"Nothing can be effectively controlled, in the long run, from the top of a hierarchy-- or from any one perspective. People are basically trustworthy. Only workplaces that give their members the chance to learn and add value through their work will succeed in the long run." - Art Kleiner

As a Whirlpool Leader, one has the unique accountability for developing and retaining top leadership and core competency talent throughout the company. Leaders have a responsibility to foster personal competitiveness and engagement. Leaders can foster personal competitiveness and engagement by fostering the development of their employees, their talents, and skills , by showing employees they care about their work and career by being open and transparent with their feedback and coaching, by helping employees identify their career aspirations and passions and by providing challenging assignments that are aligned with Whirlpool's strategies as well as your employee's career aspirations/passions.

We add value through result driven training, and we encourage and reward excellence. Each of our employees is an important component in building a cohesive force, which ultimately helps us to achieve our vision of “Every Home, everywhere, with pride, passion and performance”

Functional training:
The aim of Whirlpool is constant improvement and to achieve this aim it ensures that all its employees receive adequate training as and when a need gap is analysed. Based on the Annual training needs of individuals a Training calendar is drawn to meet individual functional skill gaps. The training calendar is so designed to ensure that training given covers all necessary areas. Various programs like Management Development Programs( MDP), Team Orientation, etc are used to deliver training.

Six Sigma Certification:
In order to achieve high quality standards we provide our employees with training in Six Sigma, a quality standard and improvement program. Employees are given training in order to promote Whirlpool’s motive of quality improvement through self sufficiency and self sustenance. Whirlpool invests in giving green belt and black belt trainings to its select employees. Training programs are designed in such a way that it ensures that all participants receive an in-depth knowledge into the processes of six sigma. Training comprises modules which are conducted by global faculty.

LWE:
Leading the Whirlpool Enterprise for Managers (LWE for Managers) is part of a cascade of LWE sessions – in the past two and a half years all Whirlpool Officers and Directors (over 600 leaders) have had similar LWE experiences. These sessions have proven to be effective at aligning and equipping leaders to drive the customer-loyalty strategy.

The LWE for Managers experience will be a 3 to 5-day program which is action-based, including pre and post-session activities focused on developing your capability to effectively lead the transformation. Throughout this experience, you will gain both familiarity with the Whirlpool strategy and the capability to lead as represented in the Whirlpool Leadership Model.

Engaging Managers :
The engaging manager program helps participants gain a greater understanding of the impact they have as a leader of others. It helps them to better engage their employees and enhance their own abilities to get results with and through others. The purpose of this program is to share insights, challenges and successes with other managers. The information obtained through this program and the tools used are for the future use of participants to make this learning sustainable.

VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY : Whirlpool Virtural University (WVU)
A unique learning tool that is for the exclusive use of whirlpool employee, the WVU is an easy to access comprehensive kit of self development options for employees across all locations, functions and levels. Through this, employees can gain access to multiple courses covering a wide range of topics. WVU has courses designed to bridge a large number of skill or knowledge gaps. Employees undergoing these courses are evaluated at the end of the courses and awarded with a certification to vouch for their proficiency.