Feedback for managers
It is common practice for managers to assess their employees at BASF. However, with our “leadership feedback system,” employees also inform their superiors how they perceive their conduct. Thanks to this structured and moderated process, our managers gain a better understanding of their strengths and their development potential. This also enables them to improve their leadership skills. Within teams, this feedback makes it possible to improve communication, increase trust and work more effectively, therefore making an essential contribution towards fulfilling our guideline “Form the best team in industry.” By the end of 2007, 47.8% of our senior managers had received feedback as part of our “Global Leadership Feedback” or our internal management seminar “Inspirational Leadership.”
Transparency through a job evaluation system
Our human resources work involves both Group-wide standards as well as market and culture-specific solutions for sites and regions. In order to standardize our systems worldwide, we have introduced a mandatory Group-wide job evaluation system at nearly all sites. Fixed criteria, including professional, social and decision-making skills, are used to analyze and rate all functions. This creates transparency and facilitates comparison across the organization.
PRINCIPLES FOR OUR SENIOR EXECUTIVES
- Ensure clarity and demonstrate a sense of reality
- Be a role model in performance and speed
- Promote and develop enthusiasm and inspiration
- Demonstrate strategic and operational leadership
