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EMPLOYEES AND THE WORKPLACE
CHANGING FOR THE BETTER
Jotun invests in the continual development of its people, building their skills through the Competence
Development function. This allows individuals to fulfil their potential, so the Group can fulfil its.
Jotun works across all segments and regions to develop
personal and collective competence with a unified approach.
Best practices are shared, structured learning programmes and
tools are utilised, and, throughout all activities, the Group’s
business strategy is supported and empowered.
A business is only ever as good as its people. By investing in
their skills we invest in our own future, creating talented teams
and an on-going competitive advantage for Jotun.
REVITALISING LEARNING
2017 marked a watershed year for the Jotun Academy,
often referred to as “the most important tool to Penguinise
employees. ”The Academy is a vital resource for building Jotun’s
global culture and supporting its growth. It encompasses some
38 programmes, with around 360 trainers interacting with
between 3 000 and 4 000 delegates every year.
Two of its key areas, Operations & HSEQ and Management,
underwent a complete revitalisation in 2017. Both were
streamlined and enhanced, with less training days and more
preparatory and post-learning activity. Projects included
incorporating tools such as nano-lessons, e-learnings and selfassessments,
and moving communication with trainers into
Jotun’s new online collaboration sites. More practical exercises
and peer-based learning was utilised, with, for example,
operations managers learning from fellow operations managers
in factory environments. Less of a reliance on external trainers
resulted in significant cost efficiencies for the organisation as a
whole. Programme content was also modernised, with a clearer
focus on supporting Jotun’s growth strategy and individual
career paths.
Jotun will now concentrate on continuing this successful
Academy overhaul, with the Competence Development team
moving on to revitalise the Sales programmes in 2018.
DIGITAL PLATFORM
The introduction of the Working Together digital platform in
2016 enabled Jotun to exploit new online tools to support
global competence development in 2017.
A new internal social networking service was introduced
as a communication hub for employees. This allowed all
communication relating to development and training to move
onto a single platform. Rather than sending and receiving
individual emails, all delegates and trainers now gather and
interact in the same place, sharing relevant information,
facilitating courses, and detailing developments. The efficiency
and effectiveness of this service has been transformative.
Similarly, new collaboration sites are now used. These
sites provide a common and secure area for Jotun to share
documents, templates, ideas and all resources for all learning
programmes worldwide, everything a trainer needs to run a
programme can be stored and accessed here.
In this way, all activities are coordinated and uniform, maximising
impact and quality across the entire global organisation.
BUILDING COMPETENCE
In 2018 Jotun will continue investing in improving its
competence development offering, including:
• The introduction of ‘Leadership Boosters’, half- to one-day
modules targeted at all Jotun managers
• The use of more audio visual elements and digital tools within
training
• The launch of
– Level 2 training for managers without direct reports
– Planning training as part of the Operations and HSEQ
Academy
– Digital Workplace training to raise the level of digital skills
throughout the company