Best Companies Live

Employee engagement insight and celebration at Best Companies Live Q1

Friday 3rd February saw us host our first virtual event of 2023. Broadcast live from MediaCity, Dan Walker was back to host the conversation, covering a packed schedule of topical insight sessions and the first quarterly reveal of the Best Companies to Work For league tables – nationally, regionally and by sector.

Free-to-view panel discussions on the infamous red chairs covered topics such as supporting workforces through a deepening cost-of-living crisis, how to listen to employees to build corporate confidence and ways to break down silos and create a vision that unites.

Couldn’t make it on the day? Don’t worry! Join the Best Companies community and get on-demand access to league table reveals and insight sessions from all previous events.

Join us on Reserve your Place Now Insight & Celebration with the Best Companies to Work for Join us on 3rd February as we host our Q1 celebration spectacular - a series of live broadcasts designed to recognise the Best Companies to Work For in 2023 and highlight those leading the way in employee engagement. Simply enter your email below to register and check out the latest from our upcoming event Catch up on all the action and learn from those leading the way in employee engagement
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Insight Sessions
The Cost of Living Crisis

With the cost-of-living crisis set to deepen in 2023, how are organisations responding and supporting their employees, whilst prices continue to rise, and recession looms.

The Power of Listening

Our data demonstrates that employees lose trust in the leadership skills of their senior management team when they do more telling than listening. In this session we explore what organisations are doing to really listen to their people and the confidence they are building as a result.

Breaking Down Silos

Operating in silos can create poor relationships between teams, negatively impacting workplace cohesion and as a result, employee engagement. How are leaders breaking down these silos and creating a strong collective vision for the whole organisation.

Managing Uncertainty

As the economic outlook worsens, it’s more important than ever that managers create a sense of certainty within their teams. How are the best managers navigating these uncertain times and creating clarity for their people.

Who is Bucking the Trend?

In such challenging times, which organisations are excelling with their engagement strategies, and how exactly are they doing it.

Agenda
Friday 3rd February 2023
Event start 9.30am (10 mins) Join Jonathan, Dan and Jemma as they kick off the first Best Companies Live event of 2023 and set the scene for the day.
The Cost of Living Crisis 9.40am (35 mins) Insight session With the cost of living crisis set to deepen in 2023, how are organisations responding and supporting their employees, whilst prices continue to rise.
Regional List Reveals 10.15am (15 mins) In the first reveal of the day, the regional list celebrates the great workplaces local to you. How will your region fare? Choose to watch the list relevant to you and prepare to be inspired!
Hear from the Regional Stand-outs 10.30am (10 mins) Join us as we speak to a selection of guests from the winning regions about what it takes to excel.
The Power of Listening 10.40am (35 mins) Insight session We explore what organisations are doing to really listen to their people and the confidence they are building as a result.
Sector League Table Reveals 11.15am (10 mins) If you want to know who is leading the way for employee engagement in your sector, then this session is not to be missed! Join us as we reveal the Q1 Best Companies to Work For across a range of different industries.
Hear from the Sector Stand-outs 11.40am (10 mins) Join us as we speak to a selection of guests from sectors about what it takes to excel.
Breaking down Silos 11.50am (35 mins) Insight session How are leaders breaking down silos and creating a strong collective vision for the whole organisation.
Managing Uncertainty 12.25pm (35 mins) Insight session As the economic outlook worsens, how are the best managers navigating these uncertain times and creating clarity for their people.
Who is Bucking the Trend? 1.45pm (35 mins) Insight session In such challenging times, which organisations are excelling with their engagement strategies, and how exactly are they doing it.
National List Reveals 2.15pm (20 mins) This is it folks, the BIG reveal. Who has made the national league tables of the Best Companies to Work For in the UK? This is the time to for graduates to eagerly listen, for the competition to enviously watch and for the listed companies involved to shout out in celebration!
National Number 1's 2.35pm (15 mins) If you’ve made it to the top, then the spotlight is on you! How did you get there? What does this mean? And, most importantly, how are you celebrating? Dan will find out all this and more in an emotional and exciting discussion with those that have made the top spot.
Event Close 2.50pm (10 mins)
League table reveals
Regional Reveals 10.10am (25mins) Who made the regional lists?
Sector Reveals 11.15am (20mins) Who made the sector lists?
National List Reveals 2.00pm (30mins) Who made the national lists?
National Stand-outs 2.30pm (15mins) Revealing the Stand-outs
Sector Stand-outs 11.50am (10mins) Hear from the Stand-outs
Regional Stand-outs 10.35am (10mins) Hear from the Stand-outs
Q3 Insight Sessions
The Cost of Living Crisis 9.40am (30mins) With the cost of living crisis continuing to put pressure on both employees and business alike, how are leaders responding to this latest crisis and demonstrating that they care?
Maintaining culture & building energy 10.45am (30mins) In a world where working remotely is now a real option for many, or indeed a requirement for some, how do you maintain a sense of culture and build energy amongst employees?
How important is employer brand? 12.00pm (30mins) How important is marketing your credentials as a stand-out employer when it comes to recruitment and retention?
People management in a remote world 12.30pm (30mins) As we embrace new ways of working, how do you effectively equip managers to manage remotely?
Who's getting it right? 1.30pm (30mins) After a very challenging couple of years, which organisations have bucked the trend and seen their engagement scores increase?
On-demand insight sessions from 2022 include....
Leadership in a Changing World Feb '22 (45mins) Leading and managing people is hard at the best of times but throw in the challenges of the last two years and it becomes particularly difficult. So just what are the hallmarks of great leadership in a changing world? watch now
People Management in a Remote World Aug '22 (30mins) As we embrace new ways of working, how do you effectively equip managers to manage remotely? watch now
How important is employer brand? Aug '22 (30mins) How important is marketing your credentials as a stand-out employer when it comes to recruitment and retention? watch now
The new wellbeing May '22 (30mins) As wellbeing becomes firmly embedded in the culture of organisations looking to successfully engage with their people, what are the key areas to focus on? watch now
The cost of living crisis Aug '22 (30mins) With the cost of living crisis continuing to put pressure on both employees and business alike, how are leaders responding to this latest crisis and demonstrating that they care? watch now