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2014 Annual Report
Group Management Report – Our Group
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2014
Employees
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Employees
Becoming the leader in the sporting goods industry depends upon the dedication,
knowledge and performance of our employees and excellence of our leaders. As such, we
place considerable effort into creating a work environment that stimulates innovation,
team spirit, engagement and achievement.
Human Resources to support the achievement of the Group’s strategic targets
In 2014, adidas Group Human Resources continued to drive organisational strategies through
its initiatives and programmes comprising four strategic areas of focus: ‘Leadership’, ‘People’,
‘Capabilities’ and ‘Efficiencies’. 2015 activity will focus on sustaining existing programmes and
reorienting for future strategy, under the leadership of Karen Parkin, our new Chief Human
Resources Officer, in order to actively contribute to the success of our new Strategic Business Plan.
Commitment to leadership excellence
We focus on elevating our leaders’ strengths, in particular how leaders create the right environment
for our employees to be inspired, committed and motivated.
We therefore continue to have a strong focus on investing in the way we work and lead across our
global leadership teams. At the beginning of 2014, over 85 global leadership teams (700 leaders)
took part in a ‘Leadership Journey’. These journeys include intensive sessions of self-reflection of
mindsets, and 360° feedback. The focus during the remainder of the year was to sustain the journey
and embed in daily leadership routines.
Enabling employees to reach their personal best
To reach their personal best, our Group’s employees are offered a wide variety of learning
opportunities, building on their strengths, improving their skills and overcoming their own
challenges. Our highest priority is to match individual employee aspirations with our organisational
needs. As such, we continue to build our integrated talent management process, incorporating
performance, succession, development and learning opportunities to enable our employees to
reach their potential at every stage of their career.
Talent management: The quality of current and future talent and leadership within the adidas Group
is key to our success. With specifically designed talent management tools, we identify talents at
all levels of our Group who have the potential to become future leaders or key players within the
organisation. In order to prepare them for more complex future roles, they participate in targeted
development programmes and have tailored individual development plans.
Strategic area
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Leadership
Development of leadership talent
Strategic area
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People
Talent, performance and succession management
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