Allianz Partners has announced a new program meant to create an innovative and unified “one company culture.”
The Executive Excellence program, which the firm claims to be the first of its kind, aims to “transform differences into opportunities and to alight all executives around a shared understanding of the company strategy.”
Each session of the one-week program involves around 30 participants from around the world, who will share industry and market knowledge and figure out the best ways to deal with challenges in the market. They can also participate in team-building activities, including a two-hour digital escape game that aims to reinforce company knowledge and digital skills.
“As the leader in a highly competitive market, we must improve our organizational processes constantly and promote a common culture if we want to be an agile, innovative and effective partner for our customers,” said Claudia Reichmuth, director of human resources and change management at Allianz Partners Group.
“The Executive Excellence program not only enables participants to build their knowledge of the company, industry, and markets, it also empowers them to become better, more collaborative and inspired leaders, an essential part of building a One Company Culture.”
The initiative also allows participants to job shadow or swap so they could experience their counterpart’s responsibilities, become more aware of their other functions, and gain a fuller perspective of the company.
“The job swapping is a truly unique experience which allows us to put into practice the common understanding we shared during our EEP session,” commented Alesha Keeler, chief financial officer at Allianz Partners NZ.
“It gives a sense of continuity to the effort of building better collaboration across functions and regions. We get a better perspective of how each person and function contributes to our business, and how we can better support each other and not just see each role and team as a silo.”
