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At Sara Lee we believe that the personal development of our employees is crucial in driving the success of our business. As a company and as individuals there is always an opportunity for further growth and continuous improvement to lead and keep up with our constantly changing environment.
Personal Development is a shared responsibility
Our employees own their personal development and we are responsible for supporting and enabling individual growth. We believe in facilitating learning and development for employees in their current role and in their future career progression. This is a shared responsibility, driven by the employee and supported by Sara Lee.
Personal Development is linked to performance
The most important driver for personal and career development is current job performance. Our performance management process helps our employees define clear objectives and evaluate their performance. A personal development plan helps our employees achieve these goals.
Personal Development benefits from transparency
We invite our employees to communicate openly about their career ambitions and development needs. We provide clear feedback on performance and provide the information to assess what is possible in the current role and define possible next career steps.
Personal Development needs real life learning
We know that learning happens on the job! 70% of the learning experience for our employees comes from on-the-job learning, 20% through the coaching and mentoring of others in the company and 10% through education/training-based learning. Giving our employees the opportunity to be involved in projects or assignments to develop their experience and knowledge is critical in their personal development.
Personal Development promotes career opportunities
Sara Lee is a company with a broad range of customers, products and businesses. This provides a great opportunity to use and develop skills and knowledge in different business areas. All of our employees have access to an internal job site which displays all Sara Lee vacancies both locally and globally.
Our Global Learning Plan
Based upon organizational needs and personal needs of our employees we have developed a Global Leaning Plan organized around three areas. The majority of these programs are developed and delivered internally which makes it truly the Sara Lee Global Learning Plan.
Talent Development – Programs focused on accelerating the growth of our employees who have been identified as having the potential to move to the next management level within 1-3 years. An example of our Talent Development Program is our Management Development Centers which provide participants with extensive information about their individual performance and support them in creating a personal development plan, which helps them to reach their short and long term career and personal development goals.
High Performance Culture – We have a common framework for developing leadership skills and creating a high performing culture within our organization. We deliver programs for entire teams, and also for selected individuals to provide the opportunity to connect and leverage best practices with employees from other parts of the business.
Business Excellence – Our Business Excellence Programs are linked tightly to the key business processes within Sara Lee. The programs we provide include: Marketing Excellence Program, Sales Excellence Program, and Finance for Non Financials.
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