When we posted pictures of our new French office last week, our CEO Matt Gresge just couldn’t resist seeing it in person. Along with Robert Sanders and Dan Debicella, he visited not just our Île-de-France office but also our sites in London, Hull, and Amsterdam. During their tour, they connected with employees and discussed our organization’s renewed commitment to being a people-first enterprise. At SGS & Co, our employees’ well-being will always be paramount.
As Matt puts it, "A thriving team propels every aspect of our business forward.”
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This week marked a momentous occasion as Dr. Dirk Vogler hosted our inaugural Regional Managing Directors' meeting of 2024 in the picturesque setting of Kitzbühel. This gathering of minds provided a vibrant forum for exchanging insights on our ambitious growth strategies, the essence of leadership, and the core of our success: our people.
Our CEO, Petros Papanikolaou perfectly encapsulated our ethos with the assertion, "It's all about people." This statement resonates deeply with our values at Allianz Commercial, reminding us that our strategies and challenging targets are not just plans on paper but visions brought to life by the dedication and passion of our team, which always prioritizes doing the right thing.
As we move forward into 2024, we do so with a renewed sense of purpose and confidence. The insights and commitments shared serve as a beacon, guiding us toward excellence and innovation in everything we do.
We are ready. We are Allianz Commercial.
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It's inspiring to witness the leadership of Kevin Kane, Chase Kostichka, Matt Krutza, Kim Preston, and Bryan Swanson, five exceptional senior leaders highlighted in this feature story. Their passion and decades of expertise in guiding our clients' growth is a testament to their commitment. Embodying our core values of integrity, service, and community involvement, they are leaders who set benchmarks for inspiring guidance and proactive client service. Their dedication plays a pivotal role in our continuous journey towards excellence and client success. https://ow.ly/LOS430sAAro
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There are now just 3 weeks to go until submissions close for the Pro Landscaper Business Awards 2024, in association with Caribbean Blinds UK Ltd ! ⌛
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A beautiful story…
We often say, it takes a village to raise a child. Building a great business too requires massive resources, support, and help along the way.
Being at the top is lonely. Who are you partnering with to walk the journey or to climb the mountain top? 🤝🏔️ Do share in the comments below
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It's inspiring to witness the leadership of Kevin Kane, Chase Kostichka, Matt Krutza, Kim Preston, and Bryan Swanson, five exceptional senior leaders highlighted in this feature story. Their passion and decades of expertise in guiding our clients' growth is a testament to their commitment. Embodying our core values of integrity, service, and community involvement, they are leaders who set benchmarks for inspiring guidance and proactive client service. Their dedication plays a pivotal role in our continuous journey towards excellence and client success. https://ow.ly/ZU7n30sAOBx
It's inspiring to witness the leadership of Kevin Kane, Chase Kostichka, Matt Krutza, Kim Preston, and Bryan Swanson, five exceptional senior leaders highlighted in this feature story. Their passion and decades of expertise in guiding our clients' growth is a testament to their commitment. Embodying our core values of integrity, service, and community involvement, they are leaders who set benchmarks for inspiring guidance and proactive client service. Their dedication plays a pivotal role in our continuous journey towards excellence and client success. https://ow.ly/7Jpb30sAzNY
It's inspiring to witness the leadership of Kevin Kane, Chase Kostichka, Matt Krutza, Kim Preston, and Bryan Swanson, five exceptional senior leaders highlighted in this feature story. Their passion and decades of expertise in guiding our clients' growth is a testament to their commitment. Embodying our core values of integrity, service, and community involvement, they are leaders who set benchmarks for inspiring guidance and proactive client service. Their dedication plays a pivotal role in our continuous journey towards excellence and client success. https://ow.ly/2HKb30sABLZ
“The prestige, the burden, the loneliness of command” reflected Captain MacWhirr in Joseph Conrad’s Typoon, as he sailed (under a new ‘steam powered’ vessel) in the calmness before the storm. We as leaders have too often enjoyed the prestige without fully understanding the burden side of command.
But as history shows us, the people who hold the solution are often the people perceived as causing the problem. Never have we had a bigger onus to be inclusive in planning our future. Those who are sometimes perceived as the villans, are the ones that control the capital, resources and skills to actually make the change happen. There is no magic switch to ‘turn down’ the planet. There is no magic solution to change the way we live. We, mankind (not the planet), have decades, if not centuries of challenges ahead of us.
As I observe the rhetoric of COP28, we seem to be pitching one side against the other. The Greens versus The Fossils. The Rich versus The Poor. The Global North versus the South. Being on the outside is lonely, as Conrad reflected, as it creates resentment and often dysfunctional behaviour, on both sides.
Sustainability leadership requires us to think long term. Not quarter by quarter or even 5 year plans. Remember, it’s been 66 million years since the dinosaurs walked the planet. Though I’m not quite 66 years old yet, I can’t even begin to imagine having to live my live one million times over to get back to the dinosaurs. (That is a lot of tax returns).
As leaders, it is time to stand up, embrace the burden and be counted. Not to point out who is to blame in the past. Not to find solutions for today. But to set the right environment for all the players to play their own part in implementing sustainable solutions that are inclusive and just for all.
While Conrad penned ‘Typhoon’ in 1899, I wonder did he ever ponder what the future rising seas had in store? Two hundred years later it will be 2099. RCP 6.0, (which seem quite challenging at this time) is predicting our sea levels, all our sea levels, to rise 600mm (two feet) by then. If our descendants are lucky enough to be only up to their knees in water, will they have learned all the lessons of the past?
The burden is on us to get our ship in order now? Or, like Captain MacWhirr, we will be heading into yet another Typhoon (Hurricane if you are in the Atlantic) whose frequency and ferocity have become more and more destructive overseen by decades of intellectual bickering and poor leadership.
Modern leaders by default must be sustainable. Leadership requires up to be brave and bold, but it also requires up to be inclusive in our problem solving. It requires us to embrace the prestige as well as the burden that is bestowed upon us
Thanks to the IoD for providing sustainable leadership to our Directors.
Our latest member profile features Tom Bean CDir, Head of Innovation and New Products, ESB. Tom discusses his career highlights, fond memories of IoD Ireland membership, important lessons he has learned, and what he hopes for the future of governance and leadership. Read it here: https://buff.ly/47Zek22#IoDMembership
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2moIt was a beautiful Day in Paris. Shame we had to remove the Eiffel Tower for the Olympics. We'll put it back up after, I promise.