Leadership Drives Engagement

'All Staff' events and Roadshows are used to bring colleagues together face-to-face for networking and interactive presentations. In 2015, individual teams also created brief, innovative, and entertaining videos to introduce themselves to the rest of the organisation, helping to foster a sense of community.

Association for Project Management has a performance related pay scheme (PRP) open to all staff upon completion of their probationary period. PRP rewards employees for achieving their personal objectives which have been cascaded down from corporate objectives thereby contributing towards the aims of the organisation.

Through schemes like Flooring Reuse and GiveITBack, SATCoL emphasises community support and sustainability, showcasing its dedication to societal betterment beyond profit motives.

Bentley prioritises employees' wellbeing, providing Mental Health First Aiders, Employee Assistance Programmes, and flexible working arrangements. The organisation also offers initiatives like walking clubs, football, rounders, and a book club to promote physical and mental health.

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.

The Society introduced new pension and electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes, improving their benefits offerings and showing a commitment to fair treatment of employees.

People's Partnership encourages a sense of belonging and team spirit through its monthly wellbeing activities and social events like its yearly Summer BBQs and Festive lunches.

At Harmony Fire, every employee is given a Personal Development Plan which is reviewed annually, providing them with the opportunity to develop into the roles that they want to progress their careers. Further, all managers are sent on a management training programme to enhance their leadership skills.

Costain prioritises employee wellbeing through initiatives such as the Menopause Plan and private healthcare packages, ensuring that personal health and work-life balance are maintained. These measures help to reduce stress and improve overall performance and satisfaction.

To improve its processes and working practices between teams the organisation uses RULE: Relationships – Understanding its customers and suppliers; Understanding - Mapping results to understand processes and where each person and function sits within it; Lean - Maximizing value and reducing waste and inefficiencies; Efficiency - measuring efficiencies made from the process