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What’s the Buzz in CLD?

Teamwork Leads to Dream

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The Bulletin Board

November 2017, Volume 54

WHAT’S INSIDE?

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“SAFETY COMES FIRST” Safety being a top priority, initiative was taken at the Islamabad branch by CS&L and Administration teams to introduce safety measures which will be replicated across the region to create uniformity. The safety umbrella included the components:

VISITOR PASSES

Upon entering any facility in the Islamabad Region,visitors are to be issued the Visitor Card withinstructions on the back. The guards issue thepasses and instruct the visitors about theEmergency Exits and Assembly Points for thepremises.

GATE INSTRUCTIONS

Upon exiting the facility, ‘Safety First’ signagedisplayed in both languages. All employees areexpected to follow these guidelines and ensure alead-from-front approach.

MHE OPERATOR LICENSE

In order to ensure safety within thewarehouse, the MHE Operators are trainedand issued licenses after which they canoperate these equipments in thewarehouse.

PARKING PERMIT STICKER

To manage the parking issues and ensure tracking,parking permit stickers were issued to all ADP employeesand supply vehicles. The stickers are categorized asManagement Staff, Employees Personal and TradeVehicles.

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JOURNEY CYCLE

Followed by the launch at the Annual Offsite 2017, the HR BP program went

on its first Journey Cycle. The aim of the Business Partner program is to

increase cross departmental exposure as well as connecting with employees.

The teams visited branches and network towns of their respective regions

and conducted sessions with the management as well the non-management

employees.

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Upcoming Events (December)

Sales School - 1

IDP School

Highlights of November

What’s the BUZZ in CLD?

PRESENTATION SKILLSNo matter how good or important a message is, if it is not delivered in aneffective and more importantly in an interesting way, chances are, it willnot be heard at all. Strong presentation skills can advance a career whileon the other hand, poor speaking skills can ground a rising star. Thissession was conducted in Islamabad by Humayun Javed (SectionManager – MM, Islamabad).

EMAIL ETIQUETTESEmail Etiquettes workshop defines the principles of behavior that one should usewhen writing or answering email messages. Email is less personal than a phone orin-person conversation but quicker to send than a letter, it is possible for seriousbreaches of manners to take place. This session was conducted in Lahore by UmerSaeed Siddique (Regional Manager, Lahore).

SKILL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPThis session was aimed to target the participants’ soft skills which will complementtheir technical capabilities and boost their profiles. The focus of the training was todevelop a wide variety of soft skills starting from basic communication, to working indifferent environments, understanding code of conduct and way to dress upprofessionally, developing awareness of how to work with and negotiate with peopleand to resolve both intra and inter-personal stress and conflict. It was conducted bySyed Kamran Haider (Unit Manager) in Faisalabad..

What’s the BUZZ in CLD?

PICTURE GALLERY

YOUR FEEDBACK

WHAT WERE YOUR EXPECTATIONS FROM THE TRAINING?My expectation from this specifictraining was learning about thecorporate guidelines regardingacceptable and non-acceptable content,response time, personal emailing, etc.(Email Etiquettes)

Maham Rashid Bajwa (Sr HR Executive- Islamabad)

WHAT ACTIONS HAVE YOU TAKENALREADY?What I learned, I conveyed the sameto my team members in a session withthem. Basic elements such as timemanagement is what I have startedfocusing on already as part ofimplementation. (Skill Development) Qasim Umar (Accounting

Officer – Chiniot)

WHAT INTERESTED YOU THE MOST?The method and rationale that wasadopted by the trainer made it easyto understand and has made melearn the skills at maximum.(Presentation Skills) Shabbir (Section

supervisor-Sialkot

Learning Pill “When one

teaches, two learn”Robert Heinlein

Sub D LahoreIYA 120%

Karachi MRIYA 125

2

3

November ’17 IYA: 135

Every Team member performed exceptionally well,Special shout out to Imran Ali, Mohsin, Nasir andShahnawaz, who put untiring efforts to get Sub-DSukkur Unit to this marvelous achievement.

TOP PERFORMING UNIT OF THE MONTH

SUKKUR SUB D

Teamwork Leads to Dream Work

1Sub D Sukkur

IYA 135

MEET THE TEAM

Arsalan Saif, Unit Manager

Most Optimistic

Abdul Salam, SM

“We Can Do it”

Imran Leghari, SM

Mr Strategist

Inamullah Mahar, SS

Har Masle Ka Solution!

Kashif AwanSub-D Supervisor

Follow up is Key

Salman AhmedSub-D Supervisor

“Laga hua Hun, Hojaega”

Shahnawaz BhattiSub-D Supervisor

“Champion”

Mohsin Arif MotlaniSub-D Supervisor

“Hojaega”

Muharram AliSub-D Supervisor

Go-Getter

Muhammad AfzalSub-D Supervisor

Decisive

Imran AliSub-D Supervisor

Determined

Nasir MehmoodSub-D Supervisor

Dynamic

Sub-D Sukkur Ke SHAHEEN IYA IVT

Mohsin Arif Motlani 168% 100%

Shahnawaz Bhatti 151% 101%

Nasir Mehmood 154% 101%

Imran Ali 176% 97%

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IYA 177

Muhammad HasnainMuzaffargarh, North

IYA 183

Muhammad AwaisLahore

IYA 143

MM

Hammad ul Hassan Siddiqui

Lahore, South

Rana Zafar Iqbal Pre SellKarachi

Muhammad Bilal Pre SellLahore

Faheem NiazPre Sell

Rawalpindi

Saif Ali Pre Sell

Rahimyar Khan

IYA 159

IYA 118

IYA 151

IYA 190

Karachi

Lahore

Islamabad

Multan

HFS

Sub D

TOP PERFORMING SALES REPRESENTATIVES

Poll Results FACTORS IN WORK ENVIRONMENT OR CULTURE THAT MAKE YOU FEEL

ENGAGED, ALIVE, EXCITED, AND CONTRIBUTING AS AN EMPLOYEE

Friendly, safe, respectful and

full of fun

Encouraging flare/innovation,

Sense of ownership, Right to say Yes/NO,

Feedback

Give Employees

a Voice

Taking care of new comers and concern

for their development

CHARACTERISTICS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN YOUR WORST BOSS. WHAT MADE THEM THE WORST BOSSES?

Kamran Haider, UM, Multan

Ali Hassan, SM-HFS, Lahore

Saleem Riaz, Section Supervisor, Sargodha

Waqas Saeed, Accounting Supervisor, Gujrat

Unrealistic demands and poorcommunication

Saleem Riaz, Section Supervisor, Sargodha

Tight supervision and reluctance to delegate

Ali Hassan, SM-HFS, Lahore

Showing that “HE IS BOSS”

Sajjad Zafar, CS&L Supervisor, Mir pur

Farewell!

Zainab Ali – Warehouse Supervisor, FaisalabadAdeel Khalid Jilani – Head of Sales Development, Head OfficeAdnan Ali – Section Supervisor, Gujar KhanKhizar Hammadi – Section Supervisor, KarachiMuhammad Sohaib Khan – Section Supervisor, DI Khan

VacanciesRegional Hub Accountant – Islamabad/Karachi Unit Manager MM – KarachiCategory Manager Food – Head OfficeAssistant Category Manager Food – Head OfficeSection Manager – Karachi & LahoreSection Supervisor Food – FaisalabadManager e-Commerce – Head OfficeManager Business Solutions- Head Office Accounting Supervisor- Lahore

Qamar Bilal – Section Manager, KarachiMirza Ahsan – Accounting Supervisor, IslamabadMohib Rehman – Section Manager, LahoreNida Hassan – Assistant Manager Category, Head OfficeSami Ur Rehman – Senior Officer Supply Planning, LahoreMuhid Zakaria – Regional Hub Accountant, Head OfficeAli Hassan - Section Manager, Lahore