Essity
ESSITYÂ IS A LEADING GLOBAL FMCG IN HYGIENE AND HEALTH CARE THAT EXPERIENCED A MAJOR TURNAROUND IN BUSINESS PERFORMANCE AND EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE USING KENDO
Changing Fortunes
This is story of how we turned around our fortunes with the help of Kendo, an innovative HR Tech solution. In 2018, Asaleo Care recorded its fifth year of declining sales volumes, loss of market share and high operational costs.
The leadership realised it had to transform into an adaptive, high performing, resilient organisation that could anticipate and rapidly respond to the changes in the marketplace faster than its competitors.
A key focus was to change our leaders and employees’ mindset to one of ownership and accountability which could become a major contributor to the company’s competitive advantage.
Asaleo Care set out to build a culture of ownership and accountability which featured agreed objectives for all and frequently reporting of progress. A key focus was also to allow employees develop their own growth plans and take ownership for their own development.”
The Challenge
Years of declining performance, loss of leadership in key segments and employee disenchantment.
The Game Plan
Turn business performance around by increasing the culture of accountability and strengthening managers’ performance as people leaders.
The Kendo Solution
Defined what success looks like, made work meaningful, created personal growth goals, measured, gave feedback and one on ones.
The Results
Major business performance turnaround, employee engagement improved significantly, bonuses paid, share price rose – Kendo attributed as major factor.
Profitability
Posted first profit in 5yrs
Engagement
Engagement grew by an increible 15%
Culture
A culture of ownership and accountability