Employee Engagement Examples of Excellence

SCARF stands for Safe, Compassionate, Accountable, Reflective and Fair and it’s the name of our Culture and Climate programme here at Central North West London. During the session I will talk about why and how we developed and implemented the work on SCARF and our ongoing journey. The session will detail some of the specific changes and the impacts that they have had across the organisation, on ou...

Specsavers, the world-leading opticians, are famous for their impressive workplace culture. Their success is not driven by management alone - but by frontline employees; the heart of Specsavers' business operations. Over 70% of Specsavers' employees (at 470 stores and six support offices) across Northern Europe regularly engage with digital communications, operations, learning initiatives...

The digital skills landscape is rapidly evolving, and businesses need to stay ahead of the curve to future-proof their workforce. During this session, Frances Quirke will discuss several strategies that organizations can implement to upskill their employees to ensure they have the necessary digital skills for the future and for the organization to remain competitive.

People-centric organisations have both employees and customers at their heart. Those organisations who put their people at the forefront of everything they do see their employees as valued partners who choose to contribute their time and talents to benefit the organisation, fueling viability in a competitive market. Those in attendance at today's conference will play a huge part in creating a...

Nikki Humphrey, Chief People Officer at Virgin Group, will discuss how companies can foster a true sense of belonging for employees. Virgin Group is driven by its united purpose: changing business for good. Nikki will explain why and how putting purpose at the heart of everything Virgin Group does leads to ground-breaking results for its people, and the way that this unites employees worldwide. Th...

During this thought-provoking podcast, Nick Brice, CEO at Soul Corporations, and Lynn Erasmus, founder of SYMBL CIC (Social Young and Multinational Business Leaders CIC) social enterprise, delve into the transformative power of curiosity. By cultivating this skill on a daily basis, they explain how we can become more innovative, productive, and adaptable. They also explore the concept of belonging...

In this captivating podcast, Nick Brice, CEO at Soul Corporations, and Joanne Lockwood, Inclusive Culture Expert at See Change Happen, delve into the topic of inclusive conversations, specifically focusing on how to encourage CIS Men to participate. They also discuss the importance of allyship beyond social media hashtags and shed light on why pronouns matter so much in creating a more inclusive e...

Did you know that nearly 1 in 2 people feel more self-doubt than self-love? Partnering with the market research leader Ipsos, the cosmetics company The Body Shop conducted a survey to find out how people around the world rate their self-worth, happiness, and wellbeing. The results they discovered were shocking and heart-breaking, revealing a self-love crisis that needed to be addressed. In a podca...

With a globally distributed and diverse workforce, communicating with employees at Bayer has proven to be increasingly difficult. While channels like email and intranet remain a constant source of news for employees, without data it’s difficult to gauge the performance of these channels. In this session you’ll learn how Bayer has used data collected with PoliteMail to better evaluate the performan...

Fireside Chat with Nicole Dempster, Head of Internal Communication and Engagement at Financial Ombudsman Service

The award winning Northumbrian Water approach to health and wellbeing, Living Well, was developed in a unique way using a blend of internal marketing and human insight. Facing a critical health challenge, with a backdrop of Covid and increased demand on supply, the organisation needed to meet the wellbeing needs of a varied workforce, reaching all colleagues.   Collaboration and strong p...

The connection between the way we engage and communicate with our people and the success of the organisation is well documented, yet some leaders still don’t make this connection and place internal comms low in their priorities. Leaders who do not embrace internal comms, frankly, don't deserve to call themselves a leader.  So how can comms professionals engage with their leaders and convince...

Five Guys' workforce is spread across Europe, meaning a constant struggle to get key information to every team member. Five Guys relied on traditional methods of communications which meant messaging was lost and it caused confusion. ‘Chatty Patty’, their internal comms app changed all of this. Hosted by Oak Engage and built from the ground up, it allows Five Guys to communicate with their large de...

In early 2022 Virgin Media O2 announced the suspension of all roaming charges for data used by travellers in the European Union. Getting their own people involved to spread awareness of the campaign internally while explaining the new roaming rules meant introducing an internal comms programme that delivered a 25 per cent uplift in employee engagement, in just 48 hours. To find out how they achiev...

This Fireside Chat will take the form of an interview with moderator Jo Moffat, and should cover the points raised in the questions below, along with any other questions that Jo or the audience may have. The focus of the conversation will be the role of Internal Communications within a high-performance team - the eight-time Formula One World Champions, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team.  It w...

Leading complex and diverse teams through change can be daunting and difficult! In this session Cath will share two case studies from her recent career of leading change for large scale recruiting organisations at the British Army and Amazon. The contexts of both teams are very different, with one being an entirely UK based outsourced partnership which was failing, and the other being a large mult...

Reflections on how we think about Wellbeing has changed over the last 2 years. Sharing the programmes and approach taken at MS eg Programmes such as Be Well & Thrive, Leadership, Story Telling, Workload management. Considering the connection between Wellbeing and Diversity & Inclusion, where a sense of belonging contributes to motivation and great work.

Employee voices are powerful – yet many companies are just waking up to the need to empower employees to engage with their networks about their company. Learn the ins and outs of employee advocacy as a strategy to supercharge employee engagement and increase employeer brand in this dynamic discussion. Leave the session understanding that employee voices are NOT advertisements and know why employee...

Hear from some of the industry’s experts as they discuss The role of Internal Communications in Transforming the Employee ExperienceJoining us for today’s panel, we have Nicole Bearne, Internal Communications Manager at Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, Hannah Burke, Internal Communications Director at WorldRemit and Max Puller, Head of Colleague Communications and Engagement at Tesco Bank a...

Ever wondered what it’s like to work for an iconic footwear brand who have been making shoes for over 70 years? Join our exclusive interview with Cathrin Lemoine, Internal Communications Lead at Dr. Martens as she tells us more about her role, recent projects, and future plans.