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Talent Development
Reimagining the Employee Experience
Cox’s Purpose — to Empower People Today to Build a Better Future for
the Next Generation — has challenged us to think about all aspects of our
business in different ways, including how we reward and develop current
employees and how to attract a best-in-class workforce for the future. It was
also the inspiration for EXLab, a comprehensive, multiyear effort to reimagine
the employee experience across all Cox divisions.
EXLab is our way of rethinking our employee value proposition from the
inside out, using internal cross-divisional, cross-functional teams instead of
external consultants. It began with a workshop during which we took inventory
of the current employee experience and constructed a “heat map” of how
employees and leaders feel about various aspects of life at Cox. We then
assembled project teams to address each facet of the employee experience,
from talent acquisition to time off. Project teams will use design thinking and
Agile methods to create innovative solutions that match our employees’
needs in each of these areas. Ten projects based on this work launched in
2018, with 10 more to come in 2019.
EXLab is our way
of rethinking our
employee value
proposition from
the inside out.
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