Could happiness and work go hand in hand? Creating a work environment, in which employees will feel happy and satisfied, is a daily endeavor that never ends. Especially, during the last 1.5 years, in the context of the pandemic, the Human Resources departments gave additional “examinations” to show the necessary resilience, ingenuity but also patience and perseverance, in order to continue to create positive experiences in the workplace!

At Titan, I stronlgy believe that we have managed to provide a pleasant working atmosphere through the genuine interest and the warm “hug” we offer to our people, exactly as they experience it within their own family. Our main priority is to preserve the health and well-being of our employees and to ensure that they acquire the skills, abilities, and way of thinking needed in order to thrive in a work environment without discrimination and exclusion.

An important feature of the organization is that it Listens! The active dialogue between the Company and its employees is a continuous process, where all the feedback is transformed into structured and organized solutions. Through the Employee Engagement Survey, all the issues concerning the employees were highlighted and then translated into an action plan, which we currently implement in the following main areas: Simplification and Acceleration, Performance Management, Training and Development, Cooperation and Communication.

We are all connected!

We created the e-corner in all workplaces throughout Greece, where all employees can access the intranet, learn company news, choose actions for their personal well-being, as well as take a pleasant break surfing the Internet! All employees now have emails and immediate and common information on all current issues of the company!

I CHOOSE: Because a better life begins with…our choices!

The Program ‘I CHOOSE ‘ lasts about two years and is a general framework-umbrella with various actions, which aim at preventing and maintaining the good health of employees. The program is developed in three central pillars: Nutrition, Fitness and Balance. The characteristics of the program are: knowledge sharing, the creation of an inclusive environment and the encouragement towards more beneficial behaviors, with the aim of improving health and well-being, shaping a healthy work environment, preventing health matters, improving image and boosting self-esteem.

The design of the program is updated by the feedback and the specific proposals of the employees, who evaluate the actions and propose new ones. Especially during the previous period, the program was adapted to the data created by Covid-19, with more online actions for the protection of health as well as the improvement of quality of life. Actions include a variety of exercise and empowerment programs, the creation of a TITAN running team, the organization of a cycling tour in Athens, Patra and Thessaloniki, online lectures to promote work & life well-being, tips for a healthier diet and suggestions for nutrition programs from the Network of Nutritionists, as well as a stop-smoking program.

The pandemic taught us to have a good time….even from a distance! We tried to keep our employees’ moral high, by creating moments of creative communication but also moments of relaxation and laughter!!! Last Christmas was different but we tried to create beautiful moments. The children’s celebration took place via an interactive e-workshop where the children played with animators and they received gifts. In addition, a web standup comedy took place, with great employee participation, fun with a web photo booth and a lot of teasing among the participants! The annual celebration of ‘vassilopita’ cutting event had a different note: it took place via a studio with a presenter, employees’ children wishes through videos, employee awards and digital flouria (coins) with many gifts. Finally, the annual employees’ meetings were turned into a NEWS studio, with videos, employees live connections from different places all over Greece, guests, and a lot of company news sharing with all our colleagues.

We continue to listen, innovate, and implement actions that leave a positive mark on the daily lives of our employees. An important success factor of these actions is the employees themselves who are actively involved in the creation of ideas and practices, having a high self-motivation, and thus putting their own touch to these actions.