Best Companies Live Q2 2022 - Updating our League Tables!

Welcome and Responding to a Global Crisis

Join us as our host, Dan Walker, introduces the day’s agenda before kicking off May's Best Companies Live event with one of the current pressing topics: responding to a global crisis.

When a global crisis such as the Ukrainian war breaks out, how have organisations lead the way in showing that they care? We’ll look at how the situation in Ukraine has prompted many to act and ask what might be considered the best way to support the crisis moving forward. We’ll also look at the impact that decisive action can have on employee engagement.

Secondly, we’ll be discussing the current cost of living crisis and in particular the increase in energy and fuel costs. We’ll look at what organisations can do to lessen the impact on their employees’ lives and how to help them manage their financial health.

Attracting & Retaining Talent

With unfilled vacancies, struggles to attract the right talent, and the average time to fill a role becoming ever longer, how can organisations combat the difficulties of both attracting and keeping hold of the right people?

With each panellist chosen for their unique circumstances, we’ll hear their own perspectives on what aspects of leadership have helped them achieve success in challenging times and, crucially, how they managed the impact on their employees.

We’ll be discussing examples, best practice, and key take - aways that will inspire you to use some of their leadership tactics in your business.

Leading with Purpose

How important to engaging employees is knowing that what they do each day makes a difference to the word we live in?

We will speak to leaders whose organisations exist for a purpose beyond that of simply making money. We’ll ask what it takes to bring a primary purpose to life – and what it takes to get everyone to truly live the organisations values and principles – and the impact this has on the way employees think and feel about their work.

We will speak to leaders whose organisations exist for a purpose beyond that of simply making money. We’ll ask what it takes to bring a primary purpose to life – and what it takes to get everyone to truly live the organisations values and principles – and the impact this has on the way employees think and feel about their work.

The New Wellbeing

With wellbeing becoming an even bigger differentiator for organisations looking to attract and retain talent, what are the key areas to focus on?

We’ll be looking at how wellbeing support in the workplace has evolved, and which of the support mechanisms have the greatest impact on employee health.

In this session, Dan will speak with panellists to understand the approaches they’ve taken to look after their employees at all levels and how the measures taken have been received by their people and impacted on engagement.

Future of the World of Work

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?

In this session, we’ll ask how company culture can survive with the increase in remote, hybrid or ‘anywhere’ working policies. We’ll discuss the benefits and challenges of having different working setups for different individuals within an organisation, and how employers can ensure their employees feel fairly treated without the existence of a ‘one size fits all’ strategy.