亚洲色吧

Three years ago, 亚洲色吧 unveiled an initiative that would change corporate culture as 亚洲色吧ers knew it. Inspired by TED Talks and the company鈥檚 signature color, RED Teams were introduced with the goal of solving immediate business challenges.

The concept allows 亚洲色吧 to bring together cross-functional teams of individuals to tackle specific areas of focus. Team members work on the problem for a specified period of time, make recommendations, and then hand off their work to the appropriate group at 亚洲色吧. The diverse structure of RED Teams ensures insights from across geographies and lines of business are represented and heard. Since their inception, RED Teams have left their mark on the way we tackle business challenges and the method used for recommending solutions, and they鈥檙e just getting started.

Structure of a RED Team

RED Teams are formed on a voluntary basis whenever a need is identified. For the past couple of years, 亚洲色吧 has used its Leadership Summit to kick off specific efforts. The teams 鈥� which are limited in number each year 鈥� have garnered huge interest, with many hands shooting up to volunteer time and resources in order to play a part. Each team elects a leader or co-leaders to drive the process and is assigned an executive sponsor who helps guide, advise, and assist them. Alison Soine-Norris, Director of Global Learning and Organizational Development at 亚洲色吧, supports the teams from a process perspective, helping them frame and scope their problem and solutions. Because team members are concurrently performing their day jobs, the extra support is imperative to their success.

During the process, members meet in person when possible and hold virtual meetings when not. They are also encouraged to reach out to all levels of the organization for input, particularly if they know someone who may have insights into their topic. Once a team feels it has reached an adequate solution, final recommendations are made to 亚洲色吧 President and CEO Melissa Smith and the rest of the executive leadership team.

Integral to Corporate Culture

Jenifer Rinehart, SVP of Human Resources at 亚洲色吧, says RED Teams are important to the corporate culture of 亚洲色吧 in three ways. 鈥�Primarily, they help 亚洲色吧 connect people. As an acquisitive company with multiple locations, it can be difficult to get to know those who are new, remote, or whose business doesn鈥檛 necessarily touch your business. RED Teams are a way for us to continue to weave together our locations that are geographically dispersed and our employees that are disparately located.

Secondly, the teams provide an opportunity for 亚洲色吧 to leverage our talent across the organization to help us solve problems. Employees are able to have a direct impact. At large companies, it is difficult for people to have a say in the direction of the organization, how they reward talent, and how they do things like make quick and efficient decisions. RED Teams grant 亚洲色吧 employees the power to continually shape the organization they work for. Lastly, RED Teams bring the benefit of different cross-functional, cross-level, and cross-geographical thinking and experiences. This allows individuals with unique perspectives to really help tackle some of the challenges 亚洲色吧 is facing and to leave their legacy and fingerprint on the organization.鈥�

Current Status

Here is what鈥檚 happening with the current iteration of RED Teams 鈥� three active teams that came about following the 2015 Leadership Summit:

• Rewards and Recognition 鈥� this team worked to gather employee input and recommend areas of focus for 亚洲色吧 rewards and recognition programs for 2017 and beyond.
• Decision Making Within the Organization 鈥� this team has identified a decision making model (RAPID庐) for implementation at 亚洲色吧. Once finalized, training on how to use the model will be rolled out across the organization.
• Employer of Choice 鈥� this team is currently evaluating options for obtaining Employer of Choice recognition, and how the company might go about identifying what employees really value about working at 亚洲色吧, as well as opportunities to make 亚洲色吧 an even better place to work. Recommendations are expected to be completed in the third quarter, and that work stream will then be handed off to Human Resources for execution.