Merry Christmas and a
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
2021 will soon be behind us and the new year is rapidly approaching. It’s been another year under the shadow of the pandemic, but we hope for a better 2022 with declining infection rates and opportunities to meet, travel and gather without having to limit our activities.
I’d like to share one of my personal highlights with you, that I recently had the privilege of meeting 20 amazing people at the GROW Stena Leadership Program. We were very fortunate to able to conduct this program and I am extremely happy that we could do this after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic and limited travel opportunities. During the past year, we have worked on re-designing our fine leadership program with focus on the future instead of the present. How can Stena remain relevant with the rapid rate of change we’re seeing in the world? This program is intended to further develop the skills of Stena’s leaders and specialists.
In Africa, we’re skipping the steps in technological development that we in the Western world have already gone through in recent decades and can moving straight into the new technology in the form of, among other things, mobile telephony and digital solutions. China and other Asian nations are about to take over as the new Europe and in these countries, the middle class is rapidly growing. The average age in China is 33 and in Europe it’s 44. However, although age is not a measurement of commitment and creativity, we do need to better reflect society through the diversity that exists in the form of age, gender, ethnic and cultural background, sexual orientation and disabilities.
So the question is, how can we remain relevant in a world that is spinning at an ever faster rate? Spend your Christmas holidays to spend time with your loved ones and think about how you can contribute to sustainable results, both for Stena and our planet.
