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Growth Fuels Engagement

Investing in development boosts retention and shows employees they're valued. When employees grow, your organisation thrives.
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Crossroads Caring for Life

At Crossroads Caring for Life, pride and value are deeply engrained. The organisation's commitment to provide the best possible work environment for staff ensures that employees feel valued and proud to be a part of the team.
Crossroads Caring for Life supports personal growth through initiatives like the Champion of Choice Pathway, offering opportunities for advancement and utilising employee's skills effectively. The organisation promotes ongoing learning and development tailored to individual needs.
Crossroads Caring for Life prioritises employee wellbeing, offering mental health support, promoting work-life balance, and providing flexible working hours. The organisation has Mental Health First Aiders and shares monthly Wellbeing Updates.
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Charity's

Costello Medical

Costello Medical supports employee development through excellent internal training opportunities, funding for external courses, and a rolling promotions process. The company encourages both vertical and horizontal progression, offering employees the chance to expand their knowledge and expertise.
Managers at Costello Medical are trained to support their teams, fostering confidence and wellbeing. Regular catch-ups and feedback, coupled with a dedicated HR partner for each division, ensure that employees feel cared for and supported in their roles.
Costello Medical cultivates a team spirit through group Teams channels for each division and office. Regular social breaks, divisional socials, and activities like fundraisers encourage camaraderie and fun, fostering a sense of belonging within the team.
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Consultancy

Buzzworks Holdings

Buzzworks Holdings offers numerous opportunities for personal growth, from its detailed Welcome Programme for new recruits, to its Leadership Development programme for senior managers. The company partners with local colleges and The Hospitality Industry Trust to provide accredited training courses, promoting skill utilisation and advancement.
Buzzworks Holdings fosters a strong team spirit through its communication app, which features daily and weekly updates, new initiatives, promotions, and rewards and recognition posts. The company's Engagement Awards, the BHAFTAS, further encourage team spirit and recognition among colleagues.
Buzzworks Holdings prioritises employee wellbeing with a comprehensive wellbeing strategy, including an Employee Assistance Programme care package, weekly wellbeing updates, and a Wellbeing Hub offering resources on exercise, meditation, and healthy eating. This approach supports a balance between work and personal life, and promotes overall health and performance.
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Leisure & Hospitality

Broadland Housing Association

A budget is set aside each year to offer teams the chance to get together for something fun and encourage and support the team work ethic. Some examples are crazy golf, and coffee and cake. The organisation also holds a biannual event to ensure that all field based employees have an opportunity to get together.
Broadland Housing Association are part of a campaign called Independent East where it has teamed up with other Housing Associations to provide learning and awareness sessions on a range of subjects designed to develop employees by giving them awareness of certain situations that tenants or colleagues could be facing.
The business provides secondment opportunities for current employees to become Managers/Team Leaders or side step into a different area of the business which often leads to that individual doing the role on a permanent basis. It has ensured that new managers within the organisation have access to CIH training and other training they may need.
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Housing Associations

Bluestones Investment Group

Team spirit is so important to its culture, this year, 40 staff won a long weekend in Dubai. In previous years, they have jetted off to Ibiza, Las Vegas, and New York. It also hosts regular social events including its annual black tie awards evening and its BIG Summer Social.

All staff have access to a range of benefits including vouchers and perks, offering savings on shopping, dining out, and everyday spending. Health and dental insurance is also available to everyone. Additionally, as well as a competitive salary, top achievers are awarded at the annual awards ceremony - a black-tie dinner.

Staff have clearly defined career paths and are offered training and development, ongoing support, and a genuine opportunity to progress. It has actively managed and regularly reviewed career development programmes, training opportunities, and subject matter experts providing on the job training. It has additionally supported a range of people with professional accreditation and CPD.

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believe housing

As part of Stress Awareness Month, it encouraged all colleagues to take part in an event in partnership with the Lighthouse charity. Believe housing is committed to continuing to work with the charity to provide access and support for all employees across emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing.

Since the pandemic, the organisation has not stood still in its ambitions to deliver great things. It encourages its leaders to be accessible and visible, some examples include attendance at welcome events for new starters, leadership huddles, and time spent in front-line parts of the business.

The growth and development of its people are really important and it strives to make this a big part of its culture. It works on building a new culture and people strategy which includes how to attract the best people and how it builds skills and exciting careers for now and the future.

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Housing Associations

BM

Everyone at BM has the chance to learn, develop, and progress utilising a combination of virtual, online, classroom and workshop training. The organisation also offers mentoring, individual coaching, and DISC profiling through its decision to invest in an Learning and Development lead qualified in these areas.
The organisation’s Early Careers Pathways are designed to upskill its teams from junior to senior roles in Front of House, Chef and Barista roles. It also operates 10 modules within its Managers Workshops package sharing best practice and senior manager skills, and managers can enrol in a variety of work-based NVQs from Level 4 onwards.
BM supports industry, local, national and international charities, including Springboard (helping young, unemployed and disadvantaged people make a career in hospitality, leisure and tourism), White Lodge Centre (supporting disabled people of all ages), Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, Sport Relief, Comic Relief and the Kotukula Primary School in the Gambia.
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Business Services

Barrhead Travel

The bespoke Training Academy offers industry-leading onboarding, personalised development plans, and accredited Modern Apprenticeship programmes. This investment in the next generation provides clear career pathways, fosters a motivated, skilled workforce, and helps reduce turnover and boost retention across the organisation.
Managers participate in a bespoke internal Leadership Programme of six modules over 12 months, developing core skills tailored to the culture. Regular welfare check-ins with employees on long-term sick leave and a visible, approachable leadership style ensure ongoing support and quick resolution of concerns.
Lively team talks feature Saturday morning TikTok dance challenges, which add an energetic twist and encourage bonding. Theme days like Wear It Purple promote fun and support important causes, while quarterly business updates and social events strengthen connections and foster a people-first culture.
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Leisure & Hospitality

adi Group

The Group actively promotes personal growth by providing individual development plans, reviewed biannually, and training opportunities, such as mental health first aid, sales, leadership, and LinkedIn, ensuring that skills are well-utilised and honed.
With CEO Alan Lusty's regular "Alan's Weekly Focus" updates and the Senior Management team's active participation in community initiatives, adi's leadership is appreciated for its transparency, communication, and embodiment of company values.
As members of the National Business Response Network (NBRN) under Business in the Community, adi Group donates PPE, appliances, and cash to local charities. The organisation also prepares and deliver Christmas lunches to local families, demonstrating its commitment to society.
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Construction & Engineering

Birdworld

The company supports its people's development through apprenticeships and CPD training, for example, the keeper team completes CPD with local wildlife charities. Leadership and management skills workshops are also offered, covering topics like communication and behaviour role modelling, with ongoing support from the People & Development team.
Birdworld's leaders are a key part of the day-to-day operations, working alongside their teams to support staff, guests and animals. This hands-on approach breaks down barriers, fostering a supportive environment where all team members feel comfortable providing feedback and sharing their views.
Birdworld empowers teams by involving them in daily operations and fostering an environment of direct, two-way discussion during weekly team meetings. This collaborative approach, combined with the "Good Egg Awards" peer recognition scheme, strengthens bonds and ensures that contributions are acknowledged and celebrated.
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