| | November 2020MANAGEHRMAGAZINE.COM9work also brings executive team exposure, a great add to their career development.As pillar teams work on their focus areas, sponsors are assigned from the beginning to be sounding boards and help remove obstacles. This is especially critical to the success of global pillar teams. Typically 1-2 executive team members are sponsors. Recommendations can be vetted by and socialized with them before approaching the full executive team. Sponsors are also champions for proposed improvements. These improvements have been numerous over the years. Summer work hours, improved engineering processes, global "We are ONE" program, and moving from annual performance reviews to quarterly performance check-in discussions are a few examples we are proud of. The global pillar teams share their results globally during our Global Business Updates. Doing so keeps a clear linkage between issues shared in our pulse surveys and actions taken. Employees know their comments are taken seriously.Many companies have their own "secret sauce" recipes for employee engagement. In sharing my employer's story, I hope it gives you ideas to tinker with your own recipe. And don't let working from home slow down your efforts. High engagement is possible via Zoom or face-to-face; it is part of the digital pivot and honoring trust, transparency, and trying new ideas. As pillar teams work on their focus areas, sponsors are assigned from the beginning to be sounding boards and help remove obstacles. This is especially critical to the success of global pillar teams
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