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The Best Companies ‘Special Award’ for Best Leader is presented to the leader who, according to their people, lives and breathes the organisation’s values, embodies its culture, and is an inspirational influence to their people.
Best friends and business partners since the age of 12, Sean and Gavin have created a strong team camaraderie at Planet IT, affectionately known as the ‘Planet Family’. By investing in staff training, rewards and team building activities such as skydiving, go-karting and trips abroad, Sean and Gavin have created a dedicated and passionate team.
Quality, Teamwork, Respect, Diversity, Simplicity and Passion are the core values of Consultiv Utilities, and Paul Smith exemplifies these by providing organisational clarity through effective communication and regular, open feedback from all levels of the organisational. Within Consultiv Utilities, transparency leadership decisions is paramount, fostering trust.
Integrity, honesty and transparency with all employees are the key values at Costello Medical. Sophie Costello and the leadership team ensure clarity across the business through bi-annual company-wide meetings where they update employees on the Strategy Roadmap, the company’s financial performance, and key action plans.
Maintaining frequent and consistent visibility with its people is a pillar of UK Power Networks’ business strategy. At the heart of this is CEO Basil Scarsella who hosts companywide videos where he answers questions from employees in real-time. Additionally, Basil hosts CEO YamJams, monthly ‘Listen & Deliver’ updates and networking forums.
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Softwire launched a disability/mental health spotlight, sharing Q&As from employees who have a disability.
The aim was to help reduce stigma, start conversations, and give the wider company insights into what it's like working at Softwire with a disability.
Continuous improvement is one of The Landmark London’s key company behaviour and is ingrained within their culture. They believe that an employees’ journey should be enriching and memorable.
Softwire launched a disability/mental health spotlight, sharing Q&As from employees who have a disability.
The aim was to help reduce stigma, start conversations, and give the wider company insights into what it's like working at Softwire with a disability.
Continuous improvement is one of The Landmark London’s key company behaviour and is ingrained within their culture. They believe that an employees’ journey should be enriching and memorable.
Softwire launched a disability/mental health spotlight, sharing Q&As from employees who have a disability.
The aim was to help reduce stigma, start conversations, and give the wider company insights into what it's like working at Softwire with a disability.
Continuous improvement is one of The Landmark London’s key company behaviour and is ingrained within their culture. They believe that an employees’ journey should be enriching and memorable.
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The shortlist for the Best Leader award is based on data from Best Companies’ b-Heard surveys, specifically the average scores from leadership-related statements across all participating organisations. Three nominees are selected for each size category, and the winner is determined purely by the highest Leadership score achieved through the survey.
