Tullow Oil plc Annual Report 2011 - The Group

MAINTAINING OURENTREPRENEURIALCHARACTERORGANISATION& CULTUREStrategic priority: Build a strong unified teamwith excellent commercial, technical andfinancial skills and entrepreneurial flair.Much of our success has been based on the adaptiveand entrepreneurial nature of our culture, which isalso reflected in our core values. Our culture is partof our competitive advantage. It is the DNA of Tullowand reflects the way our people work as well as theway we communicate. It strongly influences whypeople join Tullow and why they choose to remainwith Tullow. Our people strategy is fully alignedwith achieving our vision by ensuring that all ouremployees contribute the best they can in all thatthey do and conduct themselves with respect foreach other and for the people they work with and theenvironments they work in. Our Human Resources(HR) strategic objective is very clear. It is to growvalue over the long term for the business as the‘employer of choice’ in the industry.CULTURE & ENGAGEMENTTalentmanagementReward &recognitionOperationaleffectiveness26Tullow Oil plc 2011 Annual Report and Accounts: Special feature