Since 1994, management development programs have been implemented in Sabancı Group in order to monitor the career development of existing managers as well as of those employees who have management potential, and to develop managers in line with the future plans and objectives of the company and the Sabancı Group.

• Leadership Development Programs

The management of executive level talent and capabilities in Sabancı Group is realized through leadership evaluation and feedback processes, which aim to prepare and assign individuals with the “right” profiles to Sabancı Group’s top management roles within the framework of Sabancı Strategic Leadership Model.

Planning the succession of the executive level roles with the right people and proactively supporting their development with accelerated development programs is one of the key elements of the continuing success of Sabancı Group. For this purpose, the progress of leadership successors are monitored through “Individual development plans”.

These processes are structured with the aim to proactively develop top level executives required by the group companies and to plan, monitor and accelerate the systematic development of those employees determined to have the potential to progress to top executive positions and to assume different roles within the Group in the long run..

These programs utilize various development methods, which aims to provide the required experience and skills to leadership candidates, raise their awareness about the barriers to success and develop their competencies in alignment with the Sabancı Strategic Leadership Model.

• Young Sabanci Program

Young Sabanci Program (YSP), implemented since 2006, is a development program carried out by Sabanci Holding Human Resources Department with the purpose to determine young high potentials within the Sabanci Group companies and to monitor their career development.

Program Characteristics are as follows;

• Young Sabanci Program is a development program which aims to identify and develop young high potentials who will enable Sabanci Group to reach its targets in line with the Group’s vision and strategies.
• Young Sabanci Program starts with a detailed competency-based selection process and continues with development of the selected participants.
• The program includes development activities aimed to assist the participants to get to know themselves and realize their potentials, prepare them for the responsibilities that they will undertake in the future and maintain a high-level of performance.

The development process of the participants of Young Sabanci Program is managed with the collaboration of Holding Human Resources, Company General Managers and Company Human Resources.

General Training programs are programs carried out by Sabancı Holding Human Resources Department with the purpose to develop the knowledge, skills and competences of Sabancı Group employees’; which as a result will increase employees’ effectiveness on their jobs, as well as provide them with the opportunity to share their knowledge and experiences together in order to build a shared value within the group. 

General Training Programs, planned annually, have been implemented since 1998. The topics and content of the trainings planned for each year are determined in line with the Group objectives and the knowledge, skills and competences that are expected to be developed. The group companies specify the development needs for their employees, and ensure the participation of all employees, from “specialist” to the “general manager”, in the training programs.

TARGET-GROUP PROGRAMS

Unlike General Training Programs, Target-Group Programs target a specific group of participants in order to address a specific development need of these employees, as determined based on the strategies and objectives of Sabancı Group. These programs are developed by blending the strategic and functional training needs and are specifically monitored by Sabancı Holding Human Resources Department.

Some of the Target-Group Programs are;

Value Based Management: The program aims to provide knowledge for maximizing the productivity of the main activities in the value chain such as production, logistics, marketing, sales and after-sales services, as well as for ensuring the effectiveness of activities such as business management, business strategies, organizational structure, research and development and purchasing.

E-Executive MBA: The program aims to develop managers to acquire a broad vision, a global perspective and a multi-dimensional perception in business management.

Marketing Equity: The program aims to offer Marketing Managers different and new perspectives concerning the development of long-term marketing strategies, evaluation of the return on marketing investments, developing new markets and topics such as brand, customer and distribution channels. 

Applied Marketing Management: The program aims to inform Marketing Specialists and potential managers about the basic tools and concepts of marketing management and to develop the abilities of participants to prepare effective marketing plans by utilizing these concepts and tools.