Staff at Macildowie are empowered to be in charge of their workloads, under the recruitment company's "CEO of your own desk" scheme. It means there is a focus on outputs, as opposed to key performance indicator delivery within set hours.

The midlands-based recruitment company, specialises in the recruitment of HR, Finance, Marketing, Office & Commercial Support, Procurement & Supply Chain, Senior Executive, Public Sector and Construction professionals.

It prides itself on the quality of the service it offers to customers, developing strong relationships with clients and candidates to ensure that they trust the company to meet their needs.

The award-winning organisation is made up of expert consultants with a wealth of experience in recruiting in the professional disciplines that they spearhead. Macildowie's employees are at the centre of everything the company does and the brand is committed to ensuring it provides a great place to work with highly trained staff.

It is passionate about continual improvement and innovation, which cascades throughout the entire organisation. The launch of its e-learning platform, Macildowie YoUniversity, supports this.

The company also believes that staff should have a say in the company's direction and has changed the focus of strategic planning from mostly, top-down planning to that of a bottom-up, emergent approach, using surveys, focus groups and informal feedback channels. This ensures that employee voice is at the heart of the organisation's plans for meeting its goals.