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Best Companies 'Giving Something Back' feature during Best Companies Live EventBest Companies 'Giving Something Back' feature during Best Companies Live Event
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The importance of giving something back: meet the organisations inspiring us to do more

Through the difficulties of the pandemic, it has been truly encouraging to see many organisations playing a part to help those in need. But why does doing the right thing matter? In this article, we hear from four organisations who participated at Best Companies Live about the reasons why giving something back is so important to them.

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Best Companies 'The Future of the Workplace' feature during Best Companies Live EventBest Companies 'The Future of the Workplace' feature during Best Companies Live Event
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Back to the future: what will become of the workplace?

Since March 2020, the world of work has, for many, become very different. But what has the time since taught us, and what does it mean for the future of the workplace? In this article, we hear from four organisations who participated at Best Companies Live, about their learnings and their strategies going forward.

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Best Companies 'Best Leader’ Special Award feature during Best Companies Live EventBest Companies 'Best Leader’ Special Award feature during Best Companies Live Event
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Leading through a crisis: How to create certainty in uncertain times

In times of uncertainty, change, or crisis, employees look to the leaders of an organisation for clarity and direction. According to the winners of this year’s ‘Best Leader’ Special Award, there’s a few key areas of focus that helped them through difficult times, which they shared during a discussion at our recent Best Companies Live event.

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The UK’s Best Companies to Work For unveiled during spectacular live event

Broadcast live from Media City in Salford on Friday May 21st, the inaugural ‘Best Companies Live’ event revealed not only the very best organisations nationally, regionally and by sector in 2021, but also awarded the most deserving individuals with ‘Special Awards’ for their contributions to the workplace.

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What impact has Covid-19 had on employee engagement?

Download your free report - Covid-19 has seen organisations having to think on their feet, make decisions quickly and react swiftly to a landscape that is constantly changing and evolving. Take a look at survey analysis from over 50,000 employee responses that highlights workplace engagement factors impacted by Covid-19.

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The Engagement Plan – How to organise your engagement programme

Best Companies are using client feedback to create the ultimate engagement plan to provide a holistic view of your employee engagement journey. Designed to provide a holistic view of your engagement journey, promotes collaborative working and provides a clear and accurate representation of what’s expected, where responsibilities lie and how long each task is scheduled to take.

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Training for success – How Quill Pinpoint increased employee engagement during Covid-19

Quill Pinpoint managed to achieve their highest ever employee engagement levels as the world went into lockdown. We spoke with Managing Director Julian Bryan and HR Manager Corrine Blake to find out how they achieved this and the positive outcomes they have experienced.

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How giving back gave way to Buzzworks Holdings’ increased engagement during Covid-19

Best Companies spoke with Carole Lamond, People Director, to find out more about how giving back gave way to Buzzworks Holdings’ increased employee engagement during Covid-19.

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Best Companies 2020 Product Roadmap - Q3

Employee Engagement Specialist Best Companies shares what they are working on in their 2020 Q3 product roadmap based on feedback from clients to help develop sophisticated product features.

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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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Why manager training is the key to business success and employee retention

With poor management being one of the leading factors of employee turnover, it is surprising that organisations don't focus on ensuring that their managers are fully equipped to handle their responsibilities. In fact, only one in five managers receive any kind of formal training in their role. What are the effects of this? And what can be done to reverse the retention crisis?

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Powerful SWOT Insights with Workplace Insight Pro

Best Companies provides a simple and concise breakdown of your employee engagement data. Delve deeper into your results to see a powerful way to visualise where areas for improvement lie.

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Engagement Planning - Action planning

Best Companies client, NHS Business Services Authority highlights the importance of action planning within your employee engagement journey and how involving your employees leads to shared ownership of improvement actions.

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Comments analysis telling the story of employee engagement - Workplace Insight Pro

Knowing how to improve your employee engagement levels can be difficult, but using Best Companies' comments analysis feature found within Workplace Insight Pro provides further insight right from the horses mouth.

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Engagement Planning – Data dissemination

Best Companies details why it is important to cascade your results effectively and provides best practice around sharing your employee engagement survey results with all parts of your organisation.

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Engagement Planning - Increasing your response rate

Best Companies client Suez provides insight into how they keep response rates high and we take a look at the importance of having high survey response rates in order to improve employee engagement levels.

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Best Companies reaches fundraising milestone - £1.5million for UK charities

Best Companies fundraising imitative gives every organisation taking part in the b-Heard survey an option to donate a chosen amount per survey completed to a charitable cause that’s close to their hearts.

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How we keep survey responses anonymous

The b-Heard survey is strictly confidential meaning you can be honest and not worry about responses being tracked back to you. Our reports are based on the average responses from groups of no fewer than five employees and will not identify individuals.

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What is managerial engagement?

An engaged workforce leads to better working relationships, greater collaboration and ultimately, a more successful organisation. We believe managerial engagement is how well managers show 4 behaviours that are key to maintaining an engaged and productive workforce.

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Improving Your Experience With Best Companies

After listening to your feedback, we have some exciting announcements for the next year at Best Companies! Find out how are we improving our products and your experience with us for 2024.

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Best Companies 2021 Product Roadmap - March

What are the plans for Best Companies' products over the coming months?

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