Motivation and development of employees
Motivation and development of employees
We see the potential in each of the several thousands of the Group’s employees. We want to motivate them and invest into their personal development.
Employee development
Interesting facts
We invest into development of our employees. Development process is based on the 70-20-10 rule
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70 development through experience (tasks, involvement in projects)
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20 development through relations with others (knowledge sharing, feedback, coaching, mentoring)
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10 development through participation in trainings
Crowd+ Program operates in Cyfrowy Polsat Group The fundamental goal of the program is to support the culture of openness and innovation, acquisition and development of valuable business ideas and participation in the management process.
Best practice
CROWD+ Program | Continuation
Crowd+ Program in the years 2018-2019:
- over 600 proposed ideas in total, out of which:
- 10% have been already implemented as projects or are under implementation,
- 1st edition of the Innovation Academy in 2019 (an original talent management program)
Training and professional development
We offer traditional training courses (external and internal), providing an opportunity of gaining or improving employee qualifications, as well as an increasingly extensive offer of online training courses.
Best practice
Academy of knowlege | Novelty 2019
Launching of the Academy of Knowledge (a new training platform for the employees and associates of Cyfrowy Polsat and Polkomtel:
- free development training sessions (e.g. Creative Thinking Training, Team Management in a Changing Environment),
- mandatory e-learning trainings (Work Safety, GDPR),
- facultative basic training (e.g. MS Office package (Excel, Power Point, Outlook), Problem solving and decision making),
- over 22 thousand hours of training,
- start of the preparations for creating an onboarding program in the form of an e-learning course for new employees of various levels.
Average number of training hours per employee
Polkomtel1 i Cyfrowy Polsat | TV Polsat | CP Group | |||||||
Women | Men | Total | Women | Men | Total | Women | Men | Total | |
Total number of training hours by gender | 47 957 | 61 143 | 109 100 |
2 113 |
4 514 | 6 628 | 50 070 | 65 657 | 115 728 |
Average number of training hours by gender | 21.04 | 18.63 | 19.84 | 9.24 | 9.38 | 9.34 | 19.87 | 16.7 | 18.64 |
Polkomtel1 i Cyfrowy Polsat | TV Polsat | CP Group | |||||||
Women | Men | Total | Women | Men | Total | Women | Men | Total | |
Total number of training hours by gender | 41 520 | 49 808 | 91 3282 | 2 718 | 4882 | 7600 | 44 238 | 54 690 | 98 928 |
Average number of training hours by gender | 22.07 | 21.12 | 21.54 | 11.92 | 10.23 | 10.78 | 20.97 | 19.29 | 20.01 |
1Data refer to Polkomtel and Polkomtel Infrastruktura.
2Data refer to the sum of traditional trainings (internal and external ones).
At Cyfrowy Polsat and Polkomtel we consistently execute the so-called compact trainings, having the purpose of teaching the practical application of selected skills in less than two days.
While observing the ever changing expectations and needs of training recipients, we have also focused on online trainings.
TV Polsat has been systematically developing its training policy. We focus on specialist trainings in television technology and foreign language courses.
Our employees may apply for tuition subsidies. The requirement is for the field of studies to be associated with one’s job. In 2019, 38 employees were granted tuition subsidies.
If the knowledge of English is required on a given position, we invite employees to individual or group language classes which take place in the offices of our companies. In 2019, 334 people attended such classes.
Manager Academy:
- for the people at managerial positions,
- learning based on the best practice in a manager’s work,
- e-learning courses and direct meetings with trainers of business,
- 121 participants since 2017.
Furthermore, as a part of activities supporting the system change, in 2019 we prepared workshops for managers – “Managing yourself and managing a team in change”, attended by 589 managers from Polkomtel and Cyfrowy Polsat.
Assessment of managers
The work of managers at Cyfrowy Polsat and Polkomtel is based on the Feedback 360® culture. While using an Online Feedback Forum (OFF), a manager’s work is assessed by the employees reporting to him/her, his/her superiors and associates. The purpose of the survey is to consolidate the best practice, identify the areas where changes are required, survey the development needs and provide support in the diagnosis of the situation and the decisions concerning local challenges for managers.
Percentage of employees receiving regular assessments, performance and career development reviews, by gender and employee category
Cyfrowy Polsat | Polkomtel1 | |
Women | 9% | 58% |
Men | 10% | 37% |
Cyfrowy Polsat | Polkomtel1 | |
Women | 23% | 31% |
Men | 5% | 19% |
1Data refer to Polkomtel and Polkomtel Infrastruktura.
No comprehensive, systemic solution of assessment of employees exists in TV Polsat, but performance of each employee is subject to ongoing assessment by their superiors.
We are open to young people
For years, we have invited young people to participate in internships and apprenticeships in Cyfrowy Polsat and Polkomtel. It is an offer addressed to both, s students and young graduates.
Six month, paid internship, is an ideal way to acquire practical knowledge and skills. In 2019 we offered internships in the areas of IT, Marketing, Sales and Customer Base Management, Consumer Equipment, Finances, Audit, ICT Security and Fraud Detection.
We also prepared a Summer Apprenticeship Program for students who take their first steps on the labour market. An apprenticeship is paid and lasts at least two months. The best apprentices receive proposal of work for Cyfrowy Polsat Group. In 2019, 23% of apprentices started the permanent cooperation within the Group following the apprenticeship.
TV Polsat also offers a possibility of unpaid apprenticeship for graduates. In 2019, the apprenticeship program was organized mainly in the News and Journalism Division and the Production Division, as well as in the Sport Programs, Technology and Thematic Channels Divisions. 78 people participated in the apprenticeship program of TV Polsat, out of which 49 people entered into cooperation with the company following the completion of their apprenticeship.
In 2019 Polsat News editorial team organized paid internships subsidized by the European Union in cooperation with the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, attended by 6 people in total.
During special tours college students and school pupils can learn about TV production and work of journalists, as well as visit recording studios and the newsroom.