Conducted One-Week Training Program for its Overseas Employees in Seoul Head Office
Mark Juhn, CEO of Hyundai Corporation recently attracted great attention by practicing “Closer Employee Management for the Global Offices”, in which he invites its overseas employees to Seoul Headquarters for face to face meetings and often goes over to the overseas offices.
“I highly recognize the outstanding performance of the employees who work in every corner of our global offices. With increasing competition in the global market, I look forward to more support and engagement from you,” he said, conferring a plaque of appreciation to each of ten or so excellent global employees.
He went on to say, “your roles should also include getting a closer look at what our Headquarter teams are missing while conducting a aggressive local marketing, and making most of your unique market sensibility and sophistication in the field, which the branch representatives from the Headquarters might lack.
These overseas employees from the company’s various global locations around the world including Teheran, New Delhi, Bogota, Santiago and Moscow had an opportunity to strengthening their marketing and sales expertise by taking specially designed sales training program on products and sales techniques by its related teams and divisions and spending some time visiting Korean vendors and suppliers. In addition, they joined Corporate Teambuilding Hiking Event at the Bukhan Mountain together with all the employees of the company, during which
they also participated in an environmental protection campaign with the CEO.
Mr. Juhn, who once served a sales head in Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors and was recognized as a “sales expert”, particularly focuses on the overseas sites as a forefront of the company’s sales activities. His interest is well manifested in the overseas business trips he goes on at least once a month ever since he became CEO of the company in April 2004. He pays a regular visit to overseas subsidiaries to encourage employees and listen to the difficulties facing the employees directly hired there, while traveling extra miles around the world to explore new opportunities.
Also, he frequently holds sales meetings attended by representatives of overseas subsidiaries and branches. In the meetings, issues and focuses of each location are discussed and defined as a regional common agenda.
Living up to the reputation as a “sales expert”, he prefers “Speed Marketing” based on “Top-to-Top” methodology, by which he meets the CEO of the new or existing client companies in person and resolve the outstanding issues arising from an on-going project on the spot.
