2. Erste Women’s Hub
• A hub in a network is a person directly connected to
all other persons in the network.
• The Erste Women’s Hub is meant to be a Hub which
provides a connection to all women in Erste Group.
•
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3. Impulse for a Network
Successful companies have been leveraging employee resource
groups for decades to acquire and develop talent, expand their
customer base and increase revenues.
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4. Our Approach
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Lessons
Learned
Dialog
Women &
Erste Group
Bank AG
VISION
2025
A network which
is:
• Inclusive
• Sustainable
• Driven & owned
by its members
• Adds value to
the business Strategic
Goals
Tasks
Identity
Kick-off
5. VISION 2025
• Women are visible and respected on all levels and functions. The
gender pay gap is long closed.
• Women in Erste Group are a driving force for innovation and change
and have helped make Erste the leading financial services provider
in the region.
• Through active involvement in the network, Erste women develop
both personally and professionally and bring success to Erste Group.
• Through networking we support and contribute to our clients´
financial success.
• Erste Group is a role model for an open and modern society and an
employer of choice.
• The Erste women´s network has made diversity and inclusion an
integral part of Erste´s culture and life.
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6. Value for Erste Group
Platform (Hub) for innovation and development as well as a
meeting place for ideas, inspiration and sharing experience and
knowledge
Increase employee engagement
Support and promote female talent
Breaking down silos by brining together women from throughout
the Group
Tailor-made business solutions to specific target groups
Positive impact on ratings through rating agencies and
shareholders
Contribute to the development of a new idenity of Erste Group
as a modern, open, flexible employer in all areas.
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7. Value for Participants
Erste Women’s Hub offers women
The opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience
Consultation and support in career development and
advancement
The opportunity for open, confidential and value added
communication on a level playing field
Mutual support for further development
Personal and professional development
Visibility
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All these USPs have a direct impact on
engagement and subsequently the overall
success of Erste Group
8. Golden Rules
• We support and encourage each other
• We are inclusive – everyone is welcome
• We support the business lines but operate
independently from them
• We show respect for each other, and other
opinions
• We build trust and keep confidentiality
• We communicate in an open but respectful
manner
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12. women.careers.opportunities
• The Network supports women who strive for a leadership position or
professional career.
• We give women the courage they need to advance in their careers.
• The participants support each other through sharing practical
experience and best practice, mentoring, and first-hand information.
• The network provides input for career development measures in Erste
Bank Österreich and Erste Group.
Our contribution to the……
• Erste Group target: 35% women in top management/supervisory
boards by 2019
• EBOe target: 40% of women on all management levels by 2017
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13. HR Women´s Network
Goals:
A platform for HR colleagues to exchange best practice,
experience and ideas for supporting women in their careers. We
will maximize resources and generate innovation by creating
synergies and developing joint initiatives.
Target Group:
HR colleagues from Erste Group (initially Holding, EBOe, and Austrian
subsidiaries)
Outlook 2015:
Regular exchange meetings
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14. WoMentoring
Goals:
Mentoring is based on exchanging experience and know-how. It
strengthens personal leadership competence and builds confidence.
Mentees build networks throughout the organization and receive
feedback and coaching from an experienced leader.
Target Group:
Mentors: female and male leaders (Holding, EBOe and subsidiaries)
Mentees: talented women who aspire to a leadership role or female
managers who want to take their career to the next level.
This initiative is being piloted in a small group in 2015 and will be fully developed
for the Womens Hub in 2016 based on lessons learned.
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15. women.business.angels
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• ….support colleagues with
expertise, share experience
• …. provide an independent 2nd
option (solutions) to solving
business-related issues
• ….network to support
career development
of women
Goals Outcome 2014
• …. Team set up
• ….Profiles collected
• …. Key competencies defined
• …. Experience + talent on board
Outlook 2015
to build up an extensive network
so women can win in the workplace
YOU!
16. Erste Education
Goal:
To focus on how gender influences learning and teaching in the
framework of the on-going EBOe „ERSTE EDUCATION“ project
Target Group:
Trainee group starting 03/2015
Outcomes 2014:
Gender focus worked into the project
Outlook 2015:
Start the trainee course
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17. Career Paths
Goal:
To have measures that would support flexible career paths after „time-
outs“ and make the bank fit for the demands of Generation Y.
Target Group:
Everyone! Women, men, young + experienced, managers + employees
Outcomes 2014:
Collection of case studies, evaluation of actual career paths, cooperation
with the Ashridge working group, planning for 2015
Outlook 2015:
Workshop focusing on 3-5 concrete measures that can be implemented
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Steering
team
Erste
World
Women
Financial
Lifetime
women.
careers.
opps
19. Erste World
We support change projects which impact our work environment,
our organizational culture, etc.
We support an open exchange of experience with responsible
parties in the organization, offer inputs and solutions, safeguard the
interests of employees, and apply trends and best practices for Erste
Group.
We encourage motivation and constructive discussion regarding
changes and ask for space for innovative work/experimentation.
• In doing so we create synergies and bring added-value to existing
organizational change projects and offer support for necessary steps
in the change process.
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20. Generation Management
Challenges
• Demographic changes require new approaches to meet new demands
and expecations;
• Multi-generational teams (there will be 5 generations in the labor force
by 2020, Wirtschaftsblatt 13.2.2014);
• Erste has to be an attractive employer for all generations;
• Qualification and knowledge go hand-in-hand.
Goal
To have a concept for generation management which can be implemented,
and to raise awareness of the topic throughout the organization.
Activities 2015
• Q1: Anaylsis of the status quo
• Q2: Benchmarking + gap anaylsis
• Q3/Q4: Preparing and presenting a concept and action plan
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21. Knowledge Management/
Worlds of Work
New working models, technologies, ways of communication and
generations have an impact on employees and knowledge management.
This initiative deals with the following topics:
• Reverse mentoring
• Working models
• Trainee programs for seniors
• Transfer of knowledge during parental leave
• Web 2.0 - philosophy
Goal
From „keeping knowledge“ to „sharing knowledge“ via better and more
effective ways of managing „knowledge“ as a resource.
Activities 2015
• Q1: Anaylsis of the status quo
• Q2: Preparing the methodology and concpet
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Women Financial
Lifetime
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Steering
team
Erste
World
Women
Financial
Lifetime
women.
careers.
opps
23. Women Financial Lifetime
• Networks & networking events for clients (e.g., events at
Graben). The client advisor is the focal point for contacts.
• New products as individual solutions for women in specific life
situations.
• Establishing collaborative relationships with various
subsidiaries.
Using our skills and expertise to increase the return/income for Erste
Bank and its customers, as well as to grow the self-confidence of
female employees through their active contribution to the network.
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24. Securities
Dialogue
Products
Open House
Graben
Q & A
Platform
Better knowledge of investment products,
exchange and sharing know-how and best practice
through discussion, dialogue and networking.
Event for existing + potential female clients to present
Erste Bank (products & services). Success will be
measured by number of participants + new clients.
To set up a platform where retail branch advisors
can ask questions and get answers to legal,
professional and organizational issues.
Collect new ideas for products and services and
attract new (female) clients
Initiatives
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Networking Better
cooperation
Quicker and
better decision
making
Efficiency –
saving time
Support
network
More skills, more
knowledge more
engagement
Producing
results
New and
innovative
products
New markets
Better image
Additional
revenues
More
customers
Better quality
of results
Reducing
costs
Business
cases for
initiatives
Initiatives
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€
€
Model for Success
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“There is a
special place in
hell for women
who don't help
other women."
Madeleine K. Albright
(Keynote speech at Celebrating Inspiration luncheon
with the WNBA's All-Decade Team, 2006)”
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