We lead
We create excitement for the future and connect on a personal and emotional level. We develop and help others to be the best they can be.
Managing performance
In our Group People Strategy, we put a strong focus on developing our employees to build our leadership pipeline. Since 2020 we progress on our set of “Leadership imperatives” - our reinforced behavioural framework to promote even more ownership and accountability at all levels.
Our performance management approach supports our aim for a high-performance culture in which our individual and team goals, as well as behaviours, are aligned to our purpose and business strategy. We want our employees to reach their potential and be fully supported in their work, which also links back to our approach to learning.
Our Leadership imperatives are fully embedded in our performance management approach, focusing both on what people achieve and how they achieve their goals. Including these behaviours in performance and feedback discussions allows for robust, forward-looking conversations, better performance differentiation and transparent pay-for-performance.
In this context we live refreshed performance management approach with more emphasis on continuous dialogue and frequent conversations between employees and their managers that aims to provide forward-looking, ongoing and timely feedback.
As part of these changes, we removed year-end ratings in 2020 to focus on developmental and qualitative aspects of performance management. We continue to invest in developing fit for future leaders at all levels by identifying and developing internal top talents and recruiting new leaders.
Attracting and retaining talent
Even before the pandemic, Swiss Re recognised that different people have different needs and preferences when it comes to their working patterns. We are committed to accommodating informal and formal flexible work arrangements. Our Own The Way You WorkTM (OTWYW) programme motivates and engages high performance teams by allowing employees decide how, when and where to carry out their tasks while considering client and team needs, and in compliance with the applicable laws, rules and regulations of their particular region.
In addition, we offer various programmes to young adults moving into employment, the most prominent being our award-winning graduates@swissre programme.