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The AAK Way People project
Investing in people is our future
We strive to be an attractive employer with a
high-performance organization, built on strongly
aligned values with an increasing number of
people carrying AAK forward.
The AAK Way People project is at the heart of AAK’s
ambitions towards people engagement and development.
Since it was started in 2017, it has given rise to a broad
variety of initiatives and programs that have been pivotal
to its success. Not only has this delivered very positive
results internally and helped to promote an AAK “family”
culture across our worldwide sites and offices, but it is
contributing significantly towards the value we create for
customers.
A more unified business
The strategy focuses on four key areas that aim to
create a unified business committed to delivering
excellence and growth:
1) Revitalize our company values – our culture guides
discretionary behavior and makes sure that we
behave, internally as well as externally, in the way
we promise our customers. We all make hundreds
of decisions every day, and our company values are
there to guide us.
2) Engaged and skilled people – to measure people
engagement we conduct an employee engagement
survey every two years.
The next survey will be conducted in 2019. We have
also improved our process for learning and development
and added several online training courses.
3) AAK Leadership – during 2017 and 2018, we
delivered four days of leadership training for more
than 350 managers and key employees worldwide,
focusing on our leadership competencies and
company values.
4) Organization for future growth – by identifying the
specific competencies we need for future growth,
we can make sure we either retain employees with
these skills, or attract the right new talent into our
business.
An employer of choice
We recognize that people are our greatest resource,
which is why we endeavor to attract, train and retain the
best minds in the business. To this end, we have also
introduced a policy, process and templates for workforce
planning. The purpose of workforce planning is to
secure management capacity and key competencies
for future growth by looking at future organizational
demands, succession planning and potential review.
By implementing what AAK stands for through the
attitude and development of our employees, we can
elevate our business by strengthening loyalty, fostering
innovation and delivering a more passionate, tailored
service.
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