Leadership Culture
Essentially, leadership is about enabling people to do the right things in the right way. Leadership is not just about management but means giving guidance and acting as a role model to inspire and engage employees. |
Based on this leadership understanding, our leadership culture can be summarized by the following points:
- Freedom to act in flat hierarchy: Our management staff is supposed to explore their scope for action, use it constructively and take responsibility. What is required is a mindset that continually challenges the status quo and encourages innovations.
- Recognition of long-term success: Our compensation system rewards sustained value creation based on performance. Above-average performance is rewarded by above-average total compensation, compared to internal and external benchmarks.
- Diverse career opportunities: Vacant management positions are staffed with internal candidates, wherever possible. A structured and periodical talent management process ensures talented employees are recognized and nurtured.
- Leadership competence as an ongoing challenge: According to the slogan “If you don’t go forward you go backward”, the SGL Group expects and encourages continuous growth in personal leadership competence, which is reflected particularly in the customized development programs of the Leadership Initiative.