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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.
Colleagues are recognised for outstanding behaviours in line with the firm's values through their internal "Everyday Heroes" system, whereby any member of the team can be named an Age Partnership Hero for truly living the company's values.
Age Partnership have developed an internal leadership and management development programme called Growing Performance, which is explores a number of different leadership topics including managing difficult conversations, time management and effective communication methods.
The Wellbeing Calendar is a big part of life at Age Partnership, with a range of activities organised each month. This includes Wellness Wednesdays, a series of workshops covering three key topics: back care and posture, resilience and managing stressful situations.
ATS have a recognition system in place to recognise the values demonstrated by their employees. The senior leadership team drives this initiative, ensuring that they go out of their way to find people doing good things within the business.
ATS support their managers in a number of ways, such as with the provision of one-to-one coaching, group discussions, and frequent training. In addition, the company runs an annual employee engagement survey, as well as a weekly employee ‘pulse' survey.
ATS support their managers in a number of ways, such as with the provision of one-to-one coaching, group discussions, and frequent training. In addition, the company runs an annual employee engagement survey, as well as a weekly employee ‘pulse' survey.
2simple are committed to all social responsibility issues and have raised upwards of £100,000 for charity - £15,000 was raised in the past 12 months alone. One example of their work includes printing a book from which 100% of all money generated was donated to good causes.
2simple are committed to all social responsibility issues and have raised upwards of £100,000 for charity - £15,000 was raised in the past 12 months alone. One example of their work includes printing a book from which 100% of all money generated was donated to good causes.
2simple have recently gone through a leadership change, which has required many open, honest and productive meetings with all employees both on a personal basis and company-wide. The organisation is confident everyone now has a strong understanding of the vision and objectives of the company.
Manager's performances are measured on a monthly basis in a formal meeting with the Managing Director. In addition, there are also senior management reports that are submitted to the group board on a monthly basis and scrutinised appropriately.
Manager's performances are measured on a monthly basis in a formal meeting with the Managing Director. In addition, there are also senior management reports that are submitted to the group board on a monthly basis and scrutinised appropriately.
The company operates an Employee of the Month Scheme, where staff can nominate one another for 'Employee of the Month'. The winner receives £100 plus automatic entry into the Employee of the Year. The winner of this title is awarded £1,000.
Last year, WRAP's summer staff conference took place at Oxford Town Hall. The theme was to celebrate team working and interdependence. Bonita Norris, the youngest female to summit Everest, spoke to the WRAP team about her experiences and the importance of teamwork.
At the 2017 summer conference, employees were invited to send in a photo with a team that they had worked with in the past year. The winning team, selected by Julie Hill (Chair of WRAP) and Marcus Gover (CEO), won a paid team lunch.
At the 2017 summer conference, employees were invited to send in a photo with a team that they had worked with in the past year. The winning team, selected by Julie Hill (Chair of WRAP) and Marcus Gover (CEO), won a paid team lunch.
They offer reduced working hours for 13 weeks when mums return to work, and managers are encouraged to work with their staff to see what arrangements work best for them. They also offer five days maternity support in the lead up to the birth.
They offer reduced working hours for 13 weeks when mums return to work, and managers are encouraged to work with their staff to see what arrangements work best for them. They also offer five days maternity support in the lead up to the birth.
One of their biggest successes in 2017 was their annual staff volunteering project. More than 100 members of staff – from the senior directors to bricklayers - took part, helping to transform a derelict piece of land into a community allotment.
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.
There are a number of schemes intended to bring employees closer together. These include using Facebook's Workplace, quarterly meetings, informal workshops with an open Q&A session with James, and Show and Tell - an employee-led initiative giving staff the opportunity to showcase their upcoming projects.
Managers have monthly one-to-one meetings with their line manager to discuss their progress. 360-degree feedback is also used for managers on an informal basis.
There are a number of schemes intended to bring employees closer together. These include using Facebook's Workplace, quarterly meetings, informal workshops with an open Q&A session with James, and Show and Tell - an employee-led initiative giving staff the opportunity to showcase their upcoming projects.
Managers are regularly invited to attend workshops designed to show how to identify the symptoms of stress in their staff. The aim of these workshops is to raise awareness and help prevent long-term work-related stress issues.
Managers are regularly invited to attend workshops designed to show how to identify the symptoms of stress in their staff. The aim of these workshops is to raise awareness and help prevent long-term work-related stress issues.
Wardell Armstrong recognise that people learn well from each other, so have increased the number of internal learning events, which are connected with social functions and events.
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