Case Study: Johnsonville improves cross-cultural employee engagement with Sprout Solutions

How Johnsonville’s International Expansion was Supported by Sprout

Johnsonville, a large manufacturer of consumer goods, faced significant challenges during its international expansion into the Philippines through a joint venture. The cultural and communication gaps between the US-based leadership and the local Filipino team, compounded by the constraints of the pandemic, made it difficult to assess employee engagement and maintain company culture remotely. Johnsonville partnered with Sprout Solutions to address these obstacles, seeking an impartial third party to help uncover sensitive workplace concerns.

Sprout Solutions implemented its Pulse engagement tool to run anonymized surveys for the local team. This solution provided Johnsonville with confidential, actionable feedback that revealed deep-seated cultural issues and specific team pain points. As a result, leadership gained invaluable insights that helped them improve local practices, foster better cross-functional relationships, and redeploy talent towards more value-adding growth initiatives.

Johnsonville

Michael Suprick

Chief Executive Officer