Guiding principles
«Valuable through innovation»
We create value for our clients and for ourselves through innovative
services.
- Clients are our livelihood
- Whatever we do, we do it right
- Employees make markets
- Creating scope for innovative entrepreneurship and new partners
- Growing means thriving
- We take the interests of our business partners seriously
- We are part of our world
- Our internationalism is determined by our business
- Federalism is a strategic element
- Decisions are taken by those responsible
- Profits and value appreciation are essential
- We are independent and shape our future ourselves
Clients are our livelihood
The various divisions of the Helbling Group tackle challenges in the fields of
engineering and consulting.
We meet our clients’ needs for success and security with advice, project
management, development services and implementation.
We develop long-term, service-oriented client relationships based on trust.
Whatever we do, we do it right
We strive to exceed our clients‘ expectations of our market services with
respect, professionalism, expertise, high quality standards, commitment and
trustworthy co-operation, as well as with the integrated business approach
we take to solving problems.
From problem recognition to the implementation of the solution, our services
are typified by client benefit, value creation, profitability, a systematic
approach and a high degree of transparency.
We are committed to developing new market services within the scope of
our group and sector strategies.
Our employees are forward-looking and enthusiastic innovators.
Employees make markets
We give our staff the freedom they need to develop top interdisciplinary
teams and creative services.
Recruiting, integrating and empowering qualified, entrepreneurially minded
and service-oriented employees is one of our prime tasks.
We inspire our employees over the long term by setting them challenging
tasks.
We promote and nurture a corporate culture in which our employees feel
comfortable and in which it is fun to achieve top results together.
We integrate a variety of mentalities, cultures and nationalities. We
encourage diversity and difference, as a good mix of employees is key to our
overall performance.
We practise performance-related compensation.
We develop the marketability of our employees by means of internal staff
development and further education.
The way Helbling employees identify with our guiding principles is an
essential precondition for working effectively in our company.
What we expect from our employees:
- integrity
- a high level of professional qualification
- excellent social and interpersonal skills
- willingness to meet increasingly high client demands
- strong professional commitment
- initiative and the ability to inspire others
- sense of responsibility and loyalty towards clients and the company
- willingness to co-operate within the Group
- high degree of professionalism, both internally and externally
- personal commitment to advanced education
- We welcome a sound balance between professional and private interests.
Creating scope for innovative entrepreneurship and new partners
Entrepreneurship in the Helbling Group is exercised by managing partners.
The Helbling partners
- realize their visions within the Helbling Group;
- manage as a standard bearer a business within the Helbling Group,
with responsibility for strategy, client development, service offering,
employee recruitment, leadership and quality management; - share the value and the risks of the Helbling Group with a
considerable financial commitment; - develop talented entrepreneurs in their own area of responsibility;
- generate the financial resources required to develop their business;
- behave with integrity and professionalism at all times as
representative of the Helbling Group both internally and externally; - actively promote trust and friendship and stand together with other
Helbling entrepreneurs in good and in bad times
Growing means thriving
We see market penetration as an essential factor in our performance.
We strive to acheive a leading position in our defined market segments.
We want to grow for the benefit of our employees and a natural offshoot of
our success in competition.
Growth, external financing and risk-taking must be subordinate to our
independence.
We take the interests of our business partners seriously
Our relationships with our business partners must be fair and respectful and
promote long-term co-operation.
We treat our suppliers as partners.
We always work towards our own goals and values and not against our
competitors.
We are part of our world
We recognize our integration in a society and within a complex
environmental system, and accept, that as a company and as an individual,
we bear certain responsibilities.
We observe ethical business principles.
We support our employees‘ involvement as a volunteer in institutions that
work for the benefit of our society.
Our internationalism is determined by our business
The degree of internationalism (projects, co-operation partners, Group
companies, etc.) is determined by requirements in the business areas and
supported within the scope of the Helbling nexus.
Reasons may include client development, professionalism, expertise,
credibility, attractiveness for employees, etc.
Federalism as a strategic element
Within the scope of the group strategy, our business areas use the Helbling
platform for their own development.
The organization of the Group is based on the following principles:
- Each organizational unit is run by a leader with a mission (standard-
bearer principle). - Small enough to be personal, flexible, manageable and co-operative
(team). - Big enough to be efficient, economical and strong (business areas,
group). - Diverse enough to provide comprehensive solutions (nexus, synergy).
Decisions are taken by those responsible
We promote co-operation among employees with defined areas of
responsibility, and strive for a high congruence between what must be done
and what the employees themselves prefer to do.
As part of the process of delegating authority and responsibility, the
employees responsible for the implementation are involved in the discussion
and consensus-building process before decisions are taken. Ultimately, the
person responsible takes the decision.
It is better to exceed one‘s authority than not to take a chance.
We say what we do and we do what we say.
Profits and value creation are essential
We want to achieve financial earnings (profitability) and a value generation
which allow us to ensure the further development and long-term existence
of our company.
Profitability and attractive participation models (employee stock ownership)
ensure our independence.
The overall return (dividends and value creation) must be above average
(benchmarking).
We are independent and shape our future ourselves
We are an independent company headquartered in Switzerland. Our values
arise from a liberal, federalist attitude with a high degree of corporate social
responsibility.
The Helbling Group is owned by managing partners and employees.
We want to shape our future, and thus our freedom of action, by ourselves.
