Despite the unprecedented challenges that have beset businesses in recent years, Amtico has emerged with a stronger culture and employee experience than ever before. Barry elaborates, “I've seen a culture change with the adoption of the assessments. People are used to them now and departmental leaders come to me and request the report for their teams. For example, we recently had a new starter in Marketing – the first point of call was for them to take an Emotional Intelligence assessment and set up their development plan, rather than waiting a year until their annual appraisal. Word of mouth across the business is driving change.”
“The reports have had the biggest impact on our development. Previously, annual appraisals may have been viewed by some as a tick box exercise. Now, the assessments have helped us to create a process that enables people to develop, and they feel that they are being supported. This benefits retention, but also helps us attract new talent. We blend the awareness created by the assessments with the support offered by LinkedIn Learning, which empowers our people to develop themselves.”
“In the context of the cost-of-living crisis, we are focused on creating value within the business. Last year we made sustainability a strategic focus. Part of that focus is on our people, and how we support them. We understand that people are not just in jobs for the money nowadays. The money is of course important, but they also want additional benefits. Historically, asking how a business supports its people was one of those woolly interview questions that you felt you should ask. Now, we find that people are passionate about development.”
“Our development process helps with succession and future planning, looking at how we can support and retain our existing individuals. During Covid, Amtico was very good at supporting our people and engaging with them to make sure they felt reassured that they would still have a job despite what was happening. Coming out the other side, we have continued with that, and we are focused on how we can support people, using tools like the Thomas assessments to help them grow and progress into different roles within the business to better their careers.”