Gwangju Bank Leads the Way in Creating a Horizontal Corporate Culture

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Gwangju Bank (President Song Jong-wook) is launching the 'CLEAN7 GwangEun Culture' campaign to realize ethical management.

This campaign presents seven action tasks: ▲Compliance with COVID-19 quarantine guidelines ▲Prohibition of conflicts of interest ▲Establishment of a healthy company dining culture ▲Prohibition of gift exchanges among employees ▲Prohibition of sexual harassment in the workplace ▲Prohibition of unhealthy gambling activities ▲Prohibition of workplace bullying.

Thanks to this campaign, which has been ongoing for four years, a distinctive corporate culture has emerged. One example is the so-called 'mutual employee praise,' a relay method where a praised employee compliments another employee.

The management strategy meetings, which used to be limited to presentations and reports, now include 'Talk Talk Day,' where the bank president and each branch manager freely exchange opinions one-on-one, enabling horizontal communication.

Recently, as part of creating a happy workplace that is good to work in, the 'Talk Talk Empathy Festival with SongPro' has been held eight times, broadening communication with employees in their 20s and 30s.

Song Jong-wook, president of Gwangju Bank, stated, "The values and beliefs of organizational members make the goals a company should pursue clearer, so forming a corporate culture where employees can have positive values is an essential element of management."

He added, "Going forward, as the representative bank of Gwangju and Jeonnam, we will take the lead in establishing a proper corporate culture and do our best to achieve mutual growth with our customers, employees, and further with the local community."

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