‘The UOB Way’ helps employees pursue sustainable careers

Any organisation that aims to attract and retain top talent in today’s competitive business environment needs clear strategies to foster employees’ professional and personal growth.

Recognising that, United Overseas Bank (UOB), the Singapore-headquartered bank with an international network of 500 branches and offices, thought long and hard about the key elements that would form its own unique people culture.

The result, known as “The UOB Way”, is a framework that encapsulates the bank’s values, purpose and people philosophy. Crucially, it gives individual employees the training, guidance, opportunities and flexibility to pursue sustainable long-term careers, while also helping them to maintain a healthy work-life balance with sufficient time for family and outside interests.

By doing that, the bank aims to build a culture that drives engagement and productivity, empowering people to make meaningful contributions in their roles through continuing investment in new skills and initiatives.

The first step, when devising the framework about four years ago, was to re-emphasise the bank’s purpose: a commitment to its customers, communities and colleagues in building the future of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, formed of 10 member nations.

That would be done by being committed, honourable, enterprising and united in all corporate-level decisions and actions. To back that up, UOB’s people philosophy, anchored on care, growth and trust and underpinned by purpose and balance, makes the bank a great place to work.