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The Leadership Linnk

In November 2024, Linnk Group and its CEO, Jamie Sobrany, were presented with the Best Improver and Best Leader awards. Find out how a combination of Best Companies' data and a people-first strategy not only resulted in these achievements, but also improved retention, recruitment, engagement and productivity at Linnk.

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Checkmate: How Chess ICT made strategic moves with Best Companies' data

Chess has been accredited as a 3-Star "World-Class" organisation for 10 years running, resulting in boosted sales and an overall improvement in business performance. How has its Best Companies data helped the organisation to achieve this level of excellence?

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The People Project: How APM used Best Companies' data as a foundation for growth

How did APM go from a Ones to Watch to a 2-Star Accredited organisation in four years? How did they increase their revenue from £10 million to £16 million while working with Best Companies? Find out how a data-driven plan led to these successes and more.

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How organisations can overcome engagement challenges in their non-hybrid workforce

Download your free copy of our Hybrid Working report and discover the how hybrid working, or lack of it, is affecting your employee engagement. Packed with data from nearly 350,000 employees across 468 organisations, explore what organisations can do to improve, despite the challenges many non-hybrid and partially hybrid companies are facing.

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How Costain learned from Best Companies’ data to achieve sustainable business growth

Costain first joined Best Companies in 2022 when they were searching for a way to improve employee engagement at their organisation. Find out how they used their data to identify areas of opportunity, to help inform their decision making at a boardroom level, and to increase their organisational health.

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Teams That Triumph: The Importance of Building World-Class Teams

How did Spain utilise clear communication to help them to win the Euros? And how has England developed a strong relationship between leaders, managers, and their team to reach consecutive finals? In this article, we look at how companies can bridge the gap between their leadership teams and their employees to help drive success through organisational clarity.

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Paternity Leave: The Gift Dads Want

Newborns bring joy, but also a need for support. Companies are increasingly offering enhanced paternity leave, but is it just a feel-good gesture, or does it impact the business itself? This article explores the data, revealing how strong paternity policies can lead to a happier, healthier, and more productive work environment for everyone.

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Cheers to careers: A focus on retention

When it comes to the Leisure & Hospitality and Food & Drink sectors, there's an ongoing challenge when it comes to retention of employees. In this report, find out the key drivers of engagement and understand what really matters to the people at the beating heart of these industries in 2024.

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Mum Knows Best: Why Motherhood Shouldn’t Penalise Your Career

For many women, the joy of motherhood can be accompanied by a harsh reality in the workplace: the ‘Motherhood Penalty’. There can be no doubt that this is a very real issue in UK workplaces. However, organisations in the Best Companies’ community are doing something quite different when it comes to supporting their female employees.

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Go Ape: Climbing to New Heights with Employee Engagement

Go Ape’s name may reflect its fun adventure activities, but when it comes to ensuring that its people are engaged and their wellbeing prioritised, the organisation isn’t monkeying around. As the UK's leading forest adventure company, Go Ape believes that ‘adventure should be for everyone’.

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Celebrating Excellence: The Best Companies Big Reveal 2025

The UK’s Best Companies to Work For in 2025 have been unveiled during the Big Reveal. Companies across the UK celebrated those organisations that have prioritised employee engagement and organisational health over the past year. Discover the key insights and strategies discussed during the event that are shaping high-performing workplaces.

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How organisations can overcome engagement challenges in their non-hybrid workforce

Download your free copy of our Hybrid Working report and discover the how hybrid working, or lack of it, is affecting your employee engagement. Packed with data from nearly 350,000 employees across 468 organisations, explore what organisations can do to improve, despite the challenges many non-hybrid and partially hybrid companies are facing.

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How Costain learned from Best Companies’ data to achieve sustainable business growth

Costain first joined Best Companies in 2022 when they were searching for a way to improve employee engagement at their organisation. Find out how they used their data to identify areas of opportunity, to help inform their decision making at a boardroom level, and to increase their organisational health.

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Teams That Triumph: The Importance of Building World-Class Teams

How did Spain utilise clear communication to help them to win the Euros? And how has England developed a strong relationship between leaders, managers, and their team to reach consecutive finals? In this article, we look at how companies can bridge the gap between their leadership teams and their employees to help drive success through organisational clarity.

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Paternity Leave: The Gift Dads Want

Newborns bring joy, but also a need for support. Companies are increasingly offering enhanced paternity leave, but is it just a feel-good gesture, or does it impact the business itself? This article explores the data, revealing how strong paternity policies can lead to a happier, healthier, and more productive work environment for everyone.

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Cheers to careers: A focus on retention

When it comes to the Leisure & Hospitality and Food & Drink sectors, there's an ongoing challenge when it comes to retention of employees. In this report, find out the key drivers of engagement and understand what really matters to the people at the beating heart of these industries in 2024.

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Mum Knows Best: Why Motherhood Shouldn’t Penalise Your Career

For many women, the joy of motherhood can be accompanied by a harsh reality in the workplace: the ‘Motherhood Penalty’. There can be no doubt that this is a very real issue in UK workplaces. However, organisations in the Best Companies’ community are doing something quite different when it comes to supporting their female employees.

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What are the key drivers of engagement in 2024?

Download your free copy of our State of Engagement report and discover the key drivers of engagement for the year ahead. Packed with data from nearly 350,000 employees across 468 organisations, explore what organisations can do to improve, despite the challenges many are facing right now.

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Is Your Culture Delivering Results?

The culture that you cultivate at your organisation can be the cause of your collapse or the catalyst of your success. Find out what the building blocks are for an exceptional culture and how some of the best in the business have created a way of working that helps their people, and the organisation, to thrive.

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Are Your Managers Reinforcing Clarity?

How do you ensure that your organisation's purpose, strategy, and goals are being clearly communicated too all employees? Through your managers, of course! Find out all about 'The Miracle in the Middle', what makes a world class manager, and how they are the key to organisational clarity.

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How Do You Create Clarity at Every Level?

What are the key elements that create effective Organisation Clarity? We discuss that here, as well as what the latest data shows us about how connected employees feel to their organisations.

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How Do You Build World Class Teams?

What makes truly amazing teams? In this article, we look at the importance of relationships within teams, what our latest data tells us on how people are currently feeling about their teams, and what industry experts have to say on the subject.

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Who made the list? The UK’s Best Companies to Work For in 2023 praised for commitment to their people

The UK’s Best Companies to Work For in 2023 have been unveiled during a spectacular event that firmly put the spotlight on employee engagement and organisational health. The leading workplaces were praised for demonstrating they truly care for their people, particularly in challenging times.

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