The Premier Farnell Leadership Council
The Premier Farnell Leadership Council (PFLC) was formed to be a global, representative and flexible leadership body, focused on building the organisation and ensuring the results committed through the implementation of the Group’s strategy are delivered for customers, suppliers, shareholders and employees. Through the innovative thinking and professional expertise, the PFLC breathes life into the strategy, drives flawless execution and works constantly to put people and customers at the very heart of Premier Farnell in the quest to become a truly high performance organisation. Another part of the PFLC’s activities is to evaluate the risks and opportunities to both our strategy and the business. At its core the PFLC comprises the direct reports of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer – the individual business leaders and functional heads.
The flexibility of the PFLC means it also draws on the participation of professional experts from across the Group at all levels, as well as talented performers as part of their ongoing development. Such a breadth of involvement ensures that decisions are well guided, well formed and always in touch with the needs of the business. This dynamic leadership body is key to the needs of our transforming organisation.
Recognising high performance
We are driving towards truly becoming a high performance organisation and have developed a set of attributes to guide us which are well utilised and understood throughout the business. Building a high performance culture is how we will deliver our strategy for profitable growth and move the organisation forward to become an even more customer-focused market leader. As part of our commitment to driving this change and raising standards across the Group, Premier Farnell recognises high performing employees around the business every quarter. Employees and managers are encouraged to submit details of an individual or team that they feel has gone above and beyond their required duties.
Based on the following six attributes of a high performance company:
- Being driven by leaders;
- Built on the relentless pursuit of clear strategies;
- Energised by an intense performance driven organisation;
- Being aligned by simple structures and systems;
- Based on world-class company skills and flawless execution; and,
- Being rejuvenated by well developed people systems.
The PFLC evaluates each entry independently and votes for one individual and one team that has exhibited true high performance attributes. The person and team with the highest number of votes receive special recognition and an award presented by Harriet Green. In the event of very tough competition, highly commended awards may be presented locally by the business leaders.
In the year, Premier Farnell recognised over 40 high performers from around the business and further embedded these attributes in the grain of the organisation’s culture.