editorialFOCUSSED ON YOUBy means of the space offered bythis editorial, one of the regionalcommunication channels towhich we all have access, I am takingadvantage of the opportunity to be intouch with you all once again.The core thematic chosen for this newedition is centred on being “Focussed onPeople”, a selection which has not beenundertaken under any form of risk, butmainly corresponds to the corporatemanagement alignments poised by<strong>Skanska</strong> AB. As clearly expressed in thebooklet “The Three Deadly Sins” (writtenby Stuart Graham - <strong>Skanska</strong>'s worldwideCEO, and translated as “Los Tres PecadosMortales”), the impact a winners teamgenerates on a company's results isen orm o u s . An d , it is thro u gh this asserti onthat <strong>Skanska</strong> develops policies that involveboth the attraction and retention of itsmost important Capital for this industry,namely the Human Assets.The assign m ent tow a rds cre a ting a wi n n er ' steam lies under the re s pon s i bi l i ty of a leaderor a Great Boss. A Great Boss is a leaderwho knows his people, is aware of t h ei rweaknesses and strengths and all ows for spaceto be given towards personal andprofessional growth of each and every cooperator. A Great Boss likewise keeps cl o s econtact by communicating with all cooperators,is a good listener, provides forfeedback, evaluates every co-operatorobjectively and knows how to effectivelytransmit the company's values by meansof utter conviction.It is relatively simple to recognize a GreatBoss within a working context. This is aperson who is forever surrounded byenthusiastic and competent team workers,and always appears as first on the list ofresponsibilities and last when it comes toarrogating the team's merits to oneself.As well as the First Deadly Sin identifiedby Stuart as The Wrong People, there existtwo others, namely The Wrong Place andThe Wrong Customer. These three DeadlySins should be very specially consideredwhen undertaking a project, as the errorsthat date back in the history of <strong>Skanska</strong>,either in an isolated manner or by meansof an explosive combination, have lead usto our worst losses.The protection of our brand as well as<strong>Skanska</strong>'s sustainability are both drawn upby means of strict adherence to our Codeof Con du ct , re s pect tow a rds the Four Zero sand cautious operability that signifies notbecoming assoc i a ted with the “ De adly Si n s”.Both full compliance and adherence tothese basic principles is possible, which iswhat we have demonstrated to ourselvesas a Business Unit, namely “walking thet a l k”. Our two winning proj ects in the 2006<strong>Skanska</strong> Aw a rds are true specific ex a m p l e s .With much pride, and in the name of theEMT, I would once again like to makeex ten s ive my con gra tu l a ti ons to the mem bersof the “Sulfuros Primarios Cerro Verde”project in Arequipa, Peru, as likewise the“Planta de Separación y Compresión ElCasquete” located in the Province ofNeuquén in Argentina. Fu rt h er ahead ,whilst leafing thro u gh these pages, you willcome across detailed information on theseoutstanding performances. I would,however, like to mention these projects atthis moment, within this first section ofour magazine, as they are a true exampleof what should be conveyed to all otherProj ects and Servi ces in wh i ch we pre s en t lyoperate, and those to be undertaken by usin the f utu re . As from my pers onal andprofe s s i on a l ex peri en ce , I can assu re you thatthe su ccess of a ny ex pertise is alw ays fo u n dedon the responsibility of a work team overand beyond the performance of theindividual members themselves. Alignedwillingness and commitment towardsobjectives well defined by their leader, orGreat Boss, will always assure the team'ssuccess without a t t aching import a n ce toei t h er the magn i tu de of the challenge or theheight of authority. All those who havetruthfully achieved the feeling that com e sf rom initi a ting a proj ect as f rom zero, a n dh ave finished it su cce s s f u lly, will well knowof what I'm talking about, the pride onefeels is uncontainable.I don't wish to close this introductionwithout issuing a comment on StuartGraham's interview, which is included inthis edition of <strong>Construyendo</strong>. Once again,<strong>Skanska</strong>'s Sen i or Exec utive Team has drawnclose to our Business Un i t . This opportu n i tyhas called for a clear and direct messagebrought by our maximum representative,as rega rds the manner in wh i ch Skanka LA ' sperform a n ce is con tem p l a ted . The messageis very enriching, and I would like toinvite you all to read it carefully.Both com mu n i c a ti on and con t act with ourHead office will continue to becomeconsolidated during the remains of thecurrent year, reason for which we haverecently accounted for the presence ofStuart Graham in our Region. This visithas signified him undertaking one of thesteps of his “Road Show - Connecting theDo t s”, wh i ch fore s ees visits to all the Bu s i n e s sUnits and personally carry a message to10.000 co-operators distributed all overthe world. Basically, the objective of thisroad show is to draw closer and get toknow us directly, not only by means of myaccount as a proud <strong>Skanska</strong> LA President.This is also an example undertaken by aGreat Boss, namely to get to know hispeople, listen to them, become aware oftheir daily realities, right into the veryheart of <strong>Skanska</strong>.Therefore, as you can very well see, 2007will account for a great deal of innovatingevents and challenges. I know that we areready for this and that, as likewise to theyear 2006, we will be able to make theeffort and commit to achieve once againour Outperformance objective.We will continue to be connected.Hernán MoranoPresident & CEO <strong>Skanska</strong> LA2 C O NS T R U Y E N D O L ATIN A M E R I C A NO.<strong>46</strong> 2006
INDEXTo be connected, to connect the dots,to feel connected, to get to know eachother, to know what we want and wherewe wish to reach.4. “FULL STEAM AHEAD”: STUART GRAHAM'S INTERVIEW“<strong>Skanska</strong> is not withdrawing neither from Latin America nor from Argentina”, statedStuart Graham, <strong>Skanska</strong> CEO & President. “I would really like<strong>Skanska</strong> to leave last year's problems behind and becomestrengthened by means of the opportunities the Region offers”.7. “A DAY AT THE “COARÍ MANAUS” GAS PIPE LINEIn the form of a “personal dairy”, Diego Tosi describes, within hisarticle, the ways in which he undertakes a working day, as likewisethe manner in which he shares it with his work team.All this is what <strong>Skanska</strong> is about,right here as well as in all the otherBusiness Units around the world.To join the challenge of Outperformingmeans confronting every working dayas an option to highlight our performanceas co-operators and persons.Strive towards this achievement!14. “THE BEST SKANSKA PROJECTS IN THE WORLD”“El Casquete” and “Cerro Verde” were selected as prize winning projects in the 2006<strong>Skanska</strong> Awards, chosen amongst all the <strong>Skanska</strong> world-wide projects in twodifferent categories, namely “Civil” and “Health and Safety”.17. THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAMHaving defined the Executive Management Team of ourBusiness Unit, the respective organization chart is displayed inthis edition, as likewise the description corresponding to eachone of its members.22. THE SENSE OF GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHEROur Company aligns, at world wide level, a strategic commitment towards “fo c u s s 8i n gon people”, which undertakes the objective of building up re l a t i o ns between all Ska nskaintegrants, dedicating towards this task the deserved and required time periods.24. YOUR IDEAS PUT INTO ACTIONThe definition process of the actions to be undertaken in ourRegion has been determined in re s p o nse of the results obtained inour initial Climate Survey, with the intention of putting them intop ractise as from May 2007.DISCOVERTHE SKANSKA NETWORKIt is our pleasure to invite you to explore the pagesof our Intranet and our external web site.C o n s t r u y e n d oLATIN AMERICA“<strong>Construyendo</strong>” Latin America is edited by <strong>Skanska</strong> LA's Communications Department forinternal distribution. Av. Presidente Roque S. Peña 555 (C1035) Buenos Aires, ArgentinaC O NS T R U Y E N D O L ATIN A M E R I C A NO.<strong>46</strong> 2007 3
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