Talent Development
Novo Nordisk’s long-term business success depends on engaging and developing our employees. A strong focus on talent development prepares future leaders, promotes innovation, and attracts and retains top people, helping us maintain a competitive edge in an increasingly global marketplace. Talented people expect companies to provide opportunities for growth and development.
Employee education can also help preserve jobs and workplaces in a globalised company such as Novo Nordisk, where more production increasingly is taking place at sites outside Denmark. In learning new skills, employees prepare themselves for new job requirements and help the company achieve the organisational flexibility needed to meet its business challenges.
Leadership and talent programmes
Novo Nordisk’s leadership programmes are offered to managers at all levels. Talent programmes accelerate the development of high-performing individuals with leadership potential. More details on the programmes can be found here.
Our leadership development programmes include the following:
New Department Managers programme: Mandatory for all newly appointed department managers, the purpose is to develop the competence, confidence and performance of new managers by focusing on coaching, motivational and feedback skills.
The Spotlight programme: This programme aims to increase the individual leadership skills of vice presidents and general managers, with special emphasis on leadership techniques. Download the article: 'Learning leadership' from the printed 2006 Annual Report'.
Talent programmes include the following:
The Greenhouse programme: This programme accelerates the development of managers with one to two years of leadership or project management experience who have demonstrated high performance and a readiness to take on new management challenges.
The Lighthouse programme: This programme aims to provide challenging and unique development opportunities for experienced vice presidents and general managers who have demonstrated high performance and general leadership potential. Each Lighthouse programme includes a journey intended to promote personal and career growth through practical and emotional experiences.
Training and courses for all
Novo Nordisk has a mandatory orientation programme for all new employees as well as a variety of company-sponsored courses and training offered via the relevant HR unit. In the Product Supply organisation, some 4,000 operators at Danish production sites have in recent years been developing new competences through company-sponsored educational programmes covering such subjects as PC proficiency and the principles and mindset of LEAN production. A major goal of this education programme is to preserve jobs in Denmark while increasing productivity. More on types of training can be found here.
Training of medical representatives
Training for Novo Nordisk’s medical representatives is tailored to specific market needs and legal requirements in the countries or regions in which they work. A common denominator across all borders, however, is the training they receive in the values and culture of the Novo Nordisk Way of Management. More on training of medical reps can be found here.
