Marsha Johnson AABE Presentation

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American Association of Blacks in Energy

33rd Annual Conference

Leadership Development at Southern Company

Marsha Sampson Johnson

SVP Human Resources and Chief Diversity Officer

May 20, 2010


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Premier Energy Company Serving the Southeast

Southern Nuclear

Southern Power

SouthernLINC Wireless


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Attractive Investment

4.4 million customers

#149 on Fortune 500 list

History of sustainable, predictable growth

Strong financial performance

#1 ranked, nine years in a row, electric service provider in

customer satisfaction by ACSI


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Business Results

Southern Style

Competencies

Leadership

Strong Culture

25,000 + employees strong

Long-tenured workforce

Cultural Tenets

Safety & Wellness

Southern Style

Inclusion

2010 Diversity Inc. Top Company

Top 10 Employers for Blacks

One of 25 Noteworthy Companies

2010 Top Military Friendly Companies (9th out of 100)


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Business Results

Southern Style

Competencies

Leadership

Employees: 25,584

Management 3600

Professional 8800

Non-Exempt 5000

Craft Labor 8000

75% male / 25% female

77% non-minority / 23% minority

Average Service: 18 years

Average Age: 46 years


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Leadership Development A Business Priority

Drivers

Industry

Complexity

Changing

Workforce

Culture

of Inclusion

Recruitment &

Retention of Talent

Environmental regulation Infrastructure expansion

Cost pressure

Retirements across all levels of leadership

Multiple generations working together Female & minority representation

Leveraging differences for innovation Changing employee expectations

Increasing rate of change need rapid response

Tightening labor market Realities of a mobile workforce

Todays employees expect development


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Leadership at All Levels


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Development at All Levels

First-Level Managers

Managers of Managers

Executives

Emerging TalentHigh potential identification Talent reviews

Leadership development programs Projects, assignments, job rotations

Internal & external training

Coaching & mentoring

Internal leadership training for new managers

Leadership development programs

Cross-system moves, special assignments/projects


Senior Leadership Development Program (SLDP) University-based leadership training

Cross-system moves, special assignments/projects


Leadership training usually university-based programs System assignments


All Employees Internal & external training (online & classroom)

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Projects, assignments



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Strong Foundational Skills

- Drive/ambition - Understands organization culture- Strong interpersonal skills - Adapts to change

- Presence - Learns and applies new skills

- Resilience

Future Role CapabilityDemonstrates potential to move to the next leadership level and achieve

expectations.

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Distinguished Performance

-Technically competent- Embraces company values

- Consistently achieves results over time


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Leadership Competencies

Adapting & Responding to Change

Critical Thinking

Deciding & Initiating Action

Entrepreneurial & Commercial Thinking

Formulating Strategies & Concepts

Leading & Supervising

Persuading & Influencing

Planning & Organizing

Relating & Networking

Cultural Competence

Technical Competence

Delivering Results


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MANAGERIAL LEVEL: First-Level Manager

EMPLOYEE: J.K. Sample

Low Low-Mid Mid-Range High-Mid High

COMPETENCIES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Adapting & Responding to Change Critical Thinking

Deciding & Initiating Action Entrepreneurial & Commercial

Formulating Strategies

Leading & Supervising

Persuading & Influencing Planning & Organizing

Relating & Networking Blue range is Southern Company benchmark range for first-level manager

Black dots are J.K. Samples actual results


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Career & Development Planning Partnership

DevelopmentEmployee

AspirationsCompany

Needs

Identify whats required Assess current capabilities

Develop plan to close gaps & leverage strengths


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Putting it All Together

Business Results

Southern Style

Competencies

Leadership


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Documents

Marsha Johnson AABE Presentation