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My Team - Employees' feelings towards their immediate colleagues and how well they work together
My team benefits from a high scoring My Manager factor as the manager is key to creating and sustaining a productive and positive work environment.
An employee’s perceived team will be those they work with on a daily basis.
They produce a monthly communication that changed in 2018 from a PDF email to a YouTube clip, as they recognised this was more engaging for staff across the business to relate to. The link is emailed to every member of staff for them to view.
The Senior Management Team is made up of a small team of four, recruited from various sectors with a wide-ranging skill set. Each of the team work as specialists within their respective area and are highly visible across the organisation and at each of their sites.
The Senior Management Team is made up of a small team of four, recruited from various sectors with a wide-ranging skill set. Each of the team work as specialists within their respective area and are highly visible across the organisation and at each of their sites.
Talon Outdoor takes a proactive approach to being environmentally friendly, with a flexible working culture helping to reduce travel times, and firm policies in place for recycling, waste management and energy saving. They also give generously to a number of charity partners, including Family Activity Breaks, Little Havens and Naomi House.
A bespoke leadership programme is in place to ensure new and experienced managers alike are able to keep learning from each other and improve, often through mentorship and collaboration schemes. Each team receives a quarterly engagement score to help team leaders monitor performance and find areas for further improvement.
Talon Outdoor's team meet regularly to discuss their work and highlight their progress towards key objectives. A real-time feedback and engagement tool called Motivii is used to capture employee satisfaction, while socialisation is encouraged through regular group outings, away days and extravagant parties to mark special occasions.
In July they took part in the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge in London. They had 20 runners and walkers and raised £759. Later on in the year six STR bakers baked cakes to fundraise for Diabetes UK, and they raised £168.
They hosted a month-long wellbeing initiative in October to coincide with National Work-Life Week, Back Care Awareness Week and Bone and Joint Action Week. The following sessions for employees; Desk Snack Hacks, Meal Prepping 101, Ergonomics, Alexander Technique, Chair Massage and Osteopathic.
STR has formed a ‘Celebrations Committee' consisting of 11 employees from various departments. The main purpose of the committee is to promote and organise various events throughout the year for all employees to celebrate their work and each other.
STEM Healthcare offer an open environment - both in the physical sense of open-plan offices as well as in their communication and culture. To that end they offer the use of pool table, games console, books to read, board games, yoga and mindfulness sessions.
The company's values are shared in a variety of ways, including during inductions, in artwork around the offices and in a video of the Chief Executive Officer talking about how their live our values. There is also a yearly award ceremony to celebrate living their values.
STEM Healthcare offer an open environment - both in the physical sense of open-plan offices as well as in their communication and culture. To that end they offer the use of pool table, games console, books to read, board games, yoga and mindfulness sessions.
Staffing 360 Solutions invest heavily in training for their management team, with mentorship schemes for less experienced managers and a dedicated performance coach working across levels of the business to help employees to manage their workloads and deliver the very best results.
Success stories, new hires and rising stars are all featured on the company's blog, while a shared HR platform allows all staff to openly express kudos to individual co-workers. Material perks and benefits range from lunch clubs to trips aboard, as well as attractive salaries and bonus schemes.
Success stories, new hires and rising stars are all featured on the company's blog, while a shared HR platform allows all staff to openly express kudos to individual co-workers. Material perks and benefits range from lunch clubs to trips aboard, as well as attractive salaries and bonus schemes.
All of the company's offices encourage recycling and uses motion-sensing lights to help minimise energy usage. They also strive to partner with suppliers who can demonstrate strong green credentials, and hold regular fundraising activities in each office to support charitable organisations.
All of the company's offices encourage recycling and uses motion-sensing lights to help minimise energy usage. They also strive to partner with suppliers who can demonstrate strong green credentials, and hold regular fundraising activities in each office to support charitable organisations.
Stackhouse Poland are management-owned, meaning the leadership team are very personally invested in the team's success. Managers make themselves highly accessible, operating an open-door policy and using a variety of communication methods to keep employees informed of everything they need to know.
Sponge operate a learning-focused culture in which staff are encouraged to share their successes, tips and ideas. Their monthly Inspire Workshops are a key part of this, as well as their quarterly updates and Weekly Stand Ups. The firm also has a packed social calendar, capped off by a summer barbecue.
Sponge's leadership team strive to maintain a family ethos, with Managing Director Louise Pasterfield advocating an open-door policy and encouraging spontaneous, informal conversation between staff of all levels. This helps to engage staff and ensures that everyone feels like they can speak and be heard.
Managers are offered a two-year leadership training programme developed under the guidance of business strategist and author, Michael Walsh, who hosts monthly workshops. The firm also works with Performance Consultant Nigel Harrison to deliver training, and offers mentorship schemes and regular feedback.
The company promotes a Cycle to Work scheme and encourages employees to recycle, helping to reduce their carbon footprint. They also support the charity group WE with various initiatives, including a ‘Walk for Water' scheme to benefit children in deprived areas.
The company promotes a Cycle to Work scheme and encourages employees to recycle, helping to reduce their carbon footprint. They also support the charity group WE with various initiatives, including a ‘Walk for Water' scheme to benefit children in deprived areas.
Sigma Systems train all new starters in their company culture and values within their first two weeks of employment. A recognition programme built around the company values celebrates outstanding employees by highlighting their work throughout the global organisation.
The organisation recently conducted a benchmark exercise with other similar providers to understand how they can improve in terms of benefits for staff. In order to achieve this, they will be asking staff across the organisation what they value as an employee perk.
A suite of management training schemes include topics such as management skills, performance management, and dealing with bullying and harassment. Managers can gain QCF levels 4 or 5. There's also coaching, mentoring, and peer job shadowing opportunities.
A suite of management training schemes include topics such as management skills, performance management, and dealing with bullying and harassment. Managers can gain QCF levels 4 or 5. There's also coaching, mentoring, and peer job shadowing opportunities.
A group lunch is provided every Tuesday for staff to mingle outside their normal teams, while weekend trips away are organised annually. Additionally, new starters are trained by people other than those they directly work with, helping them get to know other people around the business.
SearchStar are introducing a two-hour training slot every Friday morning for every member to expand their knowledge. Staff can choose their own learning methods, and will be given the opportunity to submit requests if they need additional financial support.
A group lunch is provided every Tuesday for staff to mingle outside their normal teams, while weekend trips away are organised annually. Additionally, new starters are trained by people other than those they directly work with, helping them get to know other people around the business.
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