HR GAZETTE

What is inside

Offsite 2015 3

What are other people up to 6

The HR Voice 1

Moving people, moving business 4

Teamwork leads to dream work 5

The HR voice

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Welcome on board!

Muhammad Omer Mukhtar – Section Manager, LHRZeeshan A. Khan – Manager Business Solutions, HOMuhammad Adeel – Manager Business Solutions, AJKImran Laghari – Manager Business Solutions, SKRAshfaq Ahmed – Manager Business Solutions, SKRAbaid Ur Rehman – Manager Business Solutions, HYDUsman Ghani – Manager Business Solutions, GJWAhsan Ali Sheikh – Manager Business Solutions, HYDShahid Ayub – Manager Business Solutions, KHIImadUllah Khan – Unit Manager, ISBAli Haider – Section Manager Sub D, LHRZainab Salman - Management Trainee, LHRAshar Saleem – Management Trainee, LHRAsma Rafi – Assistant Manager Sales System, HOMuhammad Ali – Manager Business Intelligence, HOZahid Saleem – Warehouse Supervisor, ISBAmir Saeed Khan – AM Administration, HOSyed Farrukh Abbas Zaidi – Unit Manager MR, KHINawaid Ali Khoso – Sectio Supervisor, LRKZohaib Mehfooz – Section Supervisor, KHISameed Kaiser – Senior Officer - Purchase, KHI

Farewell!

Khurram Abbas – Section Manager, KHIAbrar A. Durrani – Assistant Manager Admin, KHIRehan Rizwan – Assistant Manager Procurement, KHINoman Ul Haq – Section Manager, MLTSaad Pervez Butt – Section Supervsior, ISBEbraheem Aftab – Key Accounts Manager, LHR Muhammad Tahir – Regional Admin Officer, ISB

Supplier Supervisor – ISLAMABAD

Warehouse Supervisor – LAHORE

Section Supervisor – MIRPURKHAS

Section Supervisor – KARACHI

Vacancies

Referral Rewards

9 awards given last month!

Send your referrals to HR to fill a vacancy and get a chance to win

your reward

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SBP Conference

Hosted at the Movenpick Hotel, the SBPConference set ambitious targets for theupcoming quarter with employees feelingmotivated to achieve the targeted 116 IYA .The three day conference ended with amusical performance by Sajjad Ali. Howeverthe real stars were the employees recognizedin the Performance Recognition Program.

In brief

August saw the closure of IDPs for all 3PL andpermenant staff

Promotions, awards and incentives weredisbursed

SMARTs for all employees were locked onSeptember 18th 2015

Performance Recognition Program

As HR, we strongly believe results are driven byour valuable employees. For this reason, thePerformance Recognition Program waslaunched to reward Officer and Supervisorystaff for their work on and off the field. Thewinners were awarded a cash price ofRs. 10,000 along with a star performer trophyand a certificate. The event created anelectrifying atmosphere amongst the guestswho appreciated our winners for theirunwavering efforts.

Mohammad Raju-KHIKamran Uddin- RWPRizwan Azhar-FSBHashim Khan-MUXAbdullah Javed-LHRAmir Rafique-LHRKhizer Kaleem-ISBAbdul Waheed-KHIAbdul Haseeb-GJRMaqsood Alam-JhangM. Irfan-ShaikpuraAbdul Hafiz Qadri-HYDTariq M. Zafar-JaranwalaMuhammad Ayub-LHRMazhar Hussain-SRGGhulam Mustafa-SialkotMuhammad Zubair-QuettaUsama Ibrahim-

Khwaja Umair-LHRUmair Khan-KHIMuhammad Shahid-KHIMaqsood Aleem-Arif WalaJunaid Iqbal-ChiniotMuhammad Awais-KasurMaskoor Ahmed-SialkotDilawar Niaz-ISBShahid Iqbal-ISBLiaqat Ali-GJWUmair Shahid-GJRUmar Saeed-SargodhaNadeem Biag-KHIKhalid M. Qadri-SialkotZafarul Haq-ChiniotSaba Anwer-KHIAbdul Hafeez-AttockNoman Mushtaq-KallerSyedan

Our STARs!

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employees who make the financial achievements of thefiscal years possible. These were discussed in the SalesConference held on the Second day with top performersbeing recognized and awarded Star Performance Awardson the day of arrival.

The bonds forged on the Offsite serves as fodder for the drive and zeal for the next fiscal year! Thumbs up to the organizers for the wonderful experience and now Let the next fiscal be even better!

Offsite 2015: Skardu shenanigans

The much-awaited annual Abudawood Offsitetradition exposed the ADP managerial employees tothe majestic beauty of Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan.

The major attraction of the trip quickly became theC130 Planes which was a first time experience formany employees.

The stay at the heavenly Shangrilla Resort set thestage for a great Offsite. Other sites included visits tothe Sukh Valley, Upper Kachura Lake, the historicalKhaploo Fort and Shigarh Fort. The highest plains inthe world, the Deosai Plains were also on theitinerary, including a stopover at the Sadpara Lake.

The Offisite is an exciting experience not only to putfaces to names but also to recognize the efforts of all

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Setting goals Requests his manager to set higher

standards each month The introduction of TDP was very

beneficial allowing for 95% achievement

Business as usual Main focus is achieving assigned KPIs Personal relationship with customer Sets orders and makes order suggestions

on his own knowledge and understanding of market and competition

Maintains healthy relationship with managers as well as vendors to leverage strong relationship about competition and furthering own business

Motivation Learnt tricks of the trade at Unilever where

he began his career Confidence to execute was learned at

Abudawood Pakistan over 2.5 years Anas is undertaking his MBA in Islamabad

from Virtual University

For those of you who don’t know Muhammad Anas…Hometown: BhawalpurPresent location: IslamabadFavourite personality: Faisal Ishrat (Ex-Unit Manager, Islamabad)Favourite food: All Chatpatta khana and Chinese food, which he can cook himself but enjoys cooking more with his sister and mother!

Moving people, moving business

Mohammad Anas Khursheed……Had to say this about himself

Nadeem ShaikhHyderabad

Fayyaz Ahmed Karachi

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Anas KhursheedIslamabad

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Lahore Sub-D Team Lead by Unit Manager Abid

Hassan

Abid Hassan’s team comprises of 7 section heads and 15 Sub-D Supervisors

Team Attributes Effective communication,

comfortable and open environment, healthy competition

Team Achievements

• Closed the last month with 123 IYA• Okara Section secured the highest growth

in the Lahore Unit with 139 IYA• Lahore Sub-D Unit achieved second highest

growth overall in the Sub D District with anoverall 126 FYTD IYA

• Lahore Sub-D Unit also has the honor ofbeing the only unit to break the 1000 MSUbenchmark

Teamwork leads to dream work

Lahore Sub-DWhat Abid Hassan had to say about his team…

Karachi

Multan

Lahore Sub D1

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Fun Facts about Okara

Since the city was built on a jungle ofOkan trees during British rule, Okaraderives its name from ‘Okan’

Okara has had a railway since 1892 Sarwar Stitching machines began business

in Okara in 1964 and has since beencompeting with Japanese company Singer

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What are other people up to

Kalsoom Lakhani

Kalsoom Lakhani is the Founder/CEO of Invest2Innovate, or i2i, which supports startups and thebroader entrepreneurship ecosystem in developing markets, beginning in Pakistan. She is also theco-founder of The Hero Project, a storytelling platform that celebrates and highlights everydayhidden heroes. Kalsoom has trained young entrepreneurs, change-makers, and civil society leadersin Cambodia, Ireland, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan. She has been a Washington, D.C. co-ambassador forSandbox, a global network of innovators under 30, and is a member of the World Economic Forum'sGlobal Shapers. She was featured in Diplomatic Courier's Top 99 Foreign Policy Leaders under 33 in2012, and was named an Ashoka Changemakers/ American Express Emerging Innovator for 2013.Kalsoom also founded the popular blog, CHUP, or Changing Up Pakistan in January 2008, and haswritten for the Washington Post, the Huffington Post, Foreign Policy, NextBillion and Pakistan'sDawn Newspaper. She has a B.A. from the University of Virginia in Foreign Affairs and Middle EastStudies, and an M.A. from The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairsin International Affairs/Conflict Resolution.

What is i2i?

Invest2Innovate supports early-stage enterprises and the broader entrepreneurship ecosystem inuntapped developing markets. It has been operating in Pakistan since 2011, and has scaled to othermarkets in the region. i2i finds, vets and selects young entrepreneurs for the i2i Accelerator, a fourmonth program that provides business support, mentorship and access to i2i Angels, which is itsangel investor community. By supporting entrepreneurs, engaging mentors & investors, andpartnering with local stakeholders, i2i is working to build a better enabling environment in Pakistanto encourage investment & entrepreneurship, as well as foster economic growth and positive socialchange in the country.

i2i is working to build a better enabling environment in Pakistan to encourage investment & entrepreneurship

“Founder/CEO of Invest 2 Innovate

Its hard to beat a person who never gives up-Babe Ruth“

Source: www.invest2innovate.com/who-we-are.html