On March 20 the mountain sports outfitter, VAUDE, was
honored with the “Soul@Work Award” for its success in putting into practice the
company’s culture of trust. Each year, individuals or companies who take
preventative measures to ensure psychological wellbeing in the work place are
honored with this award. At the award ceremony in Kloster Eberbach, Pater
Anselm Grün presented the award to Miriam Schilling, VAUDE Personnel Manager.
VAUDE was selected by the panel of experts in the
category, "Mid-size companies up to 5,000 employees". The culture of
trust at VAUDE is based on a positive view of humanity and the belief that people
are inherently motivated to contribute their skills and achievements. "This
way of working creates a good climate in which you feel comfortable and can
develop freely. It also helps that we have very dedicated employees who enjoy
taking on responsibility. This benefits all of us as a company," said
Miriam Schilling. One sign of the high level of employee satisfaction at VAUDE
is its low turnover rate, which is far below the national average.
Culture of trust as a factor of success
To remain successful in the dynamic competition of the
outdoor industry, VAUDE counts on its employees seeing themselves as able to
take action and developing a willingness to make decisions. To promote these
skills, VAUDE offers a variety of training courses and workshops for all
employees. Through all levels of its hierarchy, VAUDE motivates employees to
take on responsibility, to reassess existing structures and contribute their
own ideas.
"Our culture
of trust requires a great deal of dialogue, which often means putting effort
into building relationships. But it's worth it. We are creating the basis for collaboration
which is appreciative and creative," said Miriam Schilling. At a time when
companies must respond more quickly to new challenges, innovative and flexible
employees are an important success factor.
About the "Soul @ Work
Award"
The "Soul@Work Award" is given out annually
by the initiative "Stark wie
Bambus" (Strong like Bamboo),
which is made up of individuals and companies. Founded by the author Katharina
Maehrlein, the initiative’s goal is to raise awareness of senior executives,
human resources managers and those responsible for health promotion in terms of
mental health in the workplace. With the "Soul@Work" Award,
businesses or individuals are honored in five categories for their innovative
approaches to the development of health-promoting measures by a panel of experts
consisting of representatives from politics, business, church, sports,
philosophy and other fields.
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