Our early careers shape our view of working life and the way in which we approach working, managing and leading later. What sort of workers do we make if our relationships with them are shaped mainly by the things they don’t bring, rather than the things they do? Mondrem CIC are a small and growing company. We know that we will grow better if we create a place where everyone in the companies grows with us. A personally and professionally rewarding place to work, where we share a purpose and work together by making human connections and creating shared understanding. Where everyone has a role that they own and can see where and how it fits in. We’re a long way from perfect, so we don’t always get it right. But we’re not about to let that get in the way of our trying to do the right thing. To work, to manage and to lead in a good way. 

 

Since early in 2020 we have worked closely with interns, several of whom now have permanent roles across the group of companies. We have been keen to give them all a great career start. To do that, we started by spending time building a shared understanding of our purpose and values. These are a significant part of what attracted people to us. And we gave everyone a leading role in some aspect of Mondrem’s work and growth. And have called everyone a ‘lead’, not an ‘intern’. Behind this is the notion of giving responsibility, not task. Encouraging new colleagues to own and shape their own roles to deliver both what the company needs and what makes their role interesting and rewarding for them. For our ambition to create a personally and professionally rewarding place to work, such awards are very special indeed.