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January 2017, Volume 46

The Bulletin Board

Abudawood Highlights

HR Statistics

What’s the buzz in CLD?

Teamwork leads to dream work

Featured Project

Vantage Point
Shaukat Ali Shad, Unit Manager (Sargodha)
Sadia Mumeet, Sales Manager Wella & Duracell (Head Office)
Shahid Rabbani Janjua, Section Supervisor (Sub D Mirpur AJK)
Imran Ahmed, CSL Supervisor (Hafizabad)
Congratulations to
Mohammad Fawaz, Warehouse Supervisor (Quetta)
Anum Fatima
(Assistant Manager,
Management
Recruitment, Head
Farewell! Office) on having a
baby boy!
Syed Tasveer Ul Hussain, Section Supervisor Sub D
(Muzaffarabad)
Awais Ahmed, District Manager Sub D (Multan)
Nida Fatima, Head of Information Technology (Head Office)
Muhammad Asif, Head of Sales Development (Head Office)
Rana Muhammad Shahbaz, Section Supervisor (Sialkot)
Malik Aftab, Warehouse Supervisor (Islamabad)
Congratulations to
the following for
getting married this
month:
Muhammad Taimour
Vacancies Abdullah
(Section Manager,
Karachi),
Section Manager, Multan Syed Raza Haider
Section Supervisor, Sialkot and Kasur (Section Supervisor,
CSL Supervisor, Chiniot Chakwal)
Warehouse Supervisor, Islamabad
Sales Representative, Karachi F.B area, Karachi Korangi, Lahore,
Islamabad, Peshawar, Multan and Faisalabad
Sales Consultant, Karachi

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 AbuDawood Highlights
JUDICIOUS DIVERSITY

TEAMWORK AND RESPECTING IDEAS

COLLABORATION AND RELATIONSHIPS

EMPOWERMENT AND OPEN CANDID

ACCOUNTABILITY COMMUNICATION

The beliefs, ideologies, principles and values of an organization form its culture. It is this
culture in the workplace that influences the way employees act and coordinate with internal
and external stakeholders.

We at Abudawood Pakistan take immense pride in our culture and believe that the
outstanding success that we have experienced can be significantly attributed to this factor. In
order to reiterate the importance of organizational culture as part of a winning organization
our General Manager, Nael Ahmed conducted a very stimulating session that was attended by
everyone at Head Office including District Managers and Regional Managers from across
Pakistan. He emphasized that our culture at ADP is our competitive advantage because it
makes us distinct from others. In other words our brand image and identity is driven from our
culture. Our winning culture is the outcome of commitment par excellence and self-belief. We
have fun in what we do while ensuring we deliver to the best of our abilities. ADP has always
taken pride in offering its employees a friendly and conducive work environment which is free
from organizational politics. Fairness, equal treatment for all and the right to raise concerns
openly are the highlights of our healthy culture which has greatly contributed to increased
levels of employee satisfaction and commitment towards the organization.

The dynamic participation from old and new employees alike reflected the true spirit of ADP
culture. Personal stories of living by the values were shared that reminded everyone that our
core values drive us and we need to live by these values if we want to pursue our quest of
refining this winning culture.

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 HR STATISTICS
People on-boarded Internal Movements

Management 6

Non-Management 74 18
Interviews conducted Referral Rewards

Management 150

Non-Management 106
7

Average Time Spent (hours) Average Early Arrival (minutes)

8.8 8.2 21.1

7.3 6.7 7.2 18.2
14.7
10.2
4.6

Head Office Islamabad Karachi Lahore Multan Head Office Islamabad Karachi Lahore Multan

Disciplinary Summary

Youngest employee
Muhammad Asad, Jhelum (SR)
14 14 DOB : 20-Nov-98

Average Age 31.5

5 4 5
1 2 No. of employees
who completed 5 292
years
 What’s the BUZZ in CLD?
Upcoming Events (February 2017)
MS Excel Coaching in the HSE Session SAP MM SUB-D School
Module Workplace Multan “BPE” Module
Islamabad Karachi
KHI & MUX Karachi

Highlights of January
Team Building
Team building is integral to the success of any organization. ADP stands high on its culture
and this session has been specifically designed to reinforce the spirit of working together as
one team regardless of the diversity we have in the organization. Participants learned how to
work together cashing on each others strengths in a multi functional environment, and how
to maximize results by having an abundance mentality. Concepts like Win-Win and Balm
were reinforced through different learning methodologies like role-pays and other activities
which kept them engaged through out the session. This session was conducted by Fatima
Ahmed, Section Manager MM.

“Often times going back to the basics is the best way forward. The Team
Building session conducted by Fatima made me realize that no matter how
hard an individual works his efforts would be in vain unless channeled in the
right direction. Exercising team building can help teams be effective by
channeling efforts where required.”
Adeel Ahmed – Section Manager (Designate)

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 What’s the BUZZ in CLD?
Coaching in the Workplace
We have all heard people talking about coaching in the workplace. You might have used
coaching to improve a person's performance, even if you didn't actually describe it as
"coaching" at the time. But what actually is coaching, and how do we use it? And what skills
do you need to be an effective coach? This two-day extensive session is the answer to these
questions. It is designed around the fundamentals of effective coaching to make managers
ponder over each individual’s areas they need to focus on in their team. Participants were
exposed to real time scenarios where they applied different techniques to respond to
situations that arise in the workplace in a professional and effective manner. This session
was conducted by Atika Imtiaz, our CLD Business Partner.

“It was no doubt one of the best training modules I have attended. All
the concepts were explained in an immaculate manner through role
plays, healthy discussions and real life scenarios. What I found best
about this training is the fact that it makes you think…think to become a
better leader and gives you immediate action steps that can be taken
the very next day to start working towards it. Kudos to CLD Team and all
the participants for the very engaging & thought provoking two days ”
Marium Arif- Unit Manager

“I attended the 2-day session on ‘Coaching in the Workplace’ by Atika

Imtiaz and had immense learning. The session was very detailed and
organized in terms of agenda and topics. All the activities and role plays
were thought through and were relevant to the subject. Two points on
which I would like to give special appreciation to the coach are: (a) the
environment and tools used for the session were very enabling for the
session and (b) Atika made sure that each one of the audience
participates in the discussions. Lastly, I am looking forward to the
implementation of the concepts learnt in the session.”
Wafa Zehra , AM Recruitment

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 Teamwork leads to dream work
TOP PERFORMING UNIT OF THE MONTH

MEET THE TEAM RAWALPINDI HFS JANUARY ’17 IYA: 121.5%

Imad Ullah Khan, Unit Islamabad MR
Manager IYA 120.3%
Mr. Foodie
Atif Rehman, Section Faisalabad Sub-D 3
2 1
Manager IYA 120.9%
Mr. Abbottabad
Rawalpindi HFS
Sheikh Aqeel Ahsan, IYA 121.5%
Section Manager
Zlatan
Omair Hussain, Section
Supervisor
Mr. Mustache
Introduce your team:
Qaiser Mehmood, Sleeping Giants
Section Supervisor
Professor How did you do it (Success story):
The whole team worked hard towards surpassing
Faheem Niaz, Sales their targets. We knew that we had to pull ourselves
Representative up after an average performance and we did just
Techno Dancer that. Continuous market visits, route ridings, dinner
Kamran Zafar, Sales plans and customer engagement ideas led us to
Representative achieving this milestone. We made it a point that we
Nexpro will plan our sales according to each of our
customers and our SRs delivered the required
Kamran ud Din, Sales results. We are ready to repeat it again Inshallah.
Representative
Mother of P&G What is the biggest challenge in your unit:
Faisal Anwar, Sales Our major chunk comes from the wholesale channel
Representative and with the on going rate issues it was very
Mr. W challenging to engage the customers at first but with
SD’s support and constant engagement of customers
Azhar Hussain, Sales we were able to bring our business on track.
Representative
Amaan he Amaan hai

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 Tip of the Spear
TOP PERFORMING SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Shahzad Hussain Abbasi
Sales Representative - Spot Sell, Rawalpindi
IVT 238

Q- How do you feel?

It feels great! I recently joined Abudawood a few months back. I have been working
very hard. I had never done spot sales before but now I am really enjoying it because
with smaller customers there is more to learn. A lot of investment in relationship
building needs to be done and that provides a lot of learning opportunity.
Q- How would you describe yourself?
I am a father of 2 kids. I am very hard working. I love building relationships with
people. I greet and make conversation with maximum people. I make sure I spend a
lot of time with my parents. I love playing cricket on Sundays.
Q- What is your most funny habit?
I love making jokes with my peers.
Q- What is the best thing someone has said to you?
I met a guy who said the best relationship in the world is the one we have with our
parents. We have their back both during happiness and sorrow. Similarly, with our
spouse we have the same bond. I was unemployed for 4 months and my wife was so
supportive. I don’t know why people say life gets bad once you are married. I think
my life has improved ever since she came into my life. She’s my rock.
Q- What motivates you?
When I get up I know I have Allah’s help with me and that makes me going.
Q-If you could meet anyone, who would you like to meet and why?
I want to meet the Imam of Khana Kaba.
Q- What are your aspirations in this position?
I am not so educated. I feel if I become a manager and do well, that would be
enough.

Musadiq Ahmed Shair Afgun

SR- Spot Sell SR- Pre Sell
Rawalpindi Lahore
IVT 215 IVT 196

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 Featured Project
INTRODUCTION OF HSE STANDARDS IN DEDICATED FLEET
In an excellent example of excellence from within, the Sialkot branch recently
initiated a pilot project by collaborating with fleet vendor and introducing a
comprehensive list of HSE equipment as standard in our dedicated 20 feet
containers. These vehicles form the backbone of our distribution network and their
revamp will go a long way in setting the standard for logistics networks. The added
features include:

 First aid box

 Fire extinguisher
 Parking reflectors
 Uniforms for driver
 Fog lights

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 Vantage Point
The 2020 Workplace: Preparing
for the Future

By 2020, employers will face a huge challenge: to recruit, develop and motivate employees
of all ages and backgrounds amid breakneck change. Soon, five generations of employees
will work together at once, from aging Traditionalists and Baby Boomers to “Generation
2020” – people born after 1997. In order to effectively lead such diverse generations of
individuals, leaders will need to educate themselves on the commonalities and differences of
the various generations in their employment. The best employees will demand innovative,
imaginative contracts
Lets see what Nasir Feroz Bhatty, Head of Administration and Corporate
affairs has to say on this.

Q1- By 2020, millennials will form 50% of the global workforce. In your opinion, how can
millennials be attracted and retained?
We must endeavor to understand their mindset. Perhaps we need to align them by
explaining the company’s vision since they are more likely to look for meaning and impact in
their work. Assigning stretch projects, bringing in speakers or sending employees on training
and workshops will be a great attraction. Millennials are primarily keen to progress fast in
their so by developing midway steps and titles, employers can meet their desire for career
progression. Work-life balance and flexi timings are other important drivers for attraction and
retention of employees. Offering employees time to work on a project of their choosing
within the realm of their respective functions would help them feel more engaged and in
control and could boost innovation within the company. Since this generation responds well
to encouragement we need to increasingly reward good work, and subsequently maintain an
open line of communication to let them know how they’re doing and how they can improve.
Q2- How can employers increase engagement for all these generations?
In my opinion, a strong culture and value system, equal opportunity and diversity, child
protection, anti- bribery and corruption, apolitical and toxic free environment should be the
basic ingredients of 2020 workplaces. In addition, the workplaces should have secure offices,
serene atmosphere, attractive landscapes, hygienic and pest-free spaces, inviting catering,
sparkling lavatories, efficient transport and welcoming support staff employed to meet and
exceed your expectations. Furthermore, features like childcare for married females,
recreation facility like gym or indoor games, aesthetically manufactured cafeteria, health and
safety arrangements, job security through medical and health insurance, gratuity and
pension etc.
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