28.10.2011

General Manager of IBLF corporate partner giving master class for students

Vladimir Mosny, General Manager of Hilti, gave master class for MBA students at Moscow Higher School of Business in “Building Highly Efficient Business in Present Day Russia with Zero Tolerance to Corruption”. Master class was held within the framework of the IBLF programme “Improving Business Standards in Russia”.

As part of the agenda, Vladimir told about history and geographical coverage of the company, business establishment and development in Russia, about components of Hilti business model, followed by basic aspects of corporate culture.

Talking about business ethic issues, Vladimir stressed that Hilti implements the zero tolerance policy in relation to bribery and corruption. This policy covers all aspects of the company’s activity, all transactions and trade deals in any country of presence of affiliates and staff. Compliance with anti-corruption policy is an indispensable condition of Hilti work, indeed, as the well-known maxim says: “It takes years to build a reputation and minutes to lose it”. It is especially vital in the world of modern internet technologies since a message on twitter or a clip on youtube can be enough to do serious harm to the company.

The audience was interested in competitiveness of Hilti products in the Russian market taking into account that the other players are sometimes dishonest. Vladimir suggested several reasons: first, zero tolerance to bribery is a competitive advantage as it is, there are lots of companies willing to work with a “clean” supplier; second, our products are competitive thanks to innovation solutions and unique offers to the clients, e.g. fleet management, rather than briberies and back payments.

In answer to the question about the other ways of Hilti positive influence over society apart from fight against corruption, Vladimir told about numerous projects of Hilti Trust, including support for Simon Bolivar Orchestra, providing accommodation to poor people in Brazil, and even help in archeological excavations in Egypt.

At the end of the meeting one of the students wondered: “Suppose you leave Hilti. Would you change your attitude towards corruption when you are not obliged to obey this policy?” Vladimir replied: “First, the case is hypothetical, since I would never leave Hilti on my own will; second, I believe there is no amount in cash that could be compared with good spirits and confidence in your own and your family security”. The audience appreciated such a reply, and one of the students even expressed his readiness to work for Hilti.

Improving Business Standards in Russia


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