United Kingdom, 2010-Nov-17
Results showed that business performance improved after Siemens embarked on a programme, integrating the Hallé’s music with internal projects such as employee development, team building and cultural change.
Hallé Concerts Society devised a series of workshops for managers using singing to explore and deal with discomfort.
Juergen Maier, Managing Director for Siemens Industry UK, said: “ I am delighted with this recognition of our two organisations. We have had an association with the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester for many years and to be able to engage with the arts in order to add significant value to our people excellence programme is simply fantastic. He added: “Our work with the Hallé is now an integral part of our business excellence and people engagement activities.”
Colin Tweedy, chief executive of Arts & Business, said: “A perpetual business challenge is how to engage and push staff to achieve their best. Siemens and Hallé show an imaginative solution and are well deserved winners of this award.”
The judges felt this project was imaginative in its design and covered the dynamics between individual and collective performance. They were impressed by the involvement of all parts of the business from senior management down. For the arts partner it was an excellent example of widening its business model and deepening engagement with an existing sponsor.
Rob Devey, chief executive, Prudential UK & Europe said: “Siemens showed insight and imagination in their partnership with Hallé to tackle some key business performance issues. People are at the heart of business and using culture as the common language can bring the best out in employees.”
The Arts and Business National Awards takes place at the Museum of London on Thursday, November 18th.
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About Siemens in the UK
Siemens was established in the United Kingdom 167 years ago and now employs 16,915 people in the UK. Last year’s revenues were £4.2 billion. As a leading global engineering and technology services company, Siemens provides innovative solutions to help tackle the world’s major challenges, across the key sectors of energy, industry and healthcare. Siemens has offices and factories throughout the UK, with its headquarters in Frimley, Surrey. The company’s global headquarters is in Munich, Germany.
For more information, visit www.siemens.co.uk
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Laura Smith
PR Manager
Siemens plc
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Laura.smith@siemens.com
About Arts and Business National AwardsThe Arts & Business National Awards are the UK's unique awards celebrating excellence in the field of cultural partnerships and sponsorship. The programme involves many influential people from the business and cultural worlds. The Ceremony will be hosted by the Museum of London in the new £20m re-developed Galleries of Modern London on Thursday 18 November. The invitation-only reception will be attended by 400 guests including leaders in business, arts, media and Government from around the UK. Novelist and broadcaster Kate Mosse will host the ceremony and Ed Vaizey MP, Minister for Culture is guest of honour.
For more information, contact:
Jonathan Tuchner
Director of Press and Public Affairs, Arts & Business
Email: Jonathan.tuchner@artsandbusiness.org.uk
Telephone 020 7940 6412 or 07970 224471