At The Solae Company, our Learning and Development efforts reflect a view toward the future where we can align with the Corporate business strategies and fully develop leaders at all levels.

We are committed to the work of can-do leadership at all levels. Leadership is a process of serving our colleagues, our customers, and our business. It involves seeing potential in people in ways that they cannot even see themselves. It involves recognizing opportunity, charting a path, removing obstacles, coordinating, educating, listening and coaching.

We are committed to:

• Selecting the right people for the right roles.
• Creating and continuously refining clear strategic direction.
• Emphasizing the importance of execution with commitment, agility, and a sense of urgency.

Continuous improvement of the individual and collective abilities of our employees is necessary to deliver superior results. Acquiring new skills and enhanced capabilities consistent with the goals of the organization and an employee's interests is a formula for personal and business success. For example, Toastmasters International^TM, an employee organization in The Solae Company, provides a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.