The People Project: How APM used Best Companies' data as a foundation for growth
The Buckinghamshire-based not-for-profit worked with Best Companies to understand its workforce and successfully facilitate rapid expansion and change. ?
“With Best Companies, we have gone from being ‘One to Watch’ to a 2-Star Accredited organisation in four years. If I look at our revenue during that period, we've gone from being a 10 million pound organisation to a 16 million pound organisation, and our workforce has increased by a third. I can't possibly believe there's no connection between those two things.”
Professor Adam Boddison OBE, Chief Executive Officer, APM
By focusing on the areas highlighted for improvement in its bHeard employee survey, APM has gone from a ‘Ones to Watch’ status to a 2-Star Accredited organisation in four years.
Since working with Best Companies, the organisation’s revenue has increased from ￡10 million to ￡16 million and headcount has risen by a third.
Using Best Companies data has positively impacted APM’s managers, with initiatives in place contributing to one of the biggest overall improvements in this area in its latest survey.
The decision-making process at APM at leadership level has been better informed by the in-depth, granular data from Best Companies.
The importance placed on improving communication and empowering its people has led to better business results.