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day one at Ajax Paving you receive an A-Team card. You are officially on the team! You’re part of a team of motivated professionals that drive positive relationships and deliver construction services and products that exceed expectations on safety, quality and value. The A-Team is committed to achieve our Vision, “The Choice”, to be the Employer of Choice, the Contractor of Choice and the Partner of Choice. This card will help guide you into the Ajax culture and provide direction so we’re all working toward a common goal. We’re striving to be “The Choice”. To be “The Choice” we must focus on being great at what we do. Whether you’re planning and building a project in the field or making a business deal in the board room, excellence matters. Excellence is defined as the quality of being outstanding or extremely good. As we strive for excellence, we’re always looking at where we are today and how we can improve for tomorrow. This does not mean perfection. We’re simply looking to continuously improve and never settle. In early 2020, we set out to offer more training and development programs to help people advance their skills and ultimately their careers at Ajax. This is a long-term investment into our future and something we are putting a large emphasis on moving forward. Much work has already been done to build a sustainable program and this will certainly affect everyone within the organization.
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So where are we at today? Well, over the past year we have developed a formal strategic plan, provided leadership training to many supervisors, completed Myers-Briggs personality assessments with workshops and began developing competency models. A little more insight is provided below: The Ajax Strategic Plan was started in April of 2020 and is designed to provide clarity, direction and focus to the team. This started with a small group of senior management defining what we wanted out of the process and to review the Vision, Mission and Core Beliefs. Once this step was completed, the group was expanded to encompass a larger cross-section of managers around the company. From this, 6 key areas of focus became apparent. 1. Talent Development 2. Processes 3. Innovation 4. Risk Management 5. Growth 6. Community and Governmental Outreach You can expect to see the full summary of our strategic plan in the coming months.
“The A-Team is committed to achieve our Vision, “The Choice”, to be the Employer of Choice, the Contractor of Choice and the Partner of Choice.”
AJAX ANNUAL MAGAZINE • 2020
