Professional growth and development: how it worksat De Nora

At De Nora, professional development starts from people’s aspirations and becomes a structured shared process, rooted in the company’s culture.  

The goal is clear: enabling everyone to express their full potential and becoming protagonists of their professional journey.  

To achieve this, the company has developed an approach that combines analysis, tailored planning and individual accountability, ensuring everyone’s development aligns with both personal ambitions and the company’s strategic goals.  

Let’s discover more about it.  

1. Professional development: a key strength for the company’s growth 

Professional development is a crucial driver of people’s fulfillment.  

Investing in skills development is the key to people’s professional growth and success, and it also directly contributes to the company’s prosperity and innovation.  

Providing tailored development programs and fostering a culture of continuous learning are strategic actions that enable companies to attract and retain top talent. 

An environment that values and fosters personal growth increases engagement and pushes people to take on future challenges, creating a virtuous circle of shared success. De Nora has truly embraced this philosophy, putting its people at the heart of its development strategy and providing them with the tools they need to grow. 

2. People’s growth through the People Development Framework

De Nora people’s professional growth is supported by multiple tools, such as the People Development Framework (PDF), a roadmap designed to precisely identify each individual’s development stage and understand the actions needed to support their growth. 

The People Development Framework (PDF) at De Nora is a strategic asset that provides managers with a clear picture of development needs, based on a cluster system that categorizes people according to their level, seniority, performance, potential, and engagement. 

Today, the PDF is available to managers to identify people’s development needs, but De Nora is moving towards a more transparent and shared model. 

In this perspective —aimed at strengthening De Nora’s learning culture and encouraging people to focus on their own development—  the People Development Framework is accessible to everyone, allowing individuals to know their own cluster and gain a clearer understanding of their training needs

3. Individual Development Plans at De Nora

PDF is the map on which growth is built through Individual Development Plans (IDP) tailored for every person.  

This tool is used within the Competence Assessment process, aimed at evaluating skills and identifying development needs.  

The IDP puts the directions of the PDF into practice, creating a customized action plan, co-designed by the manager and the colleague, based on the improvement areas identified during the Competence Assessment.   

Thanks to this approach, called “Drive your journey” (Link to FS18), everyone actively contributes to the definition of their IDP and to the identification of development actions. People are encouraged to take control over their professional growth journey, fostering personal accountability for improving their competencies.  

 To conclude, De Nora’s approach to professional development goes beyond the traditional educational journey. Through strategic tools such as PDF, and tailor-made paths like Individual Development Plans, the company not only invests in its people’s competencies but also fosters a culture based on awareness, accountability for one’s growth and ambition.  

The “Drive your journey” philosophy perfectly encloses this commitment, inviting everyone to be the architect of their own success, with the full support of a company that believes in their potential.