What are companies doing with regards to 'Leadership'

What effect will focus on the 'Leadership' factor have?

Leadership - How employees feel about the head of the organisation, senior management and the organisation's values and principles

Leadership has the biggest influence on how employees feel about the organisation.

Leaders need to create inspiring visions and provide clear direction to positively Impact the
My Company factor.

When it comes to
Wellbeing, no amount of free fruit or stress busting classes are going to address an imbalance. Employee Wellbeing is a by-product of the leadership and management culture.

If there’s pressure at the top of your organisation, it won’t take long to be felt throughout.

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Bentley

Bentley encourages team spirit through regular team-building activities and social events. Working in an open-plan office facilitates open communication and mutual support, fostering a strong sense of belonging within teams.
Bentley prioritises employees' wellbeing, providing Mental Health First Aiders, Employee Assistance Programmes, and flexible working arrangements. The organisation also offers initiatives like walking clubs, football, rounders, and a book club to promote physical and mental health.
Bentley's leadership team sets clear goals, values, and priorities. The team promotes a culture of transparency and open communication, leading by example and demonstrating empathy and understanding, making Bentley a value-based organisation.
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Financial Services

Scottish Building Society

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The Society hosts biannual Colleague Conferences, promoting team spirit and camaraderie. Employees from across six locations come together for these events, fostering a strong sense of belonging and unity.
The Society introduced new pension and electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes, improving their benefits offerings and showing a commitment to fair treatment of employees.
The Society shares its strategic priorities, values, and behavioural framework with employees during annual offsites. This approach ensures transparency and trust in leadership and aligns all colleagues with the Society's journey.
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Financial Services

Danske Bank

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The bank nurtures talent across its business from leadership development, coaching, mentoring and ‘squiggly careers’ initiatives to immersive learning events including ‘Learning@Work Week’, ‘My Danske, My Growth’ and ‘Make it My Business’. Its ‘Danske Futures’ apprentice and academy programmes enable colleagues to study while they work and develop skills that set them up for success.
Leadership is grounded in the Bank’s culture framework, reflecting the commitment of senior leaders. Development programmes occur at all key milestones in the People Leader’s journey from the Navigator programme to bespoke programmes. The CEO’s digital roadshows and Board 360 series enable colleagues across the business to share perspectives and ideas on key strategic themes.
From its charity partnership with Include Youth to its schools outreach programmes like Children’s Climate & Biodiversity Education in partnership with Young Enterprise, Danske Bank demonstrates its commitment to giving back to society. Its colleagues are passionate about supporting organisations tackling cost of living through food banks, donating items and involvement within charity appeals/projects.
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Financial Services

Airwallex

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Airwallex conducts performance reviews every six months to ensure fair and appropriate recognition and rewards for its employees. This includes promotions, compensation changes, bonuses, and equity.
Airwallex has a comprehensive wellbeing strategy, integrated into daily work life. Initiatives such as wellbeing weeks, a calendar of regular events, and access to counselling and coaching services, ensure that the wellbeing of employees is a top priority.
Airwallex's leadership team is engaged and hands-on, maintaining a strong connection with the ground-level operations. Their commitment to prioritising customers and crafting long-lasting solutions sets a positive example for the entire organisation.
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Law

Osbornes Law

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Osbornes Law provides one-to-one mentoring and external training, facilitating personal growth and skill utilisation. The firm's clear career development path leading to partnership opportunities exemplifies its focus on employee advancement.
Each employee at Osbornes Law is assigned a supervisor, fostering a supportive environment. Regular catch-ups, annual appraisals, and development meetings further enhance this trust and care.
Osbornes Law's leadership team, many of whom have grown within the firm, are testament to its supportive culture. The managing partner maintains open communication with staff, announcing firm news and promotions via the internal intranet.
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Financial Services

Harpenden Building Society

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Harpenden Building Society encourages a strong team spirit. It hosts get-togethers like popular quiz nights and an end-of-year awards event, fostering a sense of belonging and camaraderie among employees.
The society provides wellbeing support via a free employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders, paid compassionate leave, and counselling support. It also offers flexible working arrangements to maintain work-life balance.
Regular business updates are shared by the leadership team, outlining the Society's plans, progress, and performance. The CEO hosts breakfast meetings with small staff groups, promoting open and inclusive leadership.
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Not For Profit Body's

Law Officers' Department Jersey

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The Law Officers' Department is a highly valued organisation where employees feel proud to contribute to the vital legal services it provides. The open-door policy instils a sense that everyone can make a difference.
The Department sponsors two employees annually to undertake the Jersey Law Course at the Institute of Law, facilitating personal development and utilising their skills to the fullest.
Leadership is positively received, with the independent assessor noting excellent communication and appreciation from the management team, creating an environment where employees feel truly valued.
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Retail

Simba Sleep

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The CEO and Senior Leadership Team create organisational clarity for all employees through transparent communication. The organisation holds a town hall meeting in person every two or three months where it updates on current performance, shares the vision and strategy going forward, and ensures that it remains aligned with Simba Sleep’s principles, vales, and purpose.

Simba Sleep believes that its employees are its greatest asset and fundamental to business success, which is why it invests in its employees’ development. The organisation created the Simba Training Academy where each employee has a budget set aside of £1500 per year to spend on their development, both personal and professional.

The organisation has donated mattresses to the Turkey & Syria Appeal. It also support YouthMatters and sent refurbished mattresses to individuals moving from into independent accommodation. It further supports The Sleep Charity by working with them on educational and research content with regards to sleep, helping fund their sleep hotline and sleep counselling services.

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Manufacturing

Totalkare

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The MyMediCash app provides participating employees with access to gym discounts. In contrast, employees based at Totalkare's Kingswinford offices can use the on-site gym and shower facilities free of charge. The organisation also has an employee assistance programme called help@hand which provides employees free access to mental health and other wellbeing support.
To improve its processes and working practices between teams the organisation uses RULE: Relationships – Understanding its customers and suppliers; Understanding - Mapping results to understand processes and where each person and function sits within it; Lean - Maximizing value and reducing waste and inefficiencies; Efficiency - measuring efficiencies made from the process
The CEO delivers face-to-face quarterly briefs to all employees to communicate how the business is performing against KPIs, the reasons behind that performance, and plans for the year ahead. Each quarter, all managers attend monthly departmental meetings of all other departments. This provides managers with the information to relay to their teams as appropriate.
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Housing Associations

The Regenda Group

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The Regenda Group encourages team spirit through events like the Dragon Boat Race. This fosters a sense of belonging and camaraderie among staff. Verbal communication and collaboration are highly valued, strengthening team dynamics.
The group prioritises employee wellbeing, offering mental health awareness training and wellbeing workshops. These initiatives focus on resilience, nutrition, sleep, posture, and exercise, ensuring a healthy work environment.
The Regenda Group's leadership, including the CEO, advocates for customer centricity, high performance, and open communication. Regular face-to-face briefings keep employees updated, fostering an environment of transparency and trust.
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