My Manager
My Team

Team Cohesion = Performance

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Hakim Group

The Chief Executive Officer directly engages with every team member through quarterly one-on-one meetings. This continues throughout the year through communication platforms such as WhatsApp, on which all directors are available 24/7, and the Basecamp platform.

Managers' performance is held to an exacting standard, measured across a number of different factors including practice profit growth and team member satisfaction. They're peer-reviewed every quarter and annually, while team members are asked about management through internal surveys.

The company has a purpose: to help everyone touched by the business to FISH (Find Inner Self Happiness) – in work, spiritually or emotionally. Managers educate team members in how to SWIM (Success is Within the Individual's Mind).

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Gravitas Recruitment Group Limited

Gravitas have a bespoke training system that was designed in-house. It is supported by a team of dedicated trainers, external consultants, providers and managers. The program is modular and caters to different learnings styles through a very wide variety of methods.

Gravitas have a bespoke training system that was designed in-house. It is supported by a team of dedicated trainers, external consultants, providers and managers. The program is modular and caters to different learnings styles through a very wide variety of methods.

Gravitas have a bespoke training system that was designed in-house. It is supported by a team of dedicated trainers, external consultants, providers and managers. The program is modular and caters to different learnings styles through a very wide variety of methods.

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Gilo Industries Group

Gilo believes in making individuals leaders. Rather than micro-managing employees, the company asks staff what the problem is, what the ideal goal or solution is, and how to get there. They are then trusted to solve problems using their own initiative.

Gilo believes in making individuals leaders. Rather than micro-managing employees, the company asks staff what the problem is, what the ideal goal or solution is, and how to get there. They are then trusted to solve problems using their own initiative.

Teams have an annual company BBQ, complete with a summer olympics games. Gilo also offer employees the chance to try their hand at paramotoring, which often leads to employees participating in the company's fly-to-work scheme.

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Gain Theory

Every month, the company finances a social event to get all the teams together. Past trips have included: Shakespeare in the park, outdoor cinema, trampolining, pub quizzes, darts, ping pong, Oktoberfest, Go Ape, ice skating, softball, mixed football matches and much more.

Gain Theory offers aninnovative Training Academy to employees. Every new starter takes part in amonth-long training programme where they receive £25,000 worth of training,delivered by internal experts over a three-week period.

Every month, the company finances a social event to get all the teams together. Past trips have included: Shakespeare in the park, outdoor cinema, trampolining, pub quizzes, darts, ping pong, Oktoberfest, Go Ape, ice skating, softball, mixed football matches and much more.

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Funding Circle

Coffee and Lunch Roulette is carried out bi-weekly, where individuals from other departments are randomly selected to have lunch or a coffee with someone else to promote cross-departmental bonding.

CEO Samir is willing to take all ideas seriously regardless of who they come from - whether from another manager or a team member. He is also incredibly approachable and sits in the main office with the rest of the company.

CEO Samir is willing to take all ideas seriously regardless of who they come from - whether from another manager or a team member. He is also incredibly approachable and sits in the main office with the rest of the company.

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FSCS

Members of the team are invited to bi-monthly People Briefings, which bring colleagues together to share success stories. In addition, the creation of a Drop-in Zone allows colleagues to meet, share ideas and be involved in key projects in different areas.

Members of the team are invited to bi-monthly People Briefings, which bring colleagues together to share success stories. In addition, the creation of a Drop-in Zone allows colleagues to meet, share ideas and be involved in key projects in different areas.

The business sets aside time to engage with Stress Awareness Day in order to encourage staff to look after themselves and their lives, while breaking down individual stressors. To raise awareness, staff were offered free massages, and were given top tips on combating the effects of stress.

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Forget Me Not Children's Hospice

All of the line managers are able to 'job shadow' in other departments and this is particularly encouraged with its Care Department, as this enables our people to have a greater understanding of the care services that are offered to the children and families that the organisation supports.

Last year, colleagues were invited to attend a garden party at the Hospice Grounds as part of the organisation's All Team Day annual event. As a thank you to staff for their hard work, the event promoted relaxation and fun, with a live band playing in the garden, games and an ice cream van.

All of the line managers are able to 'job shadow' in other departments and this is particularly encouraged with its Care Department, as this enables our people to have a greater understanding of the care services that are offered to the children and families that the organisation supports.

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Forest Fuels

All staff have their birthday off work - if a birthday falls at a weekend, they can simply take a day off in one of the weeks before or after the weekend.

All staff have their birthday off work - if a birthday falls at a weekend, they can simply take a day off in one of the weeks before or after the weekend.

Forest Fuels have donated wood chip to television show DIY SOS in Telford, creating a home for a very ill little boy. They also donated wood chip to a memorial garden in Devon commemorating a fallen soldier.

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Food and Fuel

85% of head chefs started working as kitchen assistants, through the support and mentorship of Operations Chef, Peter. Food and Fuel have an extremely loyal team of chefs, which has been achieved by hands-on training and support.

All candidates that receive external training are mentored within the business. This access to the senior leadership team is extremely powerful and helps to build relationships and raise the profile of candidates.

All company waste is sorted so nothing goes to landfill. As well as this, the kitchens use free range chicken, free range eggs, sustainable fish and free range pork and beef. The use of plastic straws has also been eradicated.

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Fleet Alliance Ltd

A flat management style ensures that employees are comfortable in quizzing the directors about the business in general. Upper management employ walkabout techniques to involve themselves in group conversation and to be on-hand to answer any questions.

A flat management style ensures that employees are comfortable in quizzing the directors about the business in general. Upper management employ walkabout techniques to involve themselves in group conversation and to be on-hand to answer any questions.

A flat management style ensures that employees are comfortable in quizzing the directors about the business in general. Upper management employ walkabout techniques to involve themselves in group conversation and to be on-hand to answer any questions.

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