Boosting Competitiveness
In order to work efficiently and successfully in a global company,
it is extremely important to establish a worldwide network of
good contacts and to gain an understanding of special cultural,
professional, and country-specific features. And this is one of
the main goals of ALTANA’s
talent management concept. The MDP
is one of the measures geared to young managers who are
particularly willing to change. They are prepared for global leadership
roles – individually and at the same time specifically for
their future tasks.
“To this end, we have to strengthen their global perspective
and global thinking and to harness our promotion activities in
an integrated yet need-oriented way,” explains Anne Gradl, the
head of Leadership & Talent Management at ALTANA.
Fostering
global thinking and working is a special focus of the MDP. Participants
complete six modules in a period of 18 months. Annette
Lampe, the head of personnel development at ALTANA,
explains:
“We at ALTANA
have to convince young talent of the merits
of our company to ensure that we remain competitive in the long
run in a globalized world.” The talent management approach
therefore encompasses a wide range of specific programs for both
future and existing managers.
Leaving One’s Comfort Zone and Going the Extra Mile
The need for managers is high. ALTANA
set itself the goal of occupying
some 70 percent of its leadership positions internally
by 2020. “Suitable candidates for the MDP are personalities with
great flexibility, openness, a performance orientation, and a
willingness to leave their comfort zone and go the extra mile,”
stresses Annette Lampe.
The employees also have to want and be able to push forward
changes as entrepreneurs. For the human resource de-
velopment programs are an important investment in ALTANA’s
leadership culture. “They form the basis of our corporate suc-
cess. And they enable us to achieve the necessary added value
for our stakeholders,” says Annette Lampe with conviction.
Hong Kong – MDP participant Mandy Lam talks
with her management colleagues at ECKART Asia
at the Hong Kong site. She successfully implements
the knowledge she gained in the MDP in
practice.
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