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WHY

COMMUNITIES?

The community spirit has existed for centuries. The journeyman form
of apprenticeship was in itself an extraordinary community of practice.
Twenty years ago, organisations realised that after working in a highly
compartmentalised and vertical manner, it was now vital they adopt
a cross-sector, horizontal approach. Communities, most often created
spontaneously, provided a solution that was at fi rst tolerated and
then encouraged by organisations, which saw in these communities
a source of effi ciency and motivation for their employees.

With the arrival of social media, communities have taken on an increasingly
important role in people’s lives and digital tools have made it easier for
individuals to get together through their shared interests, passions or
goals. This social reality has naturally found its way into the business
world and into ENGIE, where our thriving number of internal communities
(over 170 on Yammer) represent a lively, shape-shifting reality.
Communities offer many benefi ts, especially as companies are facing
an unprecedented need for transformation and must rapidly develop
new capabilities, and attract and retain the talent they need to achieve
this. From this perspective, communities tick every box by fostering
discussion, sharing knowledge and experience worldwide, encouraging
collaboration to boost performance and innovation, developing talent
and collective intelligence, as well as achieving the priceless outcome
that is greater satisfaction and commitment among employees.