Interesting articles for your employee engagement journey

How did APM go from a Ones to Watch to a 2-Star Accredited organisation in four years? How did they increase their revenue from £10 million to £16 million while working with Best Companies? Find out how a data-driven plan led to these successes and more.

Costain first joined Best Companies in 2022 when they were searching for a way to improve employee engagement at their organisation. Find out how they used their data to identify areas of opportunity, to help inform their decision making at a boardroom level, and to increase their organisational health.

How did Spain utilise clear communication to help them to win the Euros? And how has England developed a strong relationship between leaders, managers, and their team to reach consecutive finals? In this article, we look at how companies can bridge the gap between their leadership teams and their employees to help drive success through organisational clarity.

Newborns bring joy, but also a need for support. Companies are increasingly offering enhanced paternity leave, but is it just a feel-good gesture, or does it impact the business itself? This article explores the data, revealing how strong paternity policies can lead to a happier, healthier, and more productive work environment for everyone.

When it comes to the Leisure & Hospitality and Food & Drink sectors, there's an ongoing challenge when it comes to retention of employees. In this report, find out the key drivers of engagement and understand what really matters to the people at the beating heart of these industries in 2024.

For many women, the joy of motherhood can be accompanied by a harsh reality in the workplace: the ‘Motherhood Penalty’. There can be no doubt that this is a very real issue in UK workplaces. However, organisations in the Best Companies’ community are doing something quite different when it comes to supporting their female employees.

Download your free copy of our State of Engagement report and discover the key drivers of engagement for the year ahead. Packed with data from nearly 350,000 employees across 468 organisations, explore what organisations can do to improve, despite the challenges many are facing right now.

The culture that you cultivate at your organisation can be the cause of your collapse or the catalyst of your success. Find out what the building blocks are for an exceptional culture and how some of the best in the business have created a way of working that helps their people, and the organisation, to thrive.

How do you ensure that your organisation's purpose, strategy, and goals are being clearly communicated too all employees? Through your managers, of course! Find out all about 'The Miracle in the Middle', what makes a world class manager, and how they are the key to organisational clarity.

What are the key elements that create effective Organisation Clarity? We discuss that here, as well as what the latest data shows us about how connected employees feel to their organisations.

What makes truly amazing teams? In this article, we look at the importance of relationships within teams, what our latest data tells us on how people are currently feeling about their teams, and what industry experts have to say on the subject.

The UK’s Best Companies to Work For in 2023 have been unveiled during a spectacular event that firmly put the spotlight on employee engagement and organisational health. The leading workplaces were praised for demonstrating they truly care for their people, particularly in challenging times.