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Black Sun Plc

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Bite Communications Limited

The company has bespoke one-on-one management training, tailored to the needs, experience and skills of each individual manager. As well as looking at the fundamentals of good management technique and practical skills, the training covers the psychology of different management styles, and focuses on fostering emotionally intelligent, open, positive relationships between manager and direct report. Managers are free to be creative, and capable of motivating and supporting their direct reports in a variety of ways. They run a People Manager Development Workshop called ‘Balance Management' which runs over the course of the year. This is mandatory training that all managers attend. The course focuses on people management foundations, being malleable, managing self & others confidently, handling challenging contexts and developing & inspiring.

The company has bespoke one-on-one management training, tailored to the needs, experience and skills of each individual manager. As well as looking at the fundamentals of good management technique and practical skills, the training covers the psychology of different management styles, and focuses on fostering emotionally intelligent, open, positive relationships between manager and direct report. Managers are free to be creative, and capable of motivating and supporting their direct reports in a variety of ways. They run a People Manager Development Workshop called ‘Balance Management' which runs over the course of the year. This is mandatory training that all managers attend. The course focuses on people management foundations, being malleable, managing self & others confidently, handling challenging contexts and developing & inspiring.

The company has bespoke one-on-one management training, tailored to the needs, experience and skills of each individual manager. As well as looking at the fundamentals of good management technique and practical skills, the training covers the psychology of different management styles, and focuses on fostering emotionally intelligent, open, positive relationships between manager and direct report. Managers are free to be creative, and capable of motivating and supporting their direct reports in a variety of ways. They run a People Manager Development Workshop called ‘Balance Management' which runs over the course of the year. This is mandatory training that all managers attend. The course focuses on people management foundations, being malleable, managing self & others confidently, handling challenging contexts and developing & inspiring.

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Banks Sadler

Banks Sadler actively encourages cross company collaboration, across teams, offices and countries. All new starters have a BIG - Banks Induction Guide. The BIG usually takes the new starter to lunch on their first day and is around to help them integrate into Banks Sadler during the first few weeks. All new employees also have a lunch with the CEO. They actively encourage new employees to join in with Friday socials or quarterly social committee activities to try to engage them with other teams. They also arrange various new start initiatives, to encourage team interaction. One such past event was a speed dating style networking in the canteen over pizza, with set questions to get people talking to other new and existing employees from across the organisation. As an Event Management agency, they regularly have opportunities for all staff to help on site at events. This not only enables them to develop professionally, but also gives them the opportunity to work with other teams. Apart from the social committee, they also have a charity committee and various focus groups, that regularly work together

Our Vision, mission and values are all displayed on the intranet. We encourage a transparent working environment, with an open plan work layout. The managers are also governed by the same work rules of holiday, sickness leave and benefits. As previously mentioned, each year we hold a company conference which provides an excellent vehicle for sharing our vision, mission and values

Banks Sadler actively encourages cross company collaboration, across teams, offices and countries. All new starters have a BIG - Banks Induction Guide. The BIG usually takes the new starter to lunch on their first day and is around to help them integrate into Banks Sadler during the first few weeks. All new employees also have a lunch with the CEO. They actively encourage new employees to join in with Friday socials or quarterly social committee activities to try to engage them with other teams. They also arrange various new start initiatives, to encourage team interaction. One such past event was a speed dating style networking in the canteen over pizza, with set questions to get people talking to other new and existing employees from across the organisation. As an Event Management agency, they regularly have opportunities for all staff to help on site at events. This not only enables them to develop professionally, but also gives them the opportunity to work with other teams. Apart from the social committee, they also have a charity committee and various focus groups, that regularly work together

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Aukett Swanke

The company's mission, vision and values are communicated in all that they do, in their actions, what they say and how they say it and in their interactions with one another, and relationships with those they work with.

The company offers a range of learning and development opportunities. At the early stages they contribute between 80 - 100% of the cost of formal qualifications and provide time off for study, as well as making studio facilities available for colleagues and their fellow students. For mid-level colleagues they offer many opportunities to get involved in the day to day activity of practice life, to gain experience, tap into creativity, and to build knowledge through sharing activities. Activities range from weekly CPD events, evening master classes with external experts, team presentations, external led training workshops, and many different fun design competitions. They run surveys asking colleagues to select the topics and areas that they are interested in learning more about and programmes are created from there to included voice coaching, presentation skills master classes, time management sessions, and leadership training. All of these are developed in tandem with the strategic business plan for the UK each year. Most training is open to all colleagues, however there are a few initiatives which are aimed at certain groups or individuals according to skill level or role within the company. Management and leadership training for example is a perfect example of this whereby learning the ropes of people management and team leadership is important to certain colleagues and not others, depending on the stage they are at within their careers.

The company offers a range of learning and development opportunities. At the early stages they contribute between 80 - 100% of the cost of formal qualifications and provide time off for study, as well as making studio facilities available for colleagues and their fellow students. For mid-level colleagues they offer many opportunities to get involved in the day to day activity of practice life, to gain experience, tap into creativity, and to build knowledge through sharing activities. Activities range from weekly CPD events, evening master classes with external experts, team presentations, external led training workshops, and many different fun design competitions. They run surveys asking colleagues to select the topics and areas that they are interested in learning more about and programmes are created from there to included voice coaching, presentation skills master classes, time management sessions, and leadership training. All of these are developed in tandem with the strategic business plan for the UK each year. Most training is open to all colleagues, however there are a few initiatives which are aimed at certain groups or individuals according to skill level or role within the company. Management and leadership training for example is a perfect example of this whereby learning the ropes of people management and team leadership is important to certain colleagues and not others, depending on the stage they are at within their careers.

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APEM Ltd

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Addaction

Addaction aim to recruit employees who have the right mix of skills, experience, attitudes and beliefs to perform their role in a way that matches their values and standards. They then ensure that each employee has the opportunity to develop and learn to enable them to deliver the best possible recovery services. Employee development adopts a blended approach including qualifications, classroom training and online learning. Their classroom training is delivered by qualified trainers who have extensive experience of working in the substance misuse sector. With a focus on skills development, they develop their front line practitioners in using evidenced based psychosocial interventions with their service users. Their holistic approach to providing recovery services means that they also ensure their front line practitioners develop skills to support service users presenting with a range of issues including mental health, domestic abuse and self-harm. The company consistently achieve over 96% positive satisfaction rating for their classroom training. Their classroom training also supports any non-professionally qualified front line employee to gain a QCF qualification working in substance misuse which they have to achieve in their first year of employment. For non-practitioner employees they have worked with an awarding body to develop a new bespoke CQF qualification to raise awareness of substance misuse issues in their wider employee population. Their online learning is a particular success story. Since they started to develop their online learning provision in 2011, Addaction have won numerous awards and recognition for their provision which includes both mandatory and professional development modules.

Addaction aim to recruit employees who have the right mix of skills, experience, attitudes and beliefs to perform their role in a way that matches their values and standards. They then ensure that each employee has the opportunity to develop and learn to enable them to deliver the best possible recovery services. Employee development adopts a blended approach including qualifications, classroom training and online learning. Their classroom training is delivered by qualified trainers who have extensive experience of working in the substance misuse sector. With a focus on skills development, they develop their front line practitioners in using evidenced based psychosocial interventions with their service users. Their holistic approach to providing recovery services means that they also ensure their front line practitioners develop skills to support service users presenting with a range of issues including mental health, domestic abuse and self-harm. The company consistently achieve over 96% positive satisfaction rating for their classroom training. Their classroom training also supports any non-professionally qualified front line employee to gain a QCF qualification working in substance misuse which they have to achieve in their first year of employment. For non-practitioner employees they have worked with an awarding body to develop a new bespoke CQF qualification to raise awareness of substance misuse issues in their wider employee population. Their online learning is a particular success story. Since they started to develop their online learning provision in 2011, Addaction have won numerous awards and recognition for their provision which includes both mandatory and professional development modules.

Addaction is an approved centre with the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) and employs a Management Development specialist to deliver a range of qualifications within the ILM framework. These qualifications contribute to the individual development of their managers as well as helping to ensure consistency of management practices across the organisation. They have also made the Level 3 Award in Leadership & Management available to their aspiring team leaders to help them develop them in anticipation of their career development and many of those have taken up this opportunity have already moved into their first management roles. The company have recently piloted an ILM Award in Coaching and the feedback from this is helping them to shape their future coaching and talent management strategy. Their ILM courses are very well received and consistently achieve a 99% positive satisfaction rating. Their managers also benefit from a wide range of eLearning modules covering aspects of leadership and management as part of their online learning provisions. This includes practical modules covering budgets, health and safety and legislative requirements as well as modules covering leadership styles and team working. In addition, they deliver a range of HR workshops to their managers to support them in their practice in recruitment and selection and supervision and performance management of their employees in addition to the potentially more challenging areas of employee relations and conducting investigations. These are developed by their HR practitioners in collaboration with L&D practitioners and enjoy an average positive satisfaction rating of 95%.

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We Are Social

We Are Social share the UK and Global vision with the whole agency and have given real understanding of what the key changes were going to be to staff to ensure they achieve this. The company ensure that the global senior management team physically meet twice a year at summits to ensure they all have an opinion and are part of the vision/strategy/how to execute it all.

We Are Social share the UK and Global vision with the whole agency and have given real understanding of what the key changes were going to be to staff to ensure they achieve this. The company ensure that the global senior management team physically meet twice a year at summits to ensure they all have an opinion and are part of the vision/strategy/how to execute it all.

We Are Social's have an annual Winter Conference and ski trip. All EU offices head to Austria for 3 days, paid for by the agency. The company has quarterly social events; Miami Vice yacht party, who wants to be a WAS-illionaire quiz night (for charity) and an annual Lovebox festival afternoon. The whole agency is provided with festival tickets and refreshments. They have a Christmas party which has a 1920's theme, with make-up artists, hairdressers, casino, agency wide secret santa, awards ceremonies, a photobooth & breakfast the following morning.

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Waggener Edstrom Worldwide

The senior management team have a strong work ethic and feel that transparency is key. Everyone at WE has a voice and the senior management team allow and encourage people to be heard. The new daily hot desking initiative also means that the senior management team sit with people at all levels within the business and are available to answer questions and share best practice. The SAM get involved in office fun and encourage others and join in themselves on MaD. The SAM regularly lead training sessions within the business and share their knowledge to the agency as a whole in our all hands meetings.

Annually WE take part in Business in the Community Give & Gain Day. Give & Gain Day is the UK's only national day of employee volunteering. Every year since 2008, it has given companies a unique opportunity to bring community action to life in a celebration of the power and potential of employee volunteering across the world. By getting unprecedented numbers of people out volunteering on one day, they are championing the talent, skill and energy found in business and the role it can play in helping communities prosper.

The senior management team have a strong work ethic and feel that transparency is key. Everyone at WE has a voice and the senior management team allow and encourage people to be heard. The new daily hot desking initiative also means that the senior management team sit with people at all levels within the business and are available to answer questions and share best practice. The SAM get involved in office fun and encourage others and join in themselves on MaD. The SAM regularly lead training sessions within the business and share their knowledge to the agency as a whole in our all hands meetings.

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Vision Critical

Vision Critical encourage their employees to be active by providing bike racks, a free gym onsite and subsidised yoga sessions and massage - along with shower facilities. The company have changed to a Medical insurance plan that provides rewards and discounts for living a healthy and active lifestyle and actively encourages staff to take time out to rest and relax.

Vision Critical encourage their employees to be active by providing bike racks, a free gym onsite and subsidised yoga sessions and massage - along with shower facilities. The company have changed to a Medical insurance plan that provides rewards and discounts for living a healthy and active lifestyle and actively encourages staff to take time out to rest and relax.

Vision Critical held their Summer Picnic on the 3rd of July from 1pm until late. The picnic was held on Clapham Common and the day involved a picnic lunch with drinks, team events and games to have fun and also team building across departments. It is a celebration of all of the hard work and effort from the entire team over the past year - it is an opportunity for the company to say thank you and for the employees to enjoy some fun and social time together away from the office.

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TranslateMedia Limited

All areas of senior management have spent the last 18 months collaborating on the company's proprietary workflow platform, STREAM, in which they manage the lifecycle of their client and translator relationships. TranslateMedia was extremely keen to develop a service and platform that served the company's needs both in the present and future, by facilitating internal communication and ensuring every employee has a perfect understanding of each client relationship. TranslateMedia's senior management team encourages every area of the business to participate and bring their own unique blend of experience and expertise to drive a system that will not only continue to improve productivity, but will provide each team member the historical prospective and communications that have previously taken place by team members in other areas of the company.

All areas of senior management have spent the last 18 months collaborating on the company's proprietary workflow platform, STREAM, in which they manage the lifecycle of their client and translator relationships. TranslateMedia was extremely keen to develop a service and platform that served the company's needs both in the present and future, by facilitating internal communication and ensuring every employee has a perfect understanding of each client relationship. TranslateMedia's senior management team encourages every area of the business to participate and bring their own unique blend of experience and expertise to drive a system that will not only continue to improve productivity, but will provide each team member the historical prospective and communications that have previously taken place by team members in other areas of the company.

All areas of senior management have spent the last 18 months collaborating on the company's proprietary workflow platform, STREAM, in which they manage the lifecycle of their client and translator relationships. TranslateMedia was extremely keen to develop a service and platform that served the company's needs both in the present and future, by facilitating internal communication and ensuring every employee has a perfect understanding of each client relationship. TranslateMedia's senior management team encourages every area of the business to participate and bring their own unique blend of experience and expertise to drive a system that will not only continue to improve productivity, but will provide each team member the historical prospective and communications that have previously taken place by team members in other areas of the company.

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