Leonard Design have been recognised as one of the best companies to work for in the UK for 2022. The accolade was announced at the ‘Best Companies’ 2022 end-of-year event where Leonard Design also won the ‘Mid-Sized Companies – Best Improver’ award for 2022.
Now with the results in we can confirm Leonard Design ranks number 102 on the UK list for Best Mid-Sized Companies to work for. Furthermore, Leonard Design is ranked number 6 within the ‘Architect & Surveyors’ sector.
Best Companies summarised three key workplace factors that attributed to the recognition:
Wellbeing
Monthly activities include squat and plank challenges or going for a team walk at lunchtime. The company has two mental health first aiders and external speakers come in regularly to talk about diet, exercise, mental health and mindfulness. There are online Pilates, yoga and boxing classes.
Team
Each staff member has a mentor to go to for guidance, career development and support. A buddy system means people can connect as a group or individually. Quiz nights take place via Zoom, along with pizza- or cocktail-making evenings and salsa dancing. Daily chats happen on the firm’s WhatsApp group.
Personal Growth
Staff are encouraged to complete and update a career-development dashboard to include training, development, skill level and ambition. At career-development meetings, they can discuss their goals and training with a dedicated team. A job and responsibility matrix allows them to compare their job level with others and see what is required to progress.
Estelle Morris, HR Manager at Leonard Design had this to say:
“Our team are our greatest assets and so we want to make Leonard Design a great place to work for them all. Being recognised as a 1-star accreditation company which means Leonard design is a ‘very good’ company to work for is brilliant and gives us a foundation to work on and be even better next time.”
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