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Philosophy that
Guides Us.

Through our culture, we create energy, excitement, and alignment for our Mission, Vision and strategy execution and bring STARTEAM GLOBAL closer to our customers. Our culture aims at breaking down silos, creating true collaboration across functions, geographies, and hierarchies and guide with a unified leadership behaviour.

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Vision

EXCEED
EXPECTATIONS.

STARTEAM GLOBAL is a globally recognized manufacturer. We delight by exceeding customer expectations through advanced and sustainable solutions for everything that we do.

Mission

WE CARE
ABOUT RELIABLE
CONNECTIONS.

Our mission describes why we exist besides making money and what we are deeply passionate about. We are in the ‘connection business’ because the products and solutions we offer to our customers help create connections within their products.

Reliability of these connections is fundamentally crucial and providing more reliable connections than anyone else is our competitive advantage. The concept of ‘Reliable Connections’ is not limited to our products and solutions but extends to the human level as well.

We care about building reliable connections with each other, with our customers and suppliers and with society at large. We passionately care about making the world a more connected place for everyone’s benefit.

Values

RESPONSIBILITY,
TEAMWORK,
HONESTY,
DETERMINATION.

Our company values are the beliefs and principles that drive our business. They give us a common purpose, increase our sense of belonging and explain “how” we work towards and achieve our vision together.

RESPONSIBILITY
  • Work smartly, take initiative, step up and always add value.
  • Be conscientious and focus on excellence and impact.
  • Build sustainability and durability into everything we do.
  • Passionate about own and company’s development.
  • Seek to constantly improve and innovate.
  • Act always in best interest of STARTEAM GLOBAL and our customers.
TEAMWORK
  • Recognize that by working together effectively, we can achieve more.
  • Collaborate to build stronger relationships, drive smarter decisions, and generate best solutions.
  • Harness power of diversity to boost creativity, open-mindedness, and authenticity as well as deep understanding of customer needs.
  • Invest in each other’s growth, show up for each other and value other’s contributions.
  • Recognize the importance of being connected and sharing information.
HONESTY
  • Committed to being truthful in everything we do even in the face of adversity.
  • Earn respect and build trust through deep care and competence.
  • Believe in honest, respectful, straight, and constructive communication.
  • Understand that communication starts by listening, acting with empathy, and caring about other’s success.
  • Live high ethical standards as basis for a safe, professional, and trusting environment for all.
DETERMINATION
  • Be the best at what we do because we genuinely love it.
  • Embrace challenges and adapt to change, stay curious and stay ahead.
  • Continuously seek perfection and discover what delights in every process step, product and service.
  • Committed to deliver what we promised and persevering to reach beyond expectations without compromising quality.
  • Act with confidence, courage and optimism to approach problems, no matter how complex, and find original solutions.

Our culture aspects provide guidance
beyond our values, encouraging positive behaviour
at the workplace and beyond, and discourage
anything that harms achieving our goals.

01
APPROPRIATELY PROUD Being proud of working at STARTEAM GLOBAL and enjoy being part of the team.
02
CARING Give support, listen, and show kindness to others and contribute to a feeling of belonging to the STARTEAM GLOBAL family.
03
CONTINUOUS LEARNING Actively seek personal development and professional growth, knowing that we can always become better.
04
CUSTOMER CENTRICITY Consider at any point how what we do will delight customers.
05
EFFICIENCY Do more with less in terms of cost, time and effort, focusing ultimately on zero-defect.
06
EMBRACING DIVERSITY Understand that everyone is unique and practicing mutual respect for cultures, qualities and experiences that are different from our own.
07
INFORMATION SHARING Involve others and share information early and often as it makes us stronger working towards the same goals.
08
INFORMED RISK-TAKING Be willing to take informed risks to pursue success and competitive advantage.
09
INNOVATION Take risks, encourage new ideas, pivot quickly from mistakes and constantly explore ways of becoming better, faster, smarter.
10
PASSION Enjoying what we do and what we bring to our customers, colleagues and business partners.
11
QUALITY ORIENTATION Commit to quality by living high standards and executing on the details planning for long-term scale.
12
RESPECT Value each other’s abilities, qualities and contributions, recognizing that everyone is important and has a role that matters.
13
SOLUTION ORIENTATION Think critically to look past problems, concentrate on what is important – even when things get hectic – and find sustainable solutions.
14
TECH-SMART Apply and embrace the best apps, systems and machines to work smarter, safer, more convenient, efficient and sustainable.
15
TRUST Be worthy of other’s trust and believe in other’s integrity and strength, knowing that trust is at the foundation of every relationship.
16
WALK THE TALK Be reliable and role-model expectations we have from others.
17
No BLAMING DON’T accuse others of being at fault without taking responsibility.
18
No DEFENSIVENESS DON’T insist on ‘being right’ without considering other’s feedback and suggestions.
19
No GOSSIPING DON’T share information inappropriately and spread rumors.
20
No POLITICS DON’T manipulate others in a hidden way to maximize own individual benefit.
21
No PUTTING OTHERS DOWN DON’T criticize others in a way that makes them feel stupid or humiliated.
22
No SUPERIORITY DON’T take unfair advantage of one’s position and be condescending towards others.

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01
APPROPRIATELY PROUD Being proud of working at STARTEAM GLOBAL and enjoy being part of the team.
02
CARING Give support, listen, and show kindness to others and contribute to a feeling of belonging to the STARTEAM GLOBAL family.
03
CONTINUOUS LEARNING Actively seek personal development and professional growth, knowing that we can always become better.
04
CUSTOMER CENTRICITY Consider at any point how what we do will delight customers.
05
EFFICIENCY Do more with less in terms of cost, time and effort, focusing ultimately on zero-defect.
06
EMBRACING DIVERSITY Understand that everyone is unique and practicing mutual respect for cultures, qualities and experiences that are different from our own.
07
INFORMATION SHARING Involve others and share information early and often as it makes us stronger working towards the same goals.
08
INFORMED RISK-TAKING Be willing to take informed risks to pursue success and competitive advantage.
09
INNOVATION Take risks, encourage new ideas, pivot quickly from mistakes and constantly explore ways of becoming better, faster, smarter.
10
PASSION Enjoying what we do and what we bring to our customers, colleagues and business partners.
11
QUALITY ORIENTATION Commit to quality by living high standards and executing on the details planning for long-term scale.
12
RESPECT Value each other’s abilities, qualities and contributions, recognizing that everyone is important and has a role that matters.
13
SOLUTION ORIENTATION Think critically to look past problems, concentrate on what is important – even when things get hectic – and find sustainable solutions.
14
TECH-SMART Apply and embrace the best apps, systems and machines to work smarter, safer, more convenient, efficient and sustainable.
15
TRUST Be worthy of other’s trust and believe in other’s integrity and strength, knowing that trust is at the foundation of every relationship.
16
WALK THE TALK Be reliable and role-model expectations we have from others.
17
No BLAMING DON’T accuse others of being at fault without taking responsibility.
18
No DEFENSIVENESS DON’T insist on ‘being right’ without considering other’s feedback and suggestions.
19
No GOSSIPING DON’T share information inappropriately and spread rumors.
20
No POLITICS DON’T manipulate others in a hidden way to maximize own individual benefit.
21
No PUTTING OTHERS DOWN DON’T criticize others in a way that makes them feel stupid or humiliated.
22
No SUPERIORITY DON’T take unfair advantage of one’s position and be condescending towards others.

    At STARTEAM GLOBAL we seek and train for leadership behaviours and skills that drive superior performance and build strong and resilient teams.

    We understand the value of a leader being determined not by the individual person, but by the success of the leader’s entire team. For effective leadership at STARTEAM GLOBAL, we have therefore selected the following 8 competencies to be of utmost importance for every of our leadership levels.

    LEADERSHIP
    COACHING
    Leadership style applied for developing direct reports and for helping improve performance. Focus is on giving ownership to direct reports.
    CHANGE
    LEADERSHIP
    Systematically prepare and facilitate change initiatives and overcome resistance through effective planning and continuous communication.
    TEAM
    LEADERSHIP
    Achieve top team performance through maximizing productivity and positivity in the team.
    VALUING &
    ENHANCING EXPERTISE
    Recognize expertise and further development as important element of organizational success and promote and provide an aspirational culture and environment for learning and growth.
    EMOTIONAL
    INTELLIGENCE
    Develop high levels of emotional self-awareness, emotional self-management, social awareness and emotional relationship management.
    CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS
    & CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
    Addressing critical issues in a respectful manner and being able to defuse or moderate conflicts.
    HANDLING DIVERSITY
    & INCLUSION
    Leverage the benefits of diversity (innovation, better decision making, etc.) and minimize disruptions caused by diversity.
    DECISIVE
    EXECUTION
    Focus on results, not the process, and leverage resources available, provide clear direction and solve problems creatively to get the job done.

      We Are Socially
      Responsible.

      We Are Socially
      Responsible.

      SUSTAINABILITY.

      Care is an integral part of our culture and recurring in each of its elements. Sustainability for us is extending this care to our environment on a long-term perspective, caring for our people and society at large, providing a safe, healthy, and inclusive space with highest ethical standards for work and life.

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      SUSTAINABILITY.

      Care is an integral part of our culture and recurring in each of its elements. Sustainability for us is extending this care to our environment on a long-term perspective, caring for our people and society at large, providing a safe, healthy, and inclusive space with highest ethical standards for work and life.

      At STARTEAM GLOBAL we have established the function of a certified global Sustainability Officer, who is responsible for our CSR efforts, coordinating ESG measures within our company at large, our factory and our Supply Chain, to not only meet legal obligations and stakeholder expectations, but to build sustainability into everything we do, set and track against targets and provide transparency.

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      SUSTAINABILITY.

      Care is an integral part of our culture and recurring in each of its elements. Sustainability for us is extending this care to our environment on a long-term perspective, caring for our people and society at large, providing a safe, healthy, and inclusive space with highest ethical standards for work and life.

      At STARTEAM GLOBAL we have established the function of a certified global Sustainability Officer, who is responsible for our CSR efforts, coordinating ESG measures within our company at large, our factory and our Supply Chain, to not only meet legal obligations and stakeholder expectations, but to build sustainability into everything we do, set and track against targets and provide transparency.

      Jacob-Hoeft Foundation – A time to Give!

      Since its foundation, STARTEAM GLOBAL (formerly CML) has grown steadily and successfully, as has our corporate commitment to society. We don’t just talk about helping others, we also act and actively contribute by supporting people in need, through our Jacob-Hoeft Foundation. The vision of the Jacob-Hoeft Foundation is inspired by one of the core values of the company – Responsibility. This means that we are committed to social engagement for people in need. The two CML founders Klaus Jacob and Günter Hoeft already realized this vision in 2005 with the establishment of the former CML-Europe Jacob-Hoeft-Stiftung. Since then, the foundation carefully selects every year which social projects we support, showing how important such a commitment is. In accordance with our Foundation’s purpose, we support or promote projects especially in the areas of:

      • Youth welfare / volunteer groups & association activities.
      • People who are dependent on help due to their physical or social situation
      • Support of care facilities such as nursing and family centers
      • Environmental protection organizations

      • Karlsruhe Association for the Help of Mentally Ill Children and Adolescents e.V.

        The Karlsruhe Association for the Help of Mentally Ill Children and Adolescents (“Associations”) has set itself the goal of helping children and adolescents who are struggling with mental illness and are at the end of inpatient psychiatric treatment. These children and adolescents often suffer from depression, anxiety, compulsions, ADHD, eating disorders, autism and psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and are accompanied and supported by the Association on a daily basis by experienced psychologists.

        We appreciate the commitment of the Association very much, so it is a great honor for us to support the Association and to make the children’s everyday life easier.

        Website of the Association:
        https://lnkd.in/gguWANUh

      • Breitengrad e.V.: Dresden-Dakar-Banjul Challenge

        The Dresden-Banjul Organization (DBO), which has existed since 2006, supports several important projects in the Banjul area, such as the construction of hospitals and schools, as well as a carpentry workshop that trains young adults. Most of the money for the implementation of these projects comes from the auction of the vehicles they used to travel to Banjul.

        The Jacob-Hoeft Foundation is pleased to have been able to contribute to such an important cause and hopes that the initiative can continue for many years to come!

        Website of the Association:
        https://teamffa.de/Home/
        http://projektgambia.de/

      • LOAN Foundation: A new school for Ban Trang in North Vietnam

        Ban Trang is located at an altitude of 1,000 meters and is one of the poorest villages in northern Vietnam. It is located in a completely isolated community in an area that is difficult to access. Currently, 30 children of school age live in the village, who had to travel up to 14 kilometers to reach the nearest kindergarten.

        Thanks to the LOAN Foundation, various school facilities could be built and the “highland children” could be provided with books and school materials.

        Website of the Association:
        https://loan-stiftung.de/

      • Kids Amani

        Kids Amani is a non-profit organization that provides new perspectives for people in Africa. By means of donations, partnerships and university cooperation, Kids Amani focuses on the goal of building up a broad middle class and, in the course of this, enabling equal opportunity education for children and adults. The association does not simply pass on the money, but actively looks where help is needed in order to provide long-term support. This is done, for example, by building schools or training urgently needed craftsmen.

        Website of the Association:
        https://www.kids-amani.de/

      We guarantee all donated resources are being used for the right purpose.

      For non-local projects, e.g. LOAN Foundation or Kids Amani, a representative from Germany will regularly check and oversee the projects on-site. This is to make sure that the monies donated are being used for the purpose intended and to avoid corruption. For more information or funding request, feel free to contact us.