Despite their different journeys, each of these employees has found a place at Siemens Energy, along with the support to build their careers with autonomy and positively impact their teams, the company, and society. Sarah likens it to raising her family: Children thrive when their parents are strong, confident leaders – and employees are no different.
Sarah's youthful team works across 12 different countries, and she channels the organization and confidence she’s gained as a parent to help her balance competing priorities. “Each region has their own goals and different viewpoints,” she shares. Thanks to the international and intercultural training provided by Siemens Energy, the team has united around the shared goal of supplying sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy around the world. “They are proud to work at Siemens Energy and really want to do something that will make a change.”
That “change” Sarah refers to comes from teams that set elevated expectations and have accountability measures in place to help protect the environment. “What makes our team successful is taking ownership,” explains Fei. Every year, her team thinks about new ways to move energy more efficiently, implementing higher standards while reducing costs. “I helped create some of these standards, and I got support from higher management to see who else could use it. They put it in the spotlight.”
Her managers immediately saw the potential in applying Fei’s standards in ways she never imagined. “The managers will figure out how to use your idea in an even bigger way.” In this case, they took her standards and shared them not only with other engineers but also with the company’s customers. “It helped make Siemens Energy more desirable than our competitors because we could show them the standard we would use.” It’s this kind of support and validation of her contributions that’s made her job so rewarding.