways for advancement, ensuring employees feel challenged and their skills are utilised effectively.
Through its Wellbeing Calendar and Mental Health Champions Network, Grainger Plc places a strong emphasis on employee wellbeing. Initiatives such as Blue Monday demonstrate the company’s commitment to supporting work-life balance and mental health.
Under CEO Helen Gordon, Grainger Plc's leadership is engaged with employees through regular town hall calls and executive-led communication channels, reinforcing organisational values and fostering transparent dialogue across all levels.
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East Anglian Air Ambulance

Chief executive, Patrick Peal, started a social media #walkwithPatrick encouraging staff to post photos of themselves out in the fresh air getting exercise. Many internal briefing notes were written in the first person, with managers explaining how they were feeling and how the pandemic was impacting them personally.

EAAA organised daily activities ensuring everyone had at least one opportunity a day to socialise with colleagues and workmates. These included a film club, a weekly quiz, an art club and Desert Island Discs where a different person was in the hot seat every week being interviewed.

EAAA ran weekly wellbeing seminars on subjects including mindfulness, yoga and stress awareness and gave staff time off to get haircuts after the first lockdown ended. It also organised a challenge with staff and supporters competing in teams to run or walk the most miles during a week in September.

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Brother Marcus

At Brother Marcus, employees’ mental and physical health are all supported through YuLife, an innovative wellbeing platform. Employees and their family members have access to online doctors, mental health sessions, activity tracking and wellness rewards, all through the app.
The leadership team creates organisational clarity by communicating vision, goals and expectations clearly across all levels of the business. This is achieved through regular team meetings, site visits, one-to-one WordTake sessions and weekly head office catch-ups. Leaders ensure employees understand their roles, responsibilities, and how their work contributes to the overall success.
Over the past 12 months, Brother Marcus has supported charitable and community initiatives through partnerships with StreetSmart and Belu Water. With StreetSmart, the organisation has contributed through fundraising events and in-restaurant collections to help people experiencing homelessness. Through Belu Water, a portion of proceeds from sales supports clean water projects.
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Evolve BG

The company supports employee wellbeing with Mental Health First Aiders, healthy snacks, and policies promoting adequate rest, helping maintain a balance between work and personal health.
Evolve BG's leadership exemplifies transparency and accountability, with approachable Executive and Leadership teams who listen to feedback, fostering a culture of open and honest communication.
Evolve BG's partnership with Wigan Youth Zone and participation in fundraising events like Tough Mudder reflect the organisation’s commitment to making a positive impact in the community beyond profit motives.
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KERB

KERB offers a company bonus scheme based on profit, impact, and engagement, and provides sales and target incentives. The "you've nailed it" award recognises those who go above and beyond with an annual, all-expenses-paid incentive trip, such as the upcoming trip to Copenhagen.
KERB supports physical and mental health through Private Medical Insurance, a medical cash plan, and ClassPass. The Hospitality Action EAP provides confidential support, while a Mental Health committee organises initiatives, and there are 27 trained mental health first aiders.
All line managers have been through an external strategic leadership training programme, focusing on key areas like strategy, professional management, and commercial leadership. This investment in their leaders ensures a high standard of guidance and support for the entire team.
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iconsys

The leadership team at iconsys believe that only by living the organisation’s culture will the company achieve its mission. This starts with employees at all levels becoming learners in all things and having a growth mindset. Leaders further demonstrate the organisation’s behaviours: Safety, Excellence, Responsible, Agile, Transparent, and Teamwork.
iconsys has created its own Academy to support employee growth and development. The Academy was created with the support of several experts in the field of training and talent development.
The organisation participates in a range of charity and fundraising initiatives, including donating to foodbanks close to its clients rather than sending them Christmas cards. It also holds regular coffee mornings and cycling events to raise money for the British Heart Foundation, and supports Movember, with a number of engineers joining in.
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