Odoo HR Officer, Emy Gilson, on company culture and how to create a fun environment for your employees

1. Emy GILSON • Talent Acquisition Officer
EXPERIENCE
2018
The Odoo Culture
Building a company we love.

2. Why culture matters?1
Odoo culture
Conclusion
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3

3. ?Why Culture
Matters
1

4. It matters for people.
We spend 20% of our life at work.

5. It matters for the company.
Culture defines the working environment.

6. Now some
observations

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GEN Z how to recruit them
2000
students
europeFeb 2018

8. 80% consider the company’s culture
influence their application
research on the company’s
culture before applying 78%
75 %
60 %
56 %
38 %
26 %
Website
Online review
Questions to employees
Professional social network
Private social network
How do they find information :
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9. Then Now
Focus Career Purpose
Need Great managers Inspiring leaders
Hours 9-5 Whenever
Aspire to Manage Evolve
Tenue Whole career Whatever

10. ?The Odoo Culture2

11. Recruit,
Develop and
Retain
Great People

12. We Recruit
1

19. We Retain
2

20. Work Hard. Play hard.

32. We Develop
3

33. It’s ok to fail.
It’s not ok to not evolve.

35. OdooMost companies

36. Value autonomy
and
freedom of action
4

37. Usually.
Organisations try to prevent mistakes with policies
and procedure

38. Travel & expense policy
Company events policy
Working hours
Holidays policy
Branding policy
At Odoo… Our policy :
Use Good Judgment

39. Usually.
Influence based on hierarchy.
Command and control.
At Odoo...

40. We give people the autonomy, and
freedom to be awesome.
We trust our employees

41. There is no magic formula for great
company culture.
The key is just to treat your staff how
you would like to be treated.
-- Richard Branson

42. Thank you.
#odooexperience
EXPERIENCE
2018

43. Inspired by :
Richard Brenson
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