Marty Crotty shared to the participants of the 6th Happy at Work Conference the success story of AES, whose business model and operating ethos lets have fun shaped its innovative transformation. Through this perspective, top executives obliterated labor-management divisions and pushed decision-making responsibility down to the plant floor. Now its known as a company where people love coming to work and are highly productive on a daily basis. In the next two decades, AES became a worldwide energy giant with 40,000 employees in 31 countries and revenues of $8.6 billion,
Marty is responsible for the growth efforts of AES in providing affordable and sustainable energy in several regions such as India, Philippines, Vietnam and a facility under construction in India. He also leads capacity expansions in the Indian State of Odisha. He also served as Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Threshold Power, and Chief Executive Officer for Upwind Solutions.
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Reshaping Mindsets with Vision, Mission and Values by Marty Crotty
6. Mission
Improving lives by providing
safe, reliable & sustainable
energy solutions in every
market we serve.
7. AES in Philippines
AES acquired Masinloc power
plant facility in April 2008
630MW coal power generation
plant located in Zambales
8. Energized by Our VALUES
Put Safety First
Act with Integrity
Honor Commitments
Strive for Excellence
Have FUN Through Work
9. Joy at Work by D. Bakke
People are:
Unique
Creative thinkers
Able to learn
Fallible
Like challenges
Aiming to contribute
Responsible for their own actions
Able to make important decisions
10. Investors are as important as employees and vice versa
Create an environment where people have FUN through work
Push decisions down to the lowest levels
People have to be accountable
People are expected to seek advice
Boss provides guidance while employee plans and executes
Creating a decision-maker culture
Joy at Work by D. Bakke
11. Having FUN Through Work in AES PH
We EMPOWER people
The Feed Pump Story of RODRIGO MACOROL, Maintenance Supervisor
430MW
630MW
PLANT CAPACITY Grew by 46%
12. We EMPOWER people
Our Control Board Operators Make Critical Decisions 24/7
Having FUN Through Work in AES PH
AES Acquisition
13. We EMPOWER people
We Build Our Internal Capability
Having FUN Through Work in AES PH
14. Business Challenges
Keeping the Workplace FUN
Business Centralization: How to continue to have FUN in centralized
organization
#4: Our Values is the Foundation and our Distinct character
It governs us on all our business decisions
#5: AES started in 1981 independent power company
Globally, we are engaged in distribution, generation and transmission business.
We are in solar, battery storage, wind, hydro, biomass, gas, diesel, and coal fired power plantsno nuclear.
#6: Asia is one of the 6 SBU of AES
Discuss Asia SBU portfolio
#8: Our journey in the Philippines began in 2008 when AES acquired the Masinloc Power Plant from National Power Corporation
Took the risk of investing despite initial thoughts of not having a substantial return
More meaningful purpose rather than just making money: AES Mission
Turned the plant into the most efficient and reliable coal-fired plant of the country today.
#9: Our success in the country is highly governed by our Values
Highlight on Have FUN Through Work as unique to AES
#11: Boss makes one major decision a year
Push decisions down to the lowest levels COAL decision
People are expected to seek advice including from their boss
#12: Feed Pump Story: Rodrigo Macorol
Story came out of Power Lunch
Empowered to make decision and provided with the proper support
Helped improved the plant capacity
#13: We empower them and make them accountable to make decisions that can affect AES significantly
This show High Priority on Accountability
#14: In order for us to empower people to make decision, they have to have the skills.
Talent Development Programs: Consistent to People like to Learn
Plant Traineeship: Hiring and developing of Millenials to handle key technical positions and as a reaction to losing talent into the market
Progression Plan: Career development program where we provide an environment that motivate employees to Strive for Excellence
Knowledge sharing: Informal structure, setting our employees as guardians or our resources.
#15: AES is transitioning to a centralized business
Our challenges, and how we keep up with FUN by continuously engaging with people and having them empowered
#17: Edison Award for distinguised leadership, innovation and advancement of the electric industry We received
Power recognized by power magazine as one of the TOP coal-fired power plants in the world in 2011
DOLE Safety Recognitions in 2011
Asian Power Gold for Independent Power Producer in 2011
Asian Power Best power plant upgrade in asia
Asian Power Best operations and Management Plant in Asia
#18: GRI Report
PMAP Award for CSR
Emphasizing that every decision making both serves the economic and non-economic criteria
#19: Our successes are being replicated in other parts of Asia.
#21: Expanding the Business : continuously provide safe, reliable energy solutions to sustain economic growth
- Expansion
- BESS
#22: Organizational Evolution
APEX award
Center of Excellence export local talents recognize globally by AES
Harnessing Leadership competencies
Outage support to India