We want to meet high standards of performance in all our activities. That is why we are committed to selecting, developing and promoting managers with self-drive and empathy, who combine professional competence with a leadership style that motivates people to excellent performance, who have an open mind and understand the needs of the company, and who have the courage to question decisions and policies and the motivation and flexibility to broaden their experience. Roche is keen for employees to demonstrate its corporate principles in their decisions and actions.

Management development and consultancy

At the heart of management development activities is a series of seminars comprising six modules for all categories from "management beginners" to experienced line managers. Corporate Executive Development and the divisional human resources departments provide programmes run by renowned business schools for middle and top managers at corporate and divisional level. The emphasis here is on management skills in the context of strategic business decisions and other information relevant to leadership at corporate and divisional level.

Targeted team development in the run-up to and in the course of projects helps to ensure that objectives are achieved successfully. Individual workshops can also be arranged to prepare teams for change processes, and these can be reinforced by coaching programmes during implementation.