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How giving back gave way to Buzzworks Holdings’ increased engagement during Covid-19

Best Companies spoke with Carole Lamond, People Director, to find out more about how giving back gave way to Buzzworks Holdings’ increased employee engagement during Covid-19.

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Best Companies 2020 Product Roadmap - Q3

Employee Engagement Specialist Best Companies shares what they are working on in their 2020 Q3 product roadmap based on feedback from clients to help develop sophisticated product features.

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#GreatManager – We chat with Becky Franks from The Co-Operative Bank

Best Companies gets into the detail of what it takes to be nominated as a great manager and how management styles and behaviours have changed due to the impact of Covid-19 and working from home.

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Flexible surveying and a Best Companies' accreditation from as little as 24 statements…

Best Companies discuss what an employee engagement survey should include, how often you should survey, how to get additional insight and how Best Companies can help you to achieve this.

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Do engagement levels differ between your furloughed and non-furloughed employees?

What impact has furlough had on employee engagement? Do you know if there a significant difference in the way employees are feeling based on working from home in comparison to key workers out in the field? Best Companies shows how Workplace Insight Pro can help you compare.

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Mental Health Report – What are engaged organisations doing to help?

Our free Mental Health report takes a look at what Best Companies accredited organisations are doing to support their employees. Assessing what advice is currently available to employers, establish what the mental health trends are in engaged organisations and take a look at the success stories of those businesses with strong mental health practice who have excelled with employee engagement.

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How did Stockport Homes top the Best Not For Profit Organisations to Work For 2020 list?

Topping the Best Not For Profit Organisations to Work For List as published by Best Companies - Case Study with Stockport Homes outlining how employee engagement has been instrumental in their transformation.

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The 2020 Best Companies Employee Engagement Survey - Snapshot

More than 700 organisations took part in the 2020 b-Heard employee engagement survey. Take a look at the application figures and response rates in more detail across private and not for profit organisations.

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How engaged organisations are tackling mental health at work

We asked all those who used the Best Companies employee engagement survey for information about their mental health initiatives. Take a look at examples of what accredited organisations are doing to ensure the mental health wellness of their employees and the impact it has had on employee engagement levels.

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How organisations can overcome engagement challenges in their non-hybrid workforce

Download your free copy of our Hybrid Working report and discover the how hybrid working, or lack of it, is affecting your employee engagement. Packed with data from nearly 350,000 employees across 468 organisations, explore what organisations can do to improve, despite the challenges many non-hybrid and partially hybrid companies are facing.

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How Costain learned from Best Companies’ data to achieve sustainable business growth

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.

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Cheers to careers: A focus on retention

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.

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What are the key drivers of engagement in 2024?

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.

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Engagement Planning - Increasing your response rate

Best Companies client Suez provides insight into how they keep response rates high and we take a look at the importance of having high survey response rates in order to improve employee engagement levels.

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Best Companies reaches fundraising milestone - £1.5million for UK charities

Best Companies fundraising imitative gives every organisation taking part in the b-Heard survey an option to donate a chosen amount per survey completed to a charitable cause that’s close to their hearts.

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How we keep survey responses anonymous

The b-Heard survey is strictly confidential meaning you can be honest and not worry about responses being tracked back to you. Our reports are based on the average responses from groups of no fewer than five employees and will not identify individuals.

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What is managerial engagement?

An engaged workforce leads to better working relationships, greater collaboration and ultimately, a more successful organisation. We believe managerial engagement is how well managers show 4 behaviours that are key to maintaining an engaged and productive workforce.

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Best Companies 2021 Product Roadmap - March

What are the plans for Best Companies' products over the coming months?

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Improving Your Experience With Best Companies

After listening to your feedback, we have some exciting announcements for the next year at Best Companies! Find out how are we improving our products and your experience with us for 2024.

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