Gwangju Bank Holds Meeting for Outstanding Employees of Its Signature Corporate Culture 'Praise Relay'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Gwangju Bank (President Song Jong-wook) announced on the 10th that it held a meeting with outstanding employees selected through its self-conducted ‘Praise Relay’ program.

Gwangju Bank is focusing on strengthening ethical management practices and creating a happy workplace culture by implementing ‘CLEAN7 GwangEun Culture,’ which presents seven practical 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 harassment.

Among these, the ‘Praise Relay,’ initiated after President Song took office to foster a corporate culture where employees praise each other, operates in a relay format where employees post compliments about colleagues on a bulletin board, and the praised employee then compliments another. By regularly holding events to encourage praised employees, it plays a significant role in helping employees understand, cooperate, and communicate with each other.

As a result, a total of 94 outstanding employees have been selected so far, with over 5,200 comments and approximately 64,000 views, establishing it as a distinctive corporate culture unique to Gwangju Bank.

At the meeting, opinions were shared on creating a corporate culture that employees can empathize with, and there was a commitment to foster an organizational atmosphere of consideration and cooperation among employees, striving to spread corporate culture and strengthen brand power in the local community.

Song Jong-wook, President of Gwangju Bank, said, “Our distinctive communication culture has become a driving force in forming an organizational atmosphere that unites to challenge and innovate even amid the COVID-19 crisis and rapidly changing financial environment,” adding, “We expect to develop with consideration that understands customers’ feelings and to spread positive influence throughout the local community.”

He continued, “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 the local residents.”

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