Following the acquisition of Unitor in July 2005, considerable work was carried out in 2006 to entrench and enhance awareness of the WW group’s values in the new organisation and to create good integration processes.

All leaders at WW head office and the regional offices participated during 2006 in an extensive values survey. The aim was to raise the individual manager’s awareness of their own leadership style and priorities in relation to the group’s values.

Efforts to enhance understanding of our corporate values wil continue.

Working environment surveys and in-house seminars are other tools utilised to develop WW in relation to its fundamental values.

An extensive poll of this kind was conducted during 2006 at all the group’s offices in Norway and eight of its larger offices abroad. Areas requiring improvement were identified and subsequently the relevant departments have developed own action plans.

The head office and 12 of the largest offices outside Norway are due to implement a working environment survey during 2007.

Similarly, extensive 360-degree performance assessments of the leading executives in WW are continually. An analysis of this kind identifies a manager’s strengths and deelopment opportunities, and the feedback is used to develop more effective leaders.