What are companies doing with regards to 'My Team'

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Business Services

Zenith

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At Zenith, managers provide a supportive environment, as evidenced by the launch of the World Class Manager program. This continuous training program equips leaders with tools for effective talent development, stakeholder communication, and quality one-to-one meetings.
Zenith fosters a strong team spirit, underscored by regular get-togethers organised by the CSR committee. These include diverse events like group walks to beauty spots in the summer, meals out, and escape rooms, thereby enhancing the feeling of belonging among colleagues.
Zenith's leadership ensures effective communication and a supportive environment. The CEO maintained open communication channels, and the company adopted agile working practices to ensure the welfare of its employees. It has also implemented state of the art technology across multiple sites so that it can stream live events and share business updates in real time.
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Financial Services

Cubico Sustainable Investments

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Cubico Sustainable Investments ensures fair treatment of its employees by conducting annual salary reviews and external benchmarking. The unique target bonus scheme also allows employees to earn up to 150% of their target bonus, based on company, team and individual performance.
The organisation’s commitment to employee wellbeing is evident in their wellness workshops, access to the Calm app, and gym benefit. They also provide an Employee Assistance Programme for support with physical or mental health issues and financial difficulties.
Team spirit and camaraderie is encouraged through regular social events and activities, such as team quizzes, global competitions (like Cubico Has Talent), and quarterly socials, doing different activities for each social, including crazy golf, bingo and a Jack The Ripper Tour around London.. These initiatives foster a sense of belonging and fun within the team.
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Education & Training

Aspiration Training

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Employees at Aspiration Training have access to an Employee Assistance Programme that is available for their whole family to use. Furthermore, all People Managers receive Mental First Aid Training and the organisation also offers Occupational Health support. Discounted fitness related benefits are available for all.
In order to build relationships between team members, Aspiration Training provides an allowance of £75 per person to go towards team building activities of each team’s choice. Moreover, the organisation holds an annual ceremony to celebrate its team members of the year.
Aspiration Training offers a range of growth opportunities to its people. Employees have access to coaching and mentoring programmes with monthly one-to-one feedback and a focus on career aspirations. Employees can also access internal and external training programmes and receive qualifications.
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Technology

FSP

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The organisation brings its teams together for a range of events, including its company kick-off at Bafta Piccadilly 195 in London, its Thameside soirée featuring live music and a BBQ, and its annual company awards ceremony at the Natural History Museum, where it celebrated colleagues' achievements.
FSP supports its next generation of leaders through its ‘New Leaders’ and ‘Emerging Leaders’ development programmes. The organisation has also launched its apprenticeship scheme to provide on the job and academic learning to give employees the best kick-start to their career.
On-demand coaching is provided to enable peak performance, with the view to understand the benefits of everyone in the team excelling. This is a benefit to the people that work with them, creating a cascade effect through the business. This is supplemented with a programme of soft-skill workshops that are linked to current business challenges.
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Business Services

Harmony Fire

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Harmony Fire places a focus on growth and development by ensuring every employee has a Personal Development Plan with the aim of developing them within their chosen roles. Managers also have access to a specialist management training programme.
The Senior Leadership Team recognises that clarity through communication is key to a successful organisation. Through regular meetings, weekly updates on WhatsApp, and clearly defined expectations, Harmony Fire fosters an environment where employees are well-informed and aligned with the company's goals
To ensure that teams remain connected and to continue to build relationships between employees, the organisation holds regular virtual meetings, team building activities, and open communication channels.
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Law

Brachers

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The organisation regularly discuss wellbeing and have several mental health first aiders. This has had a positive impact; staff have proactively shared their own mental health experiences with colleagues via Yammer. Last year Brachers’ employees took part in Movember to promote men’s mental health raising almost £2000.
Collaboration and connection are an important part of Brachers’ culture. Teams are given an annual budget for social events, such as wine tasting, bowling, and escape rooms. Firm-wide events encourage staff to get to know one another, with monthly after work drinks, volunteering days, a summer ‘lunch on the lawn’, and an annual party.
The organisation creates clarity around strategy by translating its goals into measurable objectives and keeping staff up to date on progress and how their work contributes to this. Updates are given through all-staff town hall meetings, its Managing Partner’s weekly blog or cascaded through team leaders, supported with briefing notes to deliver consistent messaging.
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Business Services

Wunderkind

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The organisation believes that success is driven through open communication. It operates with a mixed model of empowered department leaders as well as key stakeholder announcements. Weekly one-on-one calls and meetings - which involve relationship building, professional support and two-way feedback - are deeply ingrained in its culture.
The organisation operates using its ‘WIIGs’ (Wunderkind Identity and Impact Groups). WIIGs give back to the employees, the community, and the business. They are a resource to help employees feel connected, valued, respected, included, and aware. Each WIIG has its own budget to achieve its purpose, support its community and to grow awareness and inclusion.
The People Team also host their own 'extra' all-hands meetings to keep employees fully informed about 'all things people' including how their feedback is being used and what's new.
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Consultancy

Affinity Fire Engineering

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Affinity promotes team spirit through regular team building days and socials. Activities like GoApe, Crystal Maze, drafts, and bowling offer employees a chance to interact outside of work, bringing teams together and fostering a sense of belonging and camaraderie.
The organisation offers monthly wellbeing challenges where employees can earn £150 for first place, £75 for second place, and an additional half day of leave on the last Friday of the month. There are three types of challenges: Physical - a steps challenge, Mental – Duolingo, and Skill - a 1000 piece puzzle.
Affinity routinely commits to providing social value as part of the tender process for large construction projects. Activities include providing technical seminars to local contractors, work experience to local students, and donating to community projects. Elsewhere the organisation donates to charitable causes such as staff participating in sponsored events and to food banks every Christmas.
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Not For Profit Body's

Worcester City Council

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The Managing Director provides regular updates to the whole organisation. Through ‘The City Plan’ the Council ensures that employees are kept up to date with its corporate values and competency framework.
Worcester City Council supports team building and celebrates its teams through a number of events including quizzes and its WOSCARS.
As well as supporting its local community through the services it provides, the Council and its colleagues go above and beyond when helping charitable causes. Its SHIFT Cycle scheme and staff survey charitable contributions provide fundraising opportunities for all employees to participate in.
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Recruitment

Bluestones Investment Group

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Team spirit is so important to its culture, this year, 40 staff won a long weekend in Dubai. In previous years, they have jetted off to Ibiza, Las Vegas, and New York. It also hosts regular social events including its annual black tie awards evening and its BIG Summer Social.

All staff have access to a range of benefits including vouchers and perks, offering savings on shopping, dining out, and everyday spending. Health and dental insurance is also available to everyone. Additionally, as well as a competitive salary, top achievers are awarded at the annual awards ceremony - a black-tie dinner.

Staff have clearly defined career paths and are offered training and development, ongoing support, and a genuine opportunity to progress. It has actively managed and regularly reviewed career development programmes, training opportunities, and subject matter experts providing on the job training. It has additionally supported a range of people with professional accreditation and CPD.

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