Our AFM Creed represents our Culture, Recognition, Empowerment, Engagement and Development as the behavioral guidelines that reflect our values and build our thriving culture. We live out this code as we believe in culture as an aligning force, the importance of acknowledging and empowering our employees, engagement to inspire and drive results, and the growth of each member of our AFM family. Our Creed allows for a sense of belonging and the success of our organization towards a common purpose.
The success of our company and our employees is supported by our Creed. At the pit of AFM's innovative and unique culture is the vibrant magic of our company's essence: Mexicanity, a celebration of meaningful good times in everything we do; a spirit of family and fun and togetherness.
We believe in celebrating wins and then improving them. When our team is successful, we believe in congratulating and acknowledging them. We created a program called Avo Stars to recognize individuals' greatness at all levels.
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Our staff is composed of a diverse team of individuals who each add something special to the mix - not unlike the ingredients in the world's best bowl of guacamole. We're made up of individuals of many different nationalities, and women comprise more than half of our workforce. We believe that everyone has something unique to offer, regardless of who they are or where they come from. That's why we urge our employees to voice new, innovative ideas; ensure that everyone is heard; and celebrate every win (no matter how small) as a team because empowerment is about inclusive leadership, and giving all employees the tools and resources they need to excel at their job and shine as leaders.
As part of our empowerment initiative, we launched our Champions program, giving our top operational leaders the support to lead and develop key strategic pillars for the company:
AFM's Education
Champion
Health & Wellness and Innovation; AFM's brand and core champion
In 2020, the company launched AFM's Center of Excellence (COE) for research and strategic thinking. This important initiative is led by high potential leaders of our company, including:
Market Development
Consumer Brand
Digital
Research & Analytics
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The leadership at AFM works hard to cultivate a connective, collaborative workplace for employees to share their talents and flourish. We engage our employees through a MAGIC formula to foster a deeper sense of fulfilment and discover the best version of themselves:
Your work has purpose beyond the job itself.
Shape your work environment to allow you to perform at your best.
We help challenge you to make professional and personal progress.
You will see positive, effective and worthwhile outcomes from your work.
Belong to a community of like-minded creators and achievers.
We owe it to our employees to care about their careers and to tell them the truth. Our company's 360-degree assessment program embraces those ideals, and was created to analyze areas of opportunity that can be improved upon and identify which unique talents are being used strategically. The assessment engenders self and company accountability, while giving our employees control over their career path and pushing them in their goals. Using the results of each assessment, we can support our employees through coaching quarterly reviews, and the AFM Life Training program.
Our baseball cards are scorecards that show our employees where they are today, where they need to be tomorrow, and what they need to accomplish to get there. From how we collaborate, what others report in their 360 assessments, and what our direct managers observe, our scorecard system acts as a personal roadmap to becoming the best version of ourselves. These visionary roadmaps are what enable our team to achieve big things.
In 2019, AFM launched the Female Leadership Initiative (FLI) to promote empowerment with two goals: to support the development and future success of all female AFM employees and to empower them to embrace their strengths and thrive within our company.
