The senior management team conduct monthly face to face meetings with their teams ensuring that everybody has the opportunity to interact with a board director. The directors will personally hand out any achievement awards and attend team celebrations when quarterly targets are achieved.

The senior management team conduct monthly face to face meetings with their teams ensuring that everybody has the opportunity to interact with a board director. The directors will personally hand out any achievement awards and attend team celebrations when quarterly targets are achieved.

Employees are supported through sponsored training and accreditation such as a coaching and mentoring qualification or even post graduate studies. An Options Development Programme helps to develop people from within and move them to the next level and further progression.

Tesco.com has a Leadership Development Programme to help managers fulfil their potential and is supported by workshops that focus on specific aspects of people processes. There is also a sharepoint website for people managers to gain up to date guidance on people management.

Managing Director, Stephen Gleave has led the initiative for improving leadership within the business. Stephen has a high profile within the firm and is a regular presence in each office. Improvements are sought after in individual and management performance. The equity directors have committed the business to an active leadership programme.

The Taylor Young Academy is a new initiative which is bringing together the IIP training and establishing a training prospectus for all staff. The appraisal process identifies collective needs across the business. In a professional office there are a range of employees with qualifications to pursue, to build upon and to diversify. Taylor Young is keen to balance the needs of the individuals with those of the firm.

EPCglobal have introduced a new CSR policy to encourage staff to work together for the good of a charity. They also hold sport and team events between all three UK offices.

EPCglobal encourage flexible working where needed and has employee assistance programmes. A health and well being initiative has recently been released to staff.

Each team within the company has gained stability in their departments leading to a lowering of stress levels and the ability to be on top of the work load. Employees are encouraged to take part in team activities to relax and the company has started a cycle to work scheme.

T J Crump Oakwrights operate an open door policy. The leader and senior managers are always available for individual or group discussions. Besides this there are regular company meetings at which the whole organisation is invited to discuss the last quarter's performance. Staff also receive one to one feedback via regular appraisals.

For the "Idol" awards there are ten winners and ten runners up per quarter, so at least 80 associates across the complex are recognised annually. Starwood has enhanced the "Wall of Fame" concept, by recognising any associate who is named in a positive guest comment. The comment is posted on the wall, with the associate's photograph and the associate receives an instant £10 voucher for Zavvi or HMV.

For the "Idol" awards there are ten winners and ten runners up per quarter, so at least 80 associates across the complex are recognised annually. Starwood has enhanced the "Wall of Fame" concept, by recognising any associate who is named in a positive guest comment. The comment is posted on the wall, with the associate's photograph and the associate receives an instant £10 voucher for Zavvi or HMV.

Employees enjoy the corporate away day that all staff attend, in addition to this they also hold team away days.

Employees enjoy the corporate away day that all staff attend, in addition to this they also hold team away days.