Birmingham City Council scoops hat trick of awards
Wednesday, 1st July 2009
Birmingham City Council’s, pioneering employee engagement programme; BEST has received three national accolades, recognising its contribution to improving service delivery and maximising employee engagement. This year’s Municipal Journal (MJ) Award for People and Workforce Achievement was awarded to Birmingham City Council’s core values based employee engagement programme; BEST (Belief, Excellence,...
Birmingham City Council scoops hat trick of awards
Wednesday, 1st July 2009
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'Living It'
Thursday, 25th June 2009
BEST Leader of the month for June 2009 was Natalie Hill from the Older Adults Business Support Team, within the Adults & Communities Directorate. Natalie was nominated by her colleague Bina Patel for her amazing enthusiasm, which has never ceased. She has implemented a BEST wall within her office...
BEST Recognition Events
Wednesday, 24th June 2009
In 2008 the BEST Programme team hosted several celebration events, on behalf of the Chief Executive and Cllr Alan Rudge, Cabinet Member for Equalities and HR and BEST Cabinet Sponsor These events rewarded and recognised the hard work and commitment demonstrated by BEST leaders and managers. The events also helped share...
Hodge Hill Constituency Office Get Physical
Wednesday, 24th June 2009
BEST leader Sue Moore from the Hodge Hill Constituency Office and her team took “Living It!” to heart when they decided to challenge themselves to get fit for the Race for Life. The team have all had close experience of the devastating effects of cancer and as part of their BEST...
Young Local Government Programme 2009
Wednesday, 24th June 2009
The council’s younger employees network, Generation BEST, is offering its members the chance to take part in the Young Local Government Programme 2009, an exciting conference aiming to develop young talent within local authorities. The conference brings together new talent working in local government organisations throughout England and Wales for an...
Parks Team Give Geese a Gander
Wednesday, 24th June 2009
BEST raises all kinds of positive actions to solve everyday problems in each area of the Council’s work. But one of the more unusual is the situation faced recently by the Parks and Nature Conversation Team in the Environment and Culture Directorate. Led by Constituency Parks Manager, Simon Cooper, and...
BEST at Brighter Futures
Wednesday, 24th June 2009
The BEST Programme Team will be manning a stand at the upcoming Brighter Futures Conference on the 30th June 2009 at the ICC. Please pop along to the stand to say hello to the team. We will be on hand to talk through any queries or problems you may have...
Local Brief Team are Living It!
Wednesday, 24th June 2009
The Corporate Procurement Services Strategy Team in the Chief Executive’s directorate have won a BEST Team of the Month award after being nominated by their Senior Management for work arising from their 2008 BEST workshop. The team has a key role within Corporate Procurement Services (CPS) to ensure that good...
New BEST Leader Steers Team to Award Success
Wednesday, 24th June 2009
Marvin Palmer from Legal and Democratic Services in the Chief Executive’s directorate had a hard act to follow last year when he took over as BEST leader from Nathan Thomas, a previous winner of a BEST leader of the month award! But he needn’t have worried. Marvin has been inspirational...






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