Episode #19 - Elena Aylott

Behind The O

With the Oriflame Moments and global initiatives rolling, and with a 1,5 year young department in Oriflame, Elena Aylott – Sr.Director Global Employee Experience, stars Behind the O, our employee podcast. Learn about Elena's career and what she learned along the way. What it is like working for the CEO. What Employee Experience and Elena's vision and dreams for the Oriflame employees. TIMECODES – Listen to the specific content that interest you 01:18-07:02 Overview of Elena's current career, how she ended up in Oriflame and her background studying and growing up in Moscow. 07:02-10:57 The work as an Executive assistant, working with CEO Magnus and what Elena have learned on the way. 10:57-18:13 Elena's passion for communications, the screaming baby metaphor, and her mission to expand and build the Global Internal Communications team, starting in 2013. 18:13-24:26 The creation of the Global Employee Experience, how it happened and why Elena took on the mission. 24:26-36:09 What Global Employee Experience is, what the team consist of and why Elena decided, with the extended mission and team-mergers, not to use HR as part of the new name. 36:09-42:24 The intiatives globally that has rolled out or are upcoming – Always curious and LinkedIn Learning, The Oriflame Way and the Manager's edition of it, the 90 day onboarding program. Integrated Performance Management process. And above all #OriflameMoments 42:24- 46:13 The Oriflame moments initiative; what it is and the purpose of it. 46:18-50:05 Elena's Oriflame moment, the dream project of Elena's "The Oriflame Management Conference" 50:05-53:26 The Culture Document and the feedback that is requested on it from all employees globally 53:26-55:34 Elena's Dream Moment and the quote of Robert de Niro. 55:34-57:12 The question Elena would have wanted to be asked more – every question that matters to you the employee. And your input on how to create the best Employee Experience in the world.