Newcomer is an interactive game for new "Ignitis group" employees that helps them get to know the Group better during their first three months. Raising a plant called Newcomer requires a certain amount of knowledge. For example, on the first day you are invited to find out more about the working environment, on the first week - about the company and on the first month about the Group's activities. When knowledge is applied, the Newcomer grows up. 

The Greentown is a virtual three-month adaptation exercise for the newly-joined manager to light up the city of Greentown. It has as many as four energy facilities: a combined heat and power plant, a wind farm, a hydroelectric power plant and a solar power plant. That would be great, but they don't work. As soon as the new manager starts the work tasks of the first day, the first week, the first month and the third month, these facilities come online and start supplying electricity to the city's buildings. 

Strategic competences are strengths that are common to the entire Group, which contribute to the Group's long-term strategy, contribute to the organisation's competitive advantage in the marketplace and are required to varying degrees by every employee, regardless of position. #EnergySmart UNI - is a "Ignitis group" strategic competence university, where together we develop the Group's 4 strategic competences - Entrepreneurship, Adaptability, Energy expertise, Sustainable innovation. 
 

At "Ignitis group", we foster the culture of a learning organisation. The best example of this is the GROW Academy, a hybrid learning platform that attracts over 2000 employees every year and is there because of the initiative of internal speakers. The ONLINE, LIVE and VIDEO training courses broaden employees' horizons not only on relevant work topics, but also focus on digital competences and personal growth. The GROW Academy offers over 30 interesting topics each year and regularly invites you to share your knowledge and become an internal lecturer. 

Emotional and physical health is the foundation for employee well-being. "Ignitis grupė" has many initiatives focused on employee well-being:

• Health month
• Mindfulness exercises  
• Video bites on emotional well-being 
• Wellbeing mentors activities 
• Psychology line 

Developing expert competence

Colleagues in the group are experts in a wide range of fields. You might find a substation and overhead line engineer, a hydroelectric plant operator, a corporate account manager, a financial controller or a group innovation manager. To ensure the growth of important competences, we focus on:

• Maintaining and upgrading the skills of energy experts
• English language competence 
• Growing digital competences 
• Mentoring
• Succession planning

Leadership compass  

Leadership is a journey where the Group's colleagues are guided by a leadership compass. This is an index of four statements that describe the values-based leadership direction of an organisation:

• Develop my team; 
• Inspire partnerships based on each other's strengths; 
• Build trust by encouraging openness; 
• Empower to take responsibility. 

Leadership development experience is very important to us. The "Ignitis group" Leadership map includes 4 main leadership programmes:  

It is a program for professionals with high potential for team leadership and performance. Focused on business continuity, shift management and workload distribution within the team. 
 

One of the longest-running executive development programmes, consisting of 3 modules. Newly-joined or mid-career managers gain a unified understanding of leadership, delegation, cognitive behaviour, team dynamics and coaching leadership. 

The Leaders' journey is a hybrid format leadership programme for all managers of the Group. The innovative, multi-format programme focuses on team-building conversations, challenging team dynamics, fostering responsibility and empowerment, and building strengths-based partnerships. 
  

Expedition

A development package offering international leadership programmes for top-level managers. It encourages the learning of best practices from abroad and the application of this knowledge within the Group.