Kyobo Life Insurance Receives Award for Excellence in Reading Management Workplaces in South Korea
[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Hyung-gil] Kyobo Life Insurance announced on the 28th that it has been awarded the '2020 Korea Excellent Workplace for Reading Management' grand prize by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Kyobo Life Insurance was highly evaluated for consistently supporting customized reading programs for executives and employees, such as executive and team leader reading discussion meetings and reading workshops, based on Chairman Shin Chang-jae's unique reading philosophy.
Kyobo Life Insurance started the reading discussion meetings for executives and team leaders in 2005, based on Chairman Shin's idea. Chairman Shin often emphasizes, "The charm of books is that they convey different feelings and thoughts each time you read them," and "Reading is a very effective way to acquire knowledge by investing just a few hours to gain the wisdom of experts who have studied a field for a lifetime."
The reading discussion meetings are held 8 to 9 times annually, conducted in a practical manner where participants read assigned books, share their impressions, and derive ideas applicable to their work. This year, six discussion meetings were held on the theme of digital innovation, a key topic in the post-COVID-19 era. In June, as part of supporting non-face-to-face learning, a real-time online reading discussion meeting for executives and team leaders was operated using a live broadcasting platform.
The 'Reading Workshop,' a reading encouragement program for employee competency development, sees an average participation of about 1,800 employees per session, with a cumulative participation of approximately 7,500 people last year.
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A Kyobo Life Insurance official said, "Reading is at the core of Kyobo Life Insurance's talent management," adding, "We will strive to discover creative ideas from employees through systematic reading support programs and foster a corporate culture that can swiftly respond to urgent challenges such as digital innovation."
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