b'PROFILEWhat do you feel would most heightened awareness, leaders tell me benefit job satisfaction in the how they now notice things that they had veterinary professions? previously overlooked. It really is a win-Humble and compassionate leadership. win for all! Meraki is addressing the professions twoWorkplaces are awarded a star-rating greatest interrelated challenges: poorto boost their profile display in search workplace cultures and our retentionresults on Meraki, rewarding these crisis. Unmet career expectations,employers with a competitive advantage. leadership gaps, cultural faadesIt builds trust in prospective job seekers and poor employee experiences fuelwho can make more informed decisions too many to prematurely leave thewhere they work, confident that they are profession. networking or applying to join a happy team.The business case for inaction is nonsensical, especially when HR is everyGoing further, I want to ensure great business biggest cost. Low morale,workplace experiences start as a poor team performance, poor health,veterinary student. Meraki was the first presenteeism, absenteeism and highcentralised open EMS database. This staff turnover cost UK employers billionsis something I am really proud of and of pounds each year. student feedback has been amazing. We all know the quality of EMS experiences To help leaders to better understand theis still a lottery - mine certainly was as a needs and feelings of their employees, Istudent - and in a lot of cases this is out of engaged an occupational psychologistthe students control.consultancy with vast experience working in the NHS. Working together weRetaining our vets of tomorrow begins researched and assembled a specialistwith ensuring graduates enter the veterinary employee experience survey. workforce confident in their utility and competence to hit the ground running. If a leaders greatest fear is not knowingMy developers are right now expanding what you dont know, then this isour searchable EMS functionality within the solution. Used as a leadershipworkplace profiles to make it even easier development tool, humble leadersfor students and workplaces that love to invite their people to share their honestteach to connect.feedback. I then aggregate employeeContactresponses into an anonymous report toWith more features planned, this is justE olly@merakiinitiative.comunlock team insights into the workplacesthe start, so watch this space (or better drivers of engagement. still sign up now)!You are wanting to know: what do you like best about working here?, what makes us different to other places where you have worked? or what one thing would you change to improve your workplace experience? No single survey will give you the whole picture, but it sends a strong message that you care, breaks down barriers and serves as a catalyst for discovery. Having sowed the seeds for a learning culture, it facilitates more candid conversations, enabling leaders to compassionately take action and drive meaningful positive change.How could we work towards implementing this as the norm?For employers I work with, this is the normbenchmarking leadership performance, team morale and year-to-year progress. Teams are feeling heard and, with www.inspiredvet.co.uk31'