THE CHALLENGE
To achieve its ambition of becoming the UK’s biggest and best dairy company, Müller understood it must inspire and empower all of its people – building them into one great organisation guided by their core corporate values.
Our challenge was to clearly communicate these group values to the thousands of Müller employees, in all functions, in a way that would unite, excite and motivate them. As this was about building a culture that would grow in a focused, sustained, entrepreneurial and measured way, it was also vital that we reached every single individual across the business, from IT to production and drivers to finance.
How do you unite a diverse group of employees to achieve a common goal?
OUR APPROACH
To bring Müller’s values to life, four key objectives were identified. They must unite and excite. They must inspire behavioural alignment and action. They had to be credible, memorable and practical. And not least, they had to be built to last.
We began by thoroughly auditing and reviewing the company’s internal communications. We conducted one-to-one interviews with directors in Communications, Marketing and HR, plus HR managers across each business unit.
We then held a creative workshop to define the personality, tone and content of Müller’s internal communications.
Ultimately, working to the best of our ability with creativity, pride and integrity is what it's all about at Müller. Our new shared values unite everyone together in this thinking. They are now well embedded, present throughout all our communications channels and visible in all sites by way of a kit of environmental parts. They act as the foundation to motivation, helping all colleagues feel part of a united and connected group purpose and culture.
The turnover for Müller Dairy is currently tracking at 0.4%, which is absolutely fantastic.
