Building culture

In November 2020, Catherine Allen, Head of Keeping People Happy at Ella's Kitchen, inspired us when she featured on our webinar “Keeping culture & employee happiness alive in 2021 & beyond”.

She showed us how she supported employees at Ella’s Kitchen during the many challenges of 2020 and instilled a culture of empathetic leadership across the business. Empathetic leadership is a buzzword in HR right now, but Catherine is the true embodiment of what this phrase really means.

Throughout the turbulence of 2020, Perkbox’s Chief People Officer, Mona, continued to instil an open and honest culture.

Through company-wide Q&A sessions, involving employees in the development of new policies and by being honest when things didn’t work out as planned, Mona has shown Perkbox employees that their voices are heard and that leaders and employees are in this together. Perkbox employees are trusted to be their most productive and motivated selves, no matter the circumstances.

When we think of an employee's growth in the workplace, we often think of moving up the career ladder. From Associate to Manager, to Team Manager, to Director and so on. But this isn't always the right choice - there are more options for helping your employees grow in their roles.

Perkbox's Product Manager, Emily Jane (Em J) Worker, discusses how growth for employees is not always vertical, but horizontal as well.

A culture of performance can help to boost your team's overall engagement, morale and ultimately productivity. We sat down with Perkbox's Head of UK Sales, Natasha Blin, as she discusses five key ways to foster a performance culture within your workplace.