August 2022 HR Lineup

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The survey data should prompt conversations with your team, resulting in team members working collaboratively towards goals associ ated with the survey results. These conversations and actions provide key learning opportunities for teams to grow and continue having discussions to improve the ABB culture and work environment.

Examples of success

Here are a few examples of the great work happening across ABB.

By paying attention to employees’ concerns and actioning some of their suggestions, employees’ self-empow erment, ownership, and involvement rapidly increased. They are more aware of their role in the organization, the meaning of their work, and their contri bution to ABB.

GBS Xiamen hub

Despite a healthy employee engagement score of 82, managers in the GBS Xiamen hub wanted to stretch further to inspire employees to explore their potential and create a high-performing unit. As a result, line managers and their teams focused on the topics of Authenticity and Work Life Balance and have made the following improvements: • Upgrading the physical work environ ment included setting up a recreation area and introducing high desks for er gonomic purposes. • Organizing mini competitions and ac tivities in the office, drawing employ ees’ attention to a healthy lifestyle of exercise, whole foods, relaxation, and enjoying beauty in nature. • Promoting the importance of mental health by hosting a mental health week, introducing stress management tech niques, and focusing on creating a psychologically safe environment.

Robotics and Discrete Automation | Sweden

In RA Sweden, various teams’ actions following last year’s Engagement Sur vey are showcased on screens around the factory in Västerås. The visuals identify which area from the survey is being addressed and describe what action is being taken. For example, to tackle the area of “Growth,” the Product Quality team pro vided employees with opportunities for competence development and variation in their work. To ensure flexibility in case of sick leave and holiday periods, they started an initiative to cover for each other on different materials categories. To better assist with “role clarity,” they have updated their role descriptions.