my objectives clear, working with my team to achieve
those goals. I do my part and I do it visibly.”
As far as teams go, Daryoush prefers to surround
himself with a line-up infused with passion and the
desire to win. At the same time, he understands
finding the right talent can be challenging,
particularly when young people harbour different
job expectations from past generations.“It’s a key
challenge for us, as I am sure it is for everybody,”he says. “Millennials want a job that is fulfilling, that
gives them the opportunity to experience different
things and grow beyond just installation and repairs.
Schindler provides them with opportunities to help
them evolve and become involved in developing safety
standards, teaching others or moving from the technical
side to sales. It’s interesting to watch how quickly a lot
of our new employees become leaders.”
Daryoush regards well-trained and motivated
employees delivering superior service to customers
as a key solution to remaining competitive in China’s
cutthroat market. Over the past five years, prices
throughout the construction equipment industry have
plunged, an option Daryoush refuses to consider as
a successful marketing ploy.
“While we have to be competitive and look to
do things smarter, more efficiently and effectively,
Schindler is never going to be the low-cost producer
in our industry,” he explains. “This is not who we are.Jiadding Schindler City, which opened in Shanghai in 2017,
is thhe group’s largest investment project in its 145-year
hisstory. Awarded the Gold certification from the world’s
most prestigious green building system, Leadership in m
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), the campus E
covers 325,000 square metres, featuring huge expansesc
of recreational areas and a 200-metre test tower. The
showroom, head offices, R&D and training centres have
been built from more than two million recycled bricks
collected from old Chinese buildings.
“As a leading solutions provider of elevator cable, with a history of more
than 100 years, Datwyler has been continuously providing Schindler
China with Swiss-quality, reliable delivery and competitive price through
its localisation strategy since the 1990s.” – Karen Gu, Marketing
Manager, Datwyler (Suzhou) Cabling Solutions