Achieving our ambitious targets requires the committed input of skilled people and teams, empowered by inspiring leaders.
Responsible leadership
Challenging work deserves great leadership
Continuous improvement of leadership capabilities
We invest in developing and measuring our leadership capabilities. UPM has a development programme portfolio for our leaders to ensure an engaged, capable and energized team and sustainable and profitable business today and in the future. We also offer individuals development programmes on leading oneself. The programmes improve their resilience in changing situations as well as skills to collaborate to achieve results and take charge of their own development.
The leadership triangle below shows the three key cornerstones of our leadership: leading business, leading people and leading oneself. At the heart of this triangle are our values: Renew with courage; Trust and be trusted; and Achieving together. We want to demonstrate these values in our everyday leadership. This means leading through value-based behaviours and encouraging others to do the same.
Leadership triangle
Keeping track of how we are doing
We keep track of how we are doing, and we use several metrics and indicators to do this, including the annual Employee Engagement Survey (EES), follow-up of safety and absence indicators, and occupational health checks complying with national legal requirements. We want to make sure that the way we work and lead is constantly in line with our ambitious targets.
We also set individual strategy-related targets and draw up development plans for all our employees globally. We hold regular one-on-one discussions to offer both managers and employees an opportunity to give and receive feedback on performance and individual development.
