About Cerner

Brilliant at communicating his vision and passion for what the company do – both through his verbal and written communications. He is always on his game, bringing energy, commitment and personality to all his interactions.

Cerner via First Hand Foundation gives back to community as much as possible.  First Hand Foundation does various fundraising activities such as internal cake sales, movie nights to associates entering competitions such as Tough Mudder and The Strongest Man. There is also First Hand Foundation Football series and last but not least The Three Peaks Challenge.  All the physical challenges resonate Cerner's efforts, as a health company, to keep associates healthy and active. Funds raised go to qualifying individual cases that have been referred to First Hand Foundation or on regular basis to Stephen Hawking School for children with profound and multiple learning difficulties where they primarily fund Sensory integration therapy that would otherwise not be available at the school.  The company have also done a couple of nonmonetary activities - The Buddy Bag programme, which provides and helps children begin the process of restoring a sense of security and safety into their lives easing their transition through tough situations. The bags provide children with belongings they can call “their own”. The Christmas Wish Tree for Stephen Hawking School where the school identified appropriate gift for each child, this got then transferred onto a little card, put on a little Christmas trees around the office and each associate could pick up the card and buy a particular present for a particular child. All the presents were delivered to the school for their last assembly before Christmas.

Over the course of the year the company have put together a small working group to engage on this topic.  They have spent the first half of the year: - reviewing the data - planning key actions - working on Org Clarity - Diving deeper on a number of topics.  The second half has been undertaking key actions that help move the meter on Engagement.