HR Asia — January 2018

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GROWING WITH THEIR PEOPLE JLL places emphasis on a work
culture that develops and rewards talent. Employees are empowered to
take control of their own learning using the extensive amount of skill-
based trainings, leadership developments, as well as digital learning
platforms that allows employees to learn more at anytime and anywhere.
Besides formal training, JLL invests in developing future-ready
capabilities for the organisation.
Q Global mindset
The JLL Explorer Exchange program gives employees the chance to
experience a cultural exchange between countries across the globe,
where employees can e[perience fi rst-hand cultural learnings, share
best practices, and expand their professional views.
Q Digital transformation
The recent JLL Hackathon on property technology is an example of
how employees are given opportunities to re-engineer innovative
solutions for their clients and their people.
Q “Speak-up” Culture
Their “Lunch and Learn”, and “Chat” sessions give employees the
opportunity to interact with each other across all seniorities. From top-
down to bottom-up, JLL believes this is a perfect platform to create a
safe working environment where you’re comfortable, fulfi lled, and free
to express opinions.
“We are committed to the cultivation and long-term development
of our employees, providing
various challenging
opportunities to support our
people in realizing their value.”
— Eddie Kuan, Associate
Director, Property Asset
Management
Besides future thinking,
they are also focused on
rewarding talent that offers
best client service, drive
growth, and who drive
innovation and inclusion
in their teams, through
awards and development
opportunities.

CULTIVATING A WELL COMMUNITY To JLL, the health and
well-being of their people is of utmost importance. To support their
employees in Shanghai, they have designed a new co-working space,
complete with gym facilities and a cafe. The design is a refl ection of the
future of work and has incorporated the 7 elements of well-being criteria
(mind, comfort, fi tness, light, air, water, nourishment), defi ned by the
LEED and WELL Platinum standards.
The fl e[ible workspace is also designed to facilitate networking
sessions and knowledge-sharing groups beyond JLL. These
encourage employees to connect with colleagues on both personal and
professional levels.

BUILDING A BETTER TOMORROW Being at the forefront of
the property digital transformation, JLL is aware that their success has
been built upon their peoples’ ability to adapt, innovate and disrupt. Their
commitment to continually invest in its people in order to create a diverse
and dynamic workforce shows the importance it places on innovation,
leading change and inspiring a better tomorrow.

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Fortune 500 company with nearly 250 years of history
and 80,000 employees all over the world, JLL has
pioneered and led growth in the real estate market,
providing professional services and investment
management to investors and occupiers globally. In
China alone, they have grown from a humble team of 16 to nearly
18,000+ employees operating in 80 cities as of today.
JLL’s success and commitment to being an employer of
choice has been recognised in many ways – they are named a Top
Attractor Company by LinkedIn, the “World’s Most Ethical Company”
by Ethisphere for the 10th consecutive year as well as “World’s
Best ́ and Asia Pacifi c’s Best International Property Consultancy.
Accreditations on hand, their eyes set on the future and the ever
expanding real estate sector as they continue to help clients in
China with their global solution and locally focused expertise.

ACHIEVE YOUR AMBITIONS To build a great place to
work, JLL knows its culture is the differentiating factor of its
workforce, which is why their promise to their people is the ability
to “Achieve your ambitions”. They emphasise on creating a culture
where everyone is comfortable to collaborate, nurture great team
environments, and do the right thing for their clients, their people
and the external environment.
Knowing that its success is underpinned by diverse
backgrounds, skills and ideas, it is JLL’s ambition to become
the most diverse and inclusive employer in real estate. From
gender and generation to geography, JLL believes in an absolute
commitment to creating a fair and secure workplace where
employees can achieve their ambitions. To support this vision,
they implement numerous
policies such as gradual
return to work for males and
females, parental leave,
nursing rooms and fl e[ible
working. These initiatives
are heavily supported by
unconscious bias trainings,
development programs as
well as Employee Assistance
Program, rolled out to support
employees in juggling the
mix of their personal and
professional life.
“I have two daughters


  • they are fi nishing school
    in a few years and I want
    them to come into a work environment like JLL, where diversity and
    inclusion are encouraged. So I need to walk the talk and encourage
    leaders to deliver positive changes. This is important for the future
    success of both colleagues and the fi rm.”
    — KK Fung, Managing Director, Greater China


CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY Commitment to the
community is something JLL does not downplay. Having achieved
a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s
Corporate Equality Index, JLL walks the talk in their zero-tolerance
approach to unethical behaviour, and take careful steps to ensure
it does not happen anywhere in their own business or their people
across the globe.
They also recognise the importance of giving back to the
community they benefi t from. In China, they send teams down
to rural areas and villages to spend time with children, donate
books, and make meaningful contributions to enrich the lives of the
villagers. Employees are also encouraged to take time out of their
day to help the less-privileged.
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