DS24hours: A dialogue about our culture
In an unparalleled and innovative 24-hour livestream event, Dentsply Sirona leaders engaged with more than 13,000 employees globally to discuss the Company's culture and its purpose “to make people smile.” From a TV studio created in the middle of the production facility in Bensheim, Germany, CEO Don Casey and members of the leadership team connected with 90 sites from all over the world.
At Dentsply Sirona, we are focusing our efforts on growth by putting our customers at the center of everything we do. We’ve already seen some of the positive results from these efforts and, with all of the talent we have and the advantages of our scale, we have the opportunity to do something extraordinary and have a profound impact on the future of our industry.
The key to our long-term success is that each and every member of our global team is committed to our Purpose & Mission, our Vision and our Operating Principles, working together as one team. That’s why on November 20th and 21st, we held an event called “DS24hours” in which members of the leadership team facilitated a discussion with employees face to face, location by location, all around the world.
With a nearly nonstop schedule, Chief Executive Officer Don Casey, Chief Human Resources Officer & Communications Lisa Yankie, Chief Supply Chain Officer Dan Key, Chief Segment Officer Bill Newell, Chief Commercial Officer Walter Petersohn and Chief Financial Officer Jorge Gomez connected with employees across the Company. This exchange provided an opportunity to discuss the Company’s culture and ongoing transformation process in the specific context of each location and region. “In no other global Town Hall before have we noticed this much engagement and enthusiasm,” reflected CEO Don Casey. “What we have seen now is that all of us deeply care about this organization. This makes me very proud.”
In just a little over 24 hours, DS24hours reached more than 13,000 employees in some 90 locations worldwide to talk about what is really important to the Company: our Purpose & Mission and Operating Principles.
Conversations with employees of different locations kicked off globally via live video broadcast beginning at 1:30p.m. local time in Bensheim, Germany on Wednesday and ended in Australia at 1:00a.m. CET Friday morning. Each of the participating locations had a one-hour timeslot in which the leadership team addressed employees directly and answered questions.
You will find answers to pre-submitted questions on our internal DS24hours website by this Friday, December 20th: www.dentsplysirona.com/ds24