Abeer AlAteibi Manager Sustainability Programs & Performance at ADNOC and participant in the 2021 Future Leaders Program As a performance-driven organization, we are committed to employing and developing a competent and highly skilled workforce, and attracting and retaining diverse talent. In 2023, we initiated a culture program to further develop our high performance and accountable culture. Through specific culture and engagement key performance indicators, we are implementing a dedicated action plan including targeted communications, an employee recognition program and the release of culture toolkits. Our people strategy Our Group Human Capital Directorate formulates ADNOC’s people strategy, policies and guidelines in line with our corporate strategy and evolving business needs. It oversees the attraction, recruitment, mobility, development, succession, and retention of talent, and is responsible for the professional growth and development of our employees. We have a company-wide performance management system in place. Employee key performance indicators are individual and align with our business aspirations to ensure everyone understands how they can contribute to our strategic goals. Helping our people achieve their full potential We promote a culture that enables and energizes our employees. We have adopted a holistic approach to attract, develop, and engage our people. The system is supported by an annual rewards program that incentivizes excellence and contributes to a performance-focused culture. In 2023, 100% of our employees received regular performance and career development reviews. We make ADNOC employees aware of potential career paths through centralized role profiles detailing possible technical and leadership progression pathways. This enables managers at all levels to meaningfully engage with employees on what key competencies are required for them to develop and advance within the company. Employee engagement ADNOC engages its employees in several ways. We have different committees in place to engage groups of employees. For example, the gender balance committee aims to drive women’s empowerment in the workplace. We enable employees to share feedback anonymously through annual employee surveys and through our ‘Takallam’ points compared with 2022. Training and development We provide a broad range of learning opportunities to help expand our employees’ competencies and skills, and to shape our performance-driven culture. We take a personalized approach that provides employees with different learning options, including on-the-job experience, work assignments, targeted training, coaching and mentoring. During 2023, our employees received up to 529,000 hours of training. In 2023, we launched our ‘Talent Blueprint’, a skills management exercise which allows employees to reflect on their technical, functional, business and behavioral skills. The exercise helps employees identify their strengths and development needs. Based on their needs, employees receive recommended learning solutions in a personal development plan. ADNOC’s online learning portal offers a broad range of courses across a wide variety of technical and management disciplines. For example, our Leaders Connect series helps business leaders access insights from local and international experts, learn about evolving market trends and improve their business skills. We have a pre-retirement program in place that helps prepare employees for retirement by educating them in the Supporting young professionals in the UAE In 2018, we implemented the ADNOC Future Leaders program which invests in the leaders of tomorrow by developing the capabilities of new professionals. The program offers a range of experiential learning, coaching, mentoring and other opportunities. It helps build a strong leadership pipeline made up of high-potential UAE nationals. To date, 82 participants have graduated from the program. We also deploy the Youth Development program which helps UAE national talent acquire the knowledge, functional competence and skills to perform their work well and safely. To support the initiative, we have established active youth committees across ADNOC and launched an annual Youth Forum. The Forum helps young people understand how they can contribute to ADNOC’s and their professional success. It also helps established leaders understand how to better support young employees in their career development. relevant processes and requirements. The program provides assistance in setting goals, making positive decisions and taking action for a successful retirement. We help ensure that the wealth of knowledge from our retirees is shared with our employees through a series of programs including: 1. The ‘ADNOC Pioneers’ program, which helps build retirees’ capabilities and leverage their knowledge so they can continue to contribute to ADNOC and their local communities 2. The ‘Khebra’ (Arabic for ‘expertise’) program, which helps retired experts act as consultants, utilizing their knowledge and know-how for business and project development via short consultancy contracts I feel proud and privileged to have completed the ADNOC Future Leaders Program. It has offered me a unique insight into ADNOC and allowed me to gain experience in different parts of the organization. The program has taught me to embrace new experiences, challenge myself and push beyond my comfort zone. Throughout the program, it became very clear to me how important sustainability and innovation are at ADNOC and I have experienced first-hand how ADNOC’s work is contributing to our society. platform (which means ‘to speak’ in Arabic), where employees can raise and address concerns without fear of retaliation. For more information, please refer to the How we operate chapter. Our employee surveys are conducted in seven languages (Arabic, English, Hindi, Urdu, Tagalog, Chinese and Malayalam) to ensure all employees are included and heard. Survey outcomes inform action plans which are monitored by appointed champions at each ADNOC Group company. We conduct annual pulse surveys to measure the effectiveness of our actions. In 2023, the employee experience score indicated that more than 88% of employees felt positively about their employee experience at ADNOC. This was an increase of nine “ ” 73 Energy for Life 72