Culture
The DNA of o2h group is centred around the nurturing of its people, values and culture, it reflects in the way we work with each other, as well as our collaborators and partners.
Our set of values are centred around the speed at which we learn, innovation, teamwork, attention to detail, energy, delivery, integrity, and community.
Values
The values that have historically permeated o2h group in relation to discovery services are essential to the confidence and quality of the relationship o2h group has with its clients.
We value integrity in communication and action; social responsibility with respect to waste management and making a contribution to the community; and we possess an energetic can-do attitude. As a company we understand that in order to maintain the loyalty of clients we need to work closely as a team, show attention to detail and deliver. o2h group continuously looks for improvements in every aspect of its activity and performance.
o2h group understands that the best companies in the world invest genuine time and effort in the career development, performance management, feedback mechanisms and training of its teams. o2h group has developed a career plan for all its scientists which ensures that the scientists are set new challenges at every stage of their career and are provided the necessary training in order to reach the next level of performance.
Team building
We have developed an active social program that has included bowling, restaurants, community work, cinema, restaurants and of course our o2h group cricket team which ensures there is more to working in o2h group than just chemistry/biology!
The team are constructively engaged in operational activity of the company and are encouraged to participate in discussions and decision making which impacts the issues that affect performance of the business.
Operational task list
All scientists in o2h group are responsible for different areas of operational effectiveness. This ensures that o2h group scientists take more pride, ownership and involvement in the running of ‘their’ lab (e.g. roles are assigned such as “Energy Saving Manager” in which the most recent electricity bill is sent to the whole team along with suggestions for saving energy). He or she is asked to report back to the operations task list coordinator on a weekly basis and the notes are distributed to the whole team.
Team meeting minutes
All o2h group communications, issues, house-keeping, safety, training, equipment, team and lab related issues are discussed with the entire team from 9-9.45am every Wednesday morning. Minutes and actions are then circulated throughout o2h group within 24 hours.