A pack of playing cards
printed with information on
how to drive safely is just one of
the training tools being used
by J&J Transport to ensure
that the “next generation”
of employees
needed to
keep freight
moving are
more skilled
and better
prepared than
those who are
now leaving the
industry.
“It is 20
years since the
founding of J&J,
and it is time to prepare the
next generation to take over,
instilling in them the J&J
way,” says Despina Nicolau,
general manager at J&J
Transport.
The company is identifying
“high potential” employees in
all departments, developing
company-wide training and
mentorship programmes.
“We are being careful not to
put people in a box. If they show
potential outside of their existing
job then we encourage them to
develop new skills,”
she says.
There is also
a recruitment
campaign, which
includes the children
of existing staff.
“It is exciting to
see where the baton
is being handed
from father to son or
mother to daughter.”
Recruitment
criteria include the ability to “think
out of the box”. Logistics in the
region is fluid, with factors such as
the weather, politics and the global
economy all exerting an influence.
“All employees have to be able
to adapt and to make decisions
independently in order to keep
freight moving,” she says.
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It is time to prepare
the next generation
to take over, instilling
in them the J&J way.
– Despina Nicolau
