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All Island Media: "We need good ideas, and collaborative effort to move forward together"

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Updated: Jan 22

All Island Media will be taking the opportunity to learn more about its own workforce, as James Filleul, CEO, explained...


What motivated you to take part in the Jersey’s Best Workplace initiative?

A little over two years ago, we merged Bailiwick Express and the JEP to create All Island Media. That has meant a considerable amount of change for our team, in a sector which is being heavily disrupted, and at a time when budgets are tightening.


We have achieved a lot, but it has also been really challenging for the team, so we are definitely not…yet…Jersey’s Best Workplace. That is our goal, though, and going through this process, in partnership with Compass, will help us to get there.


What three words would you describe as the key tenets of a positive company culture and why?

I don’t think there is three, I think it comes down to one: trust.


Trust that the company has the right plan, trust that it has the resources, the ability and the will to get there, and trust that a continuing partnership between employer and employee is right for both parties.


Why do you believe fostering a great workplace culture is essential in attracting and retaining top talent in Jersey?

As employees, we all make our own choices. For some, the right employer is the one that pays the most.


For others, it’s all about the mission, do I want to add my energy to achieving what this company is trying to do? And there are also those who just enjoy working with particular colleagues, and the team is all.


Culture is the interaction between those three, and if you lose one, the structure tips, and you don’t get the best people.


What sort of insights are you most eager to gain from taking part in Jersey’s Best Workplace?

Open-minded, positive, honest feedback. In that context, positive doesn’t mean just saying nice things. It means accepting that there are often few total solutions, only trade-offs, and we need good ideas, and collaborative effort to move forward together.


How do you see the results of this initiative shaping your internal practices or influencing your future strategies?

That depends what comes out of it. It will contain things we can do now, things we can do in the future, and things we disagree with as the right course of action. But we will listen carefully to it all, and then openly communicate the next steps.


GET INVOLVED...

Top-performing companies will be highlighted in a special Jersey’s Best Workplace publication distributed in print and online through All Island Media's brands, Bailiwick Express and the Jersey Evening Post.


In addition to the survey results, compensation and potential to be crowned 'Jersey’s Best Workplace', entrants will receive an All Island Media advertising credit and an annual subscription to the digital edition of the Jersey Evening Post.


For more information, and to register, click HERE.

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