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Leadership - How employees feel about the head of the organisation, senior management and the organisation's values and principles
Leadership has the biggest influence on how employees feel about the organisation.
Leaders need to create inspiring visions and provide clear direction to positively Impact the My Company factor.
When it comes to Wellbeing, no amount of free fruit or stress busting classes are going to address an imbalance. Employee Wellbeing is a by-product of the leadership and management culture.
If there’s pressure at the top of your organisation, it won’t take long to be felt throughout.
New employees get one-to-one meetings with the CEO and senior management team, and get support from a more experienced colleague. Employees are encouraged to develop leadership skills through shadowing, while the ‘25 ways to say thank you' scheme rewards staff with random gifts and team lunches.
New employees get one-to-one meetings with the CEO and senior management team, and get support from a more experienced colleague. Employees are encouraged to develop leadership skills through shadowing, while the ‘25 ways to say thank you' scheme rewards staff with random gifts and team lunches.
A birthday afternoon tea with senior managers to improve communication has bred trust and connected employees to the overall vision of the organisation. One day a month, senior management work from different sites, which increases engagement between employees and makes the senior team more approachable.
Their focus is on their communities, and colleagues have been involved in the development of allotments, vegetable growing schemes, wild-life gardens and Britain in Bloom. They also launched their Cleaner Greener project with the aim of promoting wellbeing and healthy living for residents.
Their focus is on their communities, and colleagues have been involved in the development of allotments, vegetable growing schemes, wild-life gardens and Britain in Bloom. They also launched their Cleaner Greener project with the aim of promoting wellbeing and healthy living for residents.
Their approach to improving team interaction and communication is to offer a wide range of opportunities, projects and teams that colleagues from across the organisation can get involved in. One example is Gateway Voice, which is their new employee forum to discuss employee-related matters.
Communicorp UK's Leadership Academy is designed to grow managers of all levels. There are currently 30 managers enrolled on the programme working to achieve their personal development goals with the help of a sponsor.
Their ‘Personal Best' process enables employees to create a year-round plan with clear and specific goals for their role and career. They link short and mid-term goals to their learning hub and specific learning programmes to help staff achieve and succeed in their roles.
Mark Lee is a hands-on leader, moving between Communicorp UK's nine locations and attending local team meetings every week. Mark also leads a call with every manager from across the business to give an update and hear progress and priorities from all business areas.
Over the last 12 months, CCFS have rewarded employees for their efforts by providing food to celebrate key business achievements. At Christmas they provided a bottle of wine and a personalised company annual of 2018 for all staff, as well as a fully funded annual Christmas party.
Over the last 12 months, CCFS have rewarded employees for their efforts by providing food to celebrate key business achievements. At Christmas they provided a bottle of wine and a personalised company annual of 2018 for all staff, as well as a fully funded annual Christmas party.
The company aims to make a positive contribution to the community by bringing jobs to local people, supporting and encouraging employees to become involved in community activities and events, and identifying a local charitable cause to support each year.
Buckingham Group consider employee development an integral part of the business's success, offering many initiatives, including apprenticeship and trainee programmes, personal progress reviews (PPRs), NVQ support, e-learning, and leadership, operations and future forums.
Buckingham Group have a genuine flat management structure, with the senior management team taking an active, hands-on role in the day-to-day management of the business. They engage openly with staff at every level of the organisation on a daily basis.
Alongside providing competitive market salaries and benefits, Buckingham Group operate a staff bonus scheme linked directly to company profit and to personal performance. When company profits exceed the profit used for the calculated bonus payments, top-up payments are made.
BMJ have a STAR award system where any employee can nominate another employee for going above and beyond. Awards are worth £150, £100 or £50 for individuals and £35 per team member for nominated teams.
This year the company continued with the summer working hours scheme, which meant that staff can work additional hours during their working week to earn an extra half day off a week, or an extra full day off every two weeks.
BMJ have a STAR award system where any employee can nominate another employee for going above and beyond. Awards are worth £150, £100 or £50 for individuals and £35 per team member for nominated teams.
As the company is founded and run by three friends, people are at the heart of the business and one of their goals is to provide as much opportunity to progress within the company as possible, whatever the employee's background might be.
Wellbeing is an important focus of monthly one to-one conversations with line managers, in which staff can talk about management and personal issues, as well as working relationships and workload.
Wellbeing is an important focus of monthly one to-one conversations with line managers, in which staff can talk about management and personal issues, as well as working relationships and workload.
Their induction programme is based around their principles and values and is delivered by an external training consultancy to all new team members. The practice's mission is on every poster, business card, job advertisement and other marketing materials.
Tim has a strong belief in the principles of White Cross Vets. He always listens to ideas and suggestions and welcomes every new member of the team on their first day. Each year, he organises a mystery day out to thank the support office team for their hard work.
The Annual Congress brings the whole company together for three days. The theme for 2017 was ‘Learn, Make Friends, Have Fun' and included an awards dinner and ‘Medieval Mayhem' teambuilding session.
Each month, the company hosts ‘make time for wine' sessions where a wine expert visits the office. It is a good chance for people from different teams to interact and learn more about wine while doing something enjoyable during the work day.
The Chief Executive Officer Jay does not have an office, opting to sit on a desk with the rest of the team. This way he is easily accessible to everyone, can join in conversations and get to know everyone in the team well.
The Chief Executive Officer Jay does not have an office, opting to sit on a desk with the rest of the team. This way he is easily accessible to everyone, can join in conversations and get to know everyone in the team well.
In 2017, UK Power Reserve achieved full ISO14001 Environmental Management System certification to UKAS standards. This included replacing fluorescent lighting with energy efficient LED lighting, ensuring vehicles were only washed at eco-friendly car washes and creating a green office with reduced use of paper stationery.
Through a passion for energy, UK Power Reserve plans to become a major energy player by consistently winning and effectively executing contracts, innovating to find new customers and exceeding their expectations. They have recently instituted an internal customer service feedback mechanism.
The company conducts management training and bespoke personal development plans for each potential manager. There is also a succession plan in with subject specific management training for identified successors.
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