Time Warner: Growth and Development

In a highly competitive environment, it is increasingly important to have a workplace that not only attracts, but also develops and retains talent. We strive to hire the most talented and diverse employees; provide ongoing opportunities for professional training; and create increasing opportunities for internal mobility.

Annual Performance Review
At the most basic level, employees benefit from a formal mechanism for receiving feedback about their performance so that, together with their managers, they can create pathways for career development. Across Time Warner we have processes in place that foster performance discussions between managers and employees.

Leadership and Development Programs
Time Warner has number of enterprise-wide leadership and development programs for employees that include: Chairman’s Leadership to provide the company’s senior leaders with an opportunity to build leadership skills and discuss business strategy; Breakthrough Leadership designed for senior-level female executives; Time4Tomorrow, which focused on high-potential executives based in Europe and Asia; Nonprofit Board Leadership programs that provided employees with training to serve on nonprofit board of directors; and Leading for Results, which provided training and development to Vice President-level managers.

We continue to offer a variety of on going opportunities for thousands of employees to engage in professional development programs throughout the year. These include workshops in management skills, communication and presentation skills, career development, and team-building by organizations such as the American Management Association, the Center for Creative Leadership, and the Cornell Management Program.