Insight Hub - Articles to support your employee engagement journey

With where, and how, we work the key point of discussion for organisations up and down the country, just how do you strike a balance that works for your people as well as the business? That’s what we asked our panellists during May 2022’s Best Companies Live, looking at how company culture can survive with the increase in remote, hybrid or ‘anywhere’ working policies.

With wellbeing becoming an even bigger differentiator for organisations looking to attract and retain talent, what are the key areas to focus on? That’s what we discussed during Best Companies Live in May 2022, where our guests spoke about how wellbeing support in the workplace has evolved, and which of the support mechanisms they have put in place have had the greatest impact on overall employee health.

How can outside-the-box thinking help attract and retain talent? We found out during May 2022’s Best Companies Live event, where our guests discussed their innovative approaches to recruitment and the impact on their businesses. We also looked at ways to appeal to a new audience, and how to cut through the noise of a crowded market. Read on for the highlights.

When a global crisis breaks out, how do organisations lead the way in showing that they care, and why does it matter? In the following article we share the highlights from the conversation during May 2022’s Best Companies Live event, where we hear from our guests about some of the initiatives and support systems they’ve put in place, and how their colleagues have got involved.

How important to engaging employees is knowing that what they do each day makes a difference to the word we live in? That’s the question we asked at Best Companies Live in May 2022, when we spoke to leaders whose organisations exist for a purpose beyond that of simply making money. In the following article, we share the best bits of the conversation.

Broadcast from Media City in Salford, Manchester, on Friday 20th May, the second ‘Best Companies Live’ of 2022 revealed which organisations had achieved an employee engagement score high enough to gain a place on the national, regional, and sector-based League Tables of the Best Companies to Work For in the UK.

If any question is likely to draw a diverse pool of answers, it’s “what would be your ideal working arrangement?” and deciding just what level of flexibility works for everyone is a challenge many organisations are currently facing. In the following article, we review the highlights from our panel discussion looking at flexibility in the workplace during February’s Best Companies Live.

After a constant battle with change and disruption in many employees’ personal and professional lives, the rise of burnout and the effect of fatigue is a reality that some are now facing. Here, we review the highlights from this session during February’s Best Companies Live, where we hear from our guests about the approaches they’ve taken to look after their employees’ wellbeing.

With the ‘great resignation’ seeing more employees than ever choose to move on from their roles, just what is the best tactic for recruiting and retaining talent in the current climate? Here, we review the highlights from this session during February’s Best Companies Live, where we heard from the organisations that are leading the way in their approach to catching the eye of the jobseeker and creating a workplace culture that people don’t want to leave.