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Dear Colleagues,
Have I already shared with you our vision for 2020? Within three years we—including you and your colleagues—should be able to say: ‘Stage Entertainment is the fittest integrated musical powerhouse thanks to its ability to combine its skills as storyteller and events host with a future-oriented mindset’. Impressive words, but they only become meaningful when translated into clear goals and targets. And when they are achievable. That’s why we have created eight clear and executable strategies, each comprising a number of specific activities that can be monitored regularly.
In recent months we have been working together closely with the managing directors and management teams of all Stage countries to identify and establish our company’s core values. These can be seen as the rooms of our house that rest on the strong foundation of own theatres, first-rate musical productions, own creative input and a clear eye for what our visitors expect from us. The five values that anchor our internal culture are: entrepreneurial, top quality, smart, open minded and leading.
As CEO, I am extremely pleased that we now have a clearly defined framework in which to work. Is it our next step to simply impose the new blueprint on the company? No. We are working openly and closely together with every country to discuss the best ways to implement the strategies. If you’re curious, ask one of your management team members about how they’ve experienced these discussions. From my side, I see the atmosphere as critical, open and positive. I even notice that we have already taken great strides towards becoming One Company. Compliments are in order for the international IT teams that have made it possible for all Stage colleagues to work on the One platform (stage-entertainment.com). This is a terrific achievement and a positive development!
In closing, think about and play with the new core values: entrepreneurial, top quality, smart, open minded and leading. And try to determine to what degree these qualities are already a part of who you are. The secret is hidden in the daily activities. You’ll be surprised! We are very good storytellers for our visitors, but now, together with you, I want to write the story behind our core values so we can tell our new colleagues about the unique events and personalities that have made Stage Entertainment what it is today.
Best regards,
Just Spee
PS The core values also apply to me. And to pick just one: open minded to me means that I appreciate personal responses and helping to make things happen whenever possible. (Just.spee@stage-entertainment.com).
