talent @ big
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Talent @ BIG
Berlingske Talent
April 2012
Sheela Maini Søgaard
WHO AM I?
SHEELA MAINI SØGAARD• CEO @ BIG A/S• CO OWNER OF BIG A/S • 36 YRS OLD• MOTHER OF 2
3 x recommended for Berlingske Talent !
”Identified ” by Berlingske in 2010. ....hmmmm
WHO IS BIG?
BJARKE INGELS GROUP
BJARKE INGELS
...AND THE GROUP
I AM HERE TODAY
BIG CPH
BIG NYCBIG NYC
V-HOUSE M-HOUSE MOUNTAIN
8 HOUSE
BIG growth in the last 4 years
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80
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012E
people
REVENUE GREW >2,5 TIMES IN THE SAME PERIOD (2008-2011)
SUCCESS DEPENDS ON PEOPLE
EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A SUCCESS
EVERYBODY IS GOOD AT SOMETHING
BIG TRUTHS
SO IF EVERYBODY WANTS TO AND EVERYBODY CAN......
WHY DOESN’T EVERYONE?
WHAT WE DO @ BIG TO CULTIVATE AND DEVELOP TALENT?
WE DO NOT PAY HUGE SALARIES AND LARGE BONUSES
WE DO NOT HAVE A TARGETTED RECRUITING PROCESS
WE DO NOT HAVE A SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION PROCESS
WE DO NOT HAVE A STRATEGIC TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
WE DO NOT HAVE A HR DEPARTMENT
WE DO NOT HAVE A STRATEGIC TALENT RETENTION PROGRAM
WE DO REALLY AWESOME PROJECTS
WE GIVE PEOPLE RESPONSIBILITY EARLY IN THEIR CAREER
Average age of Project Managers at BIG:
31-32
Our oldest BIGSTER: 47
Finn Nørkjær, Partner, Director of Project Development
TEACH & TRAIN: YOUNG TALENTS& MORE EXPERIENCED TALENTS
WE WORK REALLY HARD
WE CELEBRATE SUCCESS &
THE INDIVIDUALS WHO MAKE THEM HAPPEN
AND WE DO FUN THINGS TOGETHER
2010 Study trip to Shanghai – World Expo
Monthly theme bars
BIG SPORTIF running club
HALLOWEEN:BIG in NYC
Annual ski trip
FINAL TRUTHS
• 80% of our talents are ”HOME GROWN” & have been with BIG since before graduation
• Talents should not wait to be discovered – don’t whisper...Shout!
• Talents @ BIG thrive @ BIG
SHEELA’S TRACK @ BIG
Sheela starts as CFO in BIG ApS , owned by
Bjarke Ingels
2008 2009
Sheela takes over as CEO, Bjarke Ingels
becomes Chairman
BIG = A/S Owner group is expanded to
include 7 key people
BIG NYC
2010 2011
Focus on establishing BIG NYC and stability in BIG CPH
2012 and on
FOCUS: Profitability & creating a sustainable
organisation