Global People Strategy


Our people strategy is to:

  • Compete on total compensation and benefits, and
  • WIN on culture and learning & development.
We have 3 foundational components to our People Strategy:

1 - HIGH PERFORMANCE
Cognos, an IBM company, has a performance culture. This means we have a compelling vision and big, aspirational goals. To achieve our lofty goals, we hire top talent, challenge them, expect great things of them and reward them accordingly.

2 - TALENT DEVELOPMENT
Cognos supports our high performance expectations with a culture rich in continuous learning and developmental opportunities. Challenging work, stretch goals, meaningful feedback, performance coaching, training and career guidance are all key elements of our strategy and commitment to our employees.

3 - PARTNERSHIP
We are focused on building a partnership with our valued employees that balances their needs with the needs of the organization. Meeting employee needs with respect to their work environment (rewards, recognition, learning and career development) and meeting the organization's needs with respect to employee performance (productivity, knowledge and leadership) are critical components to our mutual success.