Corporate Culture

“Dear friends” – that’s how most emails at Sika begin. Many employees describe the work atmosphere as informal and uncomplicated. The Sika corporate culture combined with the skills and expertise of our workforce is what defines the Sika Spirit and consistently produces new record results. To ensure that this remains the case in future too, employees are assured the best possible conditions.

Shared Values: a strong foundation and the basis of our growth strategy

Customer First, Courage for Innovation, Sustainability & Integrity, Empowerment & Respect, and Manage for Results are the defining elements of Sika. These values and principles serve as a compass for all Sika national subsidiaries around the world, and are applied by all employees. Thus the Group’s culture of trust, transparency, and openness has a firm globalfoundation that is lived out in practice. 

Interesting prospects around the globe

Sika has a local presence in over 100 countries and its products are available worldwide. The company is growing rapidly, and is able to offer employees adaptable career paths, as opposed to rigid development plans. With its culture of flexibility and trust in talents, Sika creates and nurtures individual career opportunities and increasingly champions international mobility. Internal candidates are given preference. In 2019, for instance, 100% of Senior Management roles were filled in-house or with managers joining from acquisitions. The long-term employee prospects and the corporate culture are among the reasons behind Sika’s low fluctuation rate of 6.0% (2018: 6.9 %).

Learning for long-term success

Sika is continually expanding its e-learning platform, with now more than 360 internal training options on offer. The range of online courses available also increased significantly. Over 50 new programs were implemented, and more than 5,500 training hours were completed online. To broaden the training reach, Sika will launch a new e-learning platform for customers in 2020.

Geared towards a strategy of sustainable growth, the programs offered by the Sika Business School comprise leadership and talent development, sales training, digital learning, and special academies. More than 100 courses were offered in 2019 and attended by 1,700 participants. The 15 training programs conducted for existing and upcoming managers were designed to further foster management and leadership knowhow and, among other objectives, prepare them for assignments abroad. For continuing education of its over 200 Senior Managers, Sika partnered with the London Business School to deliver a three-day program on strategy and leadership called “Building Together For Our Future.”