CEO Open House
Mars is a global manufacturer of confectionery items, such as Mars bars, Milky Way bars, M&M's, Skittles, Snickers, and Twix. It is a lot more than just chocolate. Indeed, it counts on six distinct and different businesses —Petcare, Chocolate, Wrigley, Food, Drinks and Symbioscience. is ranked as the 6th largest privately held company in the United States by Forbes, and It is entirely own business the mars family.
WHAT IS THIS HR INNOVATION ABOUT?
Every six weeks, some 960 employees of the plant Mars Chocolat in Haguenau are invited to participate in a 30-minute meeting, during working hours, during which they can ask any question to the executive team, orally or written (if they feel more comfortable doing it that way).
WHY WAS THIS INNOVATION IMPLEMENTED?
Facilitate the exchange of information. Eliminate hierarchies. Create a true family spirit
WHAT ARE ITS MAIN BENEFITS?
Enhance trust from employees to top management. Transparency with the collaborators. Letting them express themselves. Listening to the internal customers, gather new ideas and opportunities for improvement.
France, 2013
- http://www.adira.com/upload/documents/ADIRA/60_portraits/Mars_Chocolat_France.pdf
- http://www.innovationmanageriale.com/collaboration-cohesion/quand-le-pdg-discute-regulierement-en-toute-transparence-avec-les-salaries-mars/