The City & Guilds Group recently invited Princess Royal Training Awards recipients past and present to attend a pop-up conference in East London.
Attendees gathered ahead of the awards ceremony to share best practice in being purpose-driven organisations.
It included a panel discussion with participants from UK companies known for their strong purposes:
- Sue Gammons, Coaching Director, GSK
- Matthew Pitt, Head of People Development, Veolia
- Martin Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Home Instead Senior Care
- Anna Markland, Ventures Manager UnLtd, and
- Chris Jones, Chief Executive, City & Guilds Group
The panellists shared candid examples of successes and failures in leading with purpose.
Here’s a summary of what they said >
GSK, Veolia, and Home Instead Senior Care are 2019 Princess Royal Training Award recipients.
Leadership secrets of progressive companies
Attendees also heard from Corporate Rebels on what purpose-driven, progressive companies do differently.
The company interviewed more than 150 admired companies like Google and Patagonia to learn their secrets.
Corporate Rebels co-founder Pim de Morree shared eight secrets to embed purpose at the core of an organisation.
He said the secrets might make leaders uncomfortable, but if a company wants greater staff retention and engagement, they need to make changes.
It’s especially crucial when 83% of the UK workforce is disengaged.
Read the eight leadership secrets of progressive companies >
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