Our ambition is to create a workplace where people thrive and can work together to achieve common goals, regardless of where they are geographically. In today's rapidly changing business landscape, competence development is more crucial than ever to safeguard the skills needed for tomorrow. This is especially important in a global organization where employees work on different continents and come from different backgrounds.
Suzuki Garphyttan Academy
During the year, the work of building up Suzuki Garphyttan Academy has started. The initiative will facilitate ongoing employee development and ensure that the company remains competitive. Suzuki Garphyttan Academy now covers four important areas, such as leadership, colleagueship, basic programs and specialist training. The latter two are currently aimed at operators and technicians/engineers. These trainings enable a broader understanding of the organization as a whole and create the conditions for more people to be able to contribute with improvements and innovations.
"In the training portfolio, we have deliberately included colleagueship and leadership, which provides a good basis for collaboration and understanding of different roles in the organization. Then we added trainings with technology focus, such as basic programs for operators and technicians/engineers," says Malin Hallberg, Head of Academy at Suzuki Garphyttan. The academy is partly about identifying, developing and offering the various courses that are needed, but it also includes a platform for providing education digitally. When the courses are best suited as classroom training, key people will be identified and trained in a "Train the Trainer" concept to make it possible to offer the courses at all sites.
Focus on employees
By understanding each other and collaborating, new ideas and solutions can emerge. This also strengthens the organization's ability to adapt to change and retain long-term competence. A few years ago, the work started to build a comprehensive Leadership Program and create a stable foundation to stand on. Based on the Leadership Program, the Coworker Program was developed, which is something that all employees participate in worldwide. The groups are mixed cross-functionally between different professions within the company, which is a prerequisite for creating an inclusive culture of trust and confidence between each other.
"How we express ourselves, treat each other and learn from our differences affects the work environment and efficiency. By including different perspectives and the understanding of others' roles and missions, you can create a more dynamic and inclusive workplace," Malin concludes.
