What are companies doing with regards to 'My Team'

Colleagues are encouraged to use the firm’s social media platform, Workplace, to share posts and engage with life outside of work. Social events, such as coffees, lunches, and evening drinks give employees a chance to get together, and brief ‘stand-up’ style calls have been implemented to encourage connectedness.

An online communication channel is used to share company information and engage staff in a new way. At regular company huddles, news is shared and success celebrated. Staff also share successes through the Green Flag scheme, which improves interaction and communication. Meanwhile, a BigChange Book Club brings avid readers together.

In recognition that employees play a huge role in hitting company targets, team members are able to nominate their colleagues for outstanding performance. Winners are acknowledged in front of the whole company during quarterly briefings and awarded a £250 voucher.

Staff survey results revealed a gap when it came to team building. As a result Mindful Chef ran a range of events in the office, such as cooking masterclasses, speed dating and games nights, all of which have gone down well with staff.

At monthly Foody Fridays or Munchie Mondays, depending on the teams' working patterns, takeaways are delivered to all team members. The business encourages teams to go out together and have fun at quarterly events, which it funds.

Cross-business coffee catchups, which were arranged as one-to-ones between people who would not typically engage with one another, have led to collaborations between departments on projects. As well as monthly all business updates and quarterly newsletters, the company also introduced Yammer as a way of highlighting the work of a different team each month.

Everyone keeps in touch through the Hub, which is fun, informative, educational, honest and fresh. It showcases Portview's culture and helps to inspire and enable people to go the extra mile and seek opportunities for continual improvement to benefit themselves, the organisation and its clients.

Based on the TV game show, Play Your Cards Right, team managers set a daily business objective, which if team team members achieve, can try their luck on a giant version of the game for a chance to win a prize from a trolley of treats.

Employees can look forward to a range of social events and ‘Just Because Friday’s’ such as on-site hog roasts and strawberries and cream, to boost morale and bring colleagues across the business together. ResQ also runs internal incentives to reward its staff for their hard work.

Regular team and all-company social events are designed to encourage communication and interaction. From a Henley Festival summer party through to go-karting, the events have been popular, helping colleagues form valuable working relationships. To further encourage interaction, employees are invited to share their personal updates, news, and views in a dedicated Teams channel.