Zurich wins Excellence Award for Training and Development

Zurich Insurance (Hong Kong) ("Zurich") proudly takes home the Excellence Award for its "Zurich Oxygen" program, for the Award in Excellence in Training and Development 2016 (Development Category) organized by the Hong Kong Management Association—fortifying the company's spotlight on people development contributing to the ongoing enhancement of organizational capability and performance.

Zurich has always persisted in nurturing and investing in its people for them to flourish in their true talents. Zurich Oxygen was piloted in April 2015 as a core management program, where people managers become better equipped to enable their teams to be at their best, to execute on strategy and to achieve business objectives.

Zurich people managers should possess '8 Things Great People Managers Do', including: provide direction and set objectives; enable delivery and productivity; advise on technical skills and processes; support and empower employees; provide feedback, praise and recognition; coach and develop employees; show care and concern for employees; listen, communicate, and build trust. Upward feedbacks that people managers receive from their staff allow them to identify their areas for improvement.

Since its inception, Zurich Oxygen has targeted 170 people managers at all position levels with over 1,530 hours of training. With this program, Zurich is poised to inject stronger leadership to sustain itself as a world-class insurance company for years to come.