Albert Einstein inspires employee development at Stonegate: Pub company’s people policies are based on the great inventor’s approach

Describes how Stonegate Pub Company has introduced a career-development pathway with scientist Albert Einstein as its figurehead.

Examines the reasons for the pathway and its associated training, the form it takes and the results it has achieved.

Explains that the program has been successful in reducing employee turnover, increasing the number of vacancies filled from within the firm and improving customer service.

Reveals that Stonegate Pub Company, which recently opened a dedicated training center in Birmingham, UK, won the Innovation in Training award at the Scottish Training Federation’s 2014 awards, in recognition for its successful Albert’s Apprenticeships.

Demonstrates that the design is fun, quirky, engaging and irreverent, with a desire to appeal to the disengaged learner, the gamer and the personalities who make up a large percentage of the company’s teams.

Shows how initial research followed by continuous improvement has resulted in an exceptional employee training and development program that has outstripped the company’s expectations of it.