The participants of the interviews should be as representative as possible for our workforce and culture. For this reason, the program control will define a heterogeneous set of interview partners from different organizational areas, different levels, with and without managerial responsibility, long and short periods of employment at WIKA. This will take place in collaboration with the core teams of the regions.

For this reason, we cannot promise that we will be able to consider you as an interview partner. In any case, we appreciate your interest. If you are interested, please send a short e-mail to: clemens.gessner@wika.com.

Both, actually. We will not only look at the overall culture for the WIKA group, but also examine the culture for the individual regions (Klingenberg and German Companies, EMEA/India/Poland, Americas and APAC). We are also interested in finding out whether there are differences between individual departments.

We are assessing the organizational culture with a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis. With the (online) survey, we get a concise and specific collection of information on relevant parameters of the organizational culture. After analyzing the results of the (online) survey, we use the interviews to validate the results, record nuances, explain contradictions und specify success and risk factors to get a holistic understanding of the organizational culture at WIKA.

The Sense of Urgency is the collective perception of the organization that change has to happen. To find out if there is a sense of urgency, we answer the question “What happens if we don’t act now?”. By answering this question collectively, we can find out whether there is a need for change at WIKA and if so, why. This shared awareness is essential at the beginning of change processes to mobilize the necessary energy for a successful change process. The Sense of Urgency is the basis and the validation for every organizational change process.

With our Business Strategy 2030, we have a clear understanding of what we want to achieve in the coming years. Our corporate values and culture play a key role in this: they have a significant influence on how we interact with each other, make decisions and solve tasks – in other words, our values and culture shape everything we do on a day-to-day basis. We now have the unique opportunity to lay the cultural foundation for the future.

As a first step, we have decided to execute a global culture survey to better understand how today’s culture is perceived in different regions and what requirements will be demanded of a future culture. The survey will be done in cooperation with the management consultancy SEDLÁK & PARTNER.

Our organizational culture affects all of us is our daily work. It influences the way work, how we interact with each other, how decisions are made and many other aspects of our day-to-day working routine.

The culture survey is the first step in aligning the organization with our strategic objectives and thereby reshaping the way we work together. The most important elements for the success of WIKA are our employees. Therefore, the participation of as many employees as possible from different organizational areas and levels is particularly important.