Proctor and Gamble 2009 Annual Report Download - page 20

P&G Leaders — Built from Within
P&G people are the Company’s most important asset and
source of competitive advantage. Our success depends entirely
on the strength of our talent pipeline, which we build from
within and manage with a disciplined process led by the CEO
and the senior leadership team. This is an essential element of
how P&G is designed to lead.
A Team Designed to Lead
The P&G leadership team in place today is an ideal
example of how P&G develops leaders. This team is the
most experienced and diverse leadership team in Company
history. The majority of these executives have experience
leading businesses in both developed and developing
countries. They know how to compete in markets where
P&G brands are established leaders and where P&G is a
new player. They have the experience and skills to lead
P&G in today’s fast-changing global economy.
These women and men have been preparing for the
responsibilities they have today since they joined P&G
two or even three decades ago. They were identified
as top development candidates early in their careers.
They were given a diverse mix of assignments to broaden
their experience. They received coaching from senior
managers and proprietary training at each critical step
of their career. Their contributions and capabilities were
reviewed with P&G’s Board of Directors. When it was
time for them to move into the Company’s most-senior
management positions, they were ready to step up.
This is how P&G develops each new generation of leaders.
Making People a Competitive Advantage
Our approach to developing leaders at P&G is elegantly simple.
We take the same rigorous and disciplined approach to
developing leaders at P&G around the world in every business,
in every region and at every level.
We Share P&G’s Purpose and Values. Our Purpose, Values
and Principles are the foundation on which we develop leaders
at P&G. Our shared Purpose
— improving the lives of the
world’s consumers
— in addition to our Values — trust, integrity,
ownership, leadership and passion for winning
— unify us as we
collaborate as a team internally and compete to win externally.
P&G is recognized
as a top company
for leaders.
Ranked among the
National Association
for Female Executives’
Top 10 Companies
for Executive Women
Named to Chief
Executive magazine’s
worldwide survey of the
Top 20 Best Companies
for Leaders
Named to
the DiversityInc
Top 50 Companies
for Diversity®list
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