Siemens 2013 Annual Report Download - page 86

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Making visions a reality
Targeting actions
Encourage lifelong learning
and development
Our employees have been the driving force
behind innovation for  years. Their ex-
pertise, abilities and passion will continue to
advance Siemens in the future. Our highly
developed culture of lifelong learning gives
them the tools they need: all around the
world and at all levels of our organization,
we directly foster not only our people’s
knowhow but also their pioneering spirit,
initiative and their willingness to assume
increasing responsibility.
Highly qualified employees have always been the key to our success. For this reason, every Siemens
employee can and should continuously expand his or her knowledge. It’s cooperative partnerships
among men and women from different countries and cultural backgrounds that deliver the best out-
comes. We at Siemens draw great strength from such partnerships – a strength that is also based
on a clear and unambiguous commitment to integrity. Our work is guided by binding principles to
which we also expect our customers and suppliers to adhere.
Empower our diverse and
engaged people worldwide
Siemens is a Company with a strong inter -
national orientation. People from some 
countries work at our ten largest Regional
Companies alone. Collaboration in multifac-
eted teams has proven to be a powerful
source of inspiration. Working together,
people from different backgrounds and with
a broad range of skills, experiences and
qualifications can generate a wealth of to-
tally new ideas. This is how we understand
diversity, and we foster it in every possible
context. We regularly conduct employee
surveys to find out where we can further
enhance our Company’s processes. The re-
sults of these surveys, which are conducted
in  languages worldwide, provide us with
valuable input that we systematically exploit.
Stand for integrity
Siemens is committed to fair competition. In
our drive to succeed on the world’s markets,
we aim to comply with all applicable laws
and regulations. Therefore, the actions of
our employees are guided by transparent
and binding principles of ethical entrepre-
neurial behavior. A clear and unequivocal
opposition to corruption is a further corner-
stone of our Company culture. To the best
of our ability, we fulfill our responsibilities to
the environment, society and our employ-
ees and thus use the power of Siemens,
while meeting the highest standards of oc-
cupational safety and health management.
Use the power of Siemens
Strategic direction