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Meet our PRIDE
This year’s winners embody the true meaning of PRIDE.
P is for passion
Passion brought Albert Msibi of Sagex Springs to the fore as the winner of this year’s Pride Environment, Health and Safety Award. His will to do his best is an inspiration to us all! Read more about him on page 3 of the October issue of Your Life.
R is for respect
R is also for Ravi, this year’s winner of the Internal Customer Service Pride Award. Ravi Datadin, an electrician at Donn Germiston, was pleased to win after being a nalist a few times.
Throughout, he has been more than prepared to use his skills as a tter if there is a mechanical breakdown. If a team is struggling with the settings on a machine, he is the person they turn to.
He has also made improvements to the line to prevent injuries and make sizing more accurate, innovating even as he serves.
“I was brought up old school. I’m here to offer a service. I enjoy working in my eld. It’s challenging, and I like to get involved in problem solving,” he said.
“I reckon it’s important to know why you have your job. What is your output? Who are your customers? You need
to work like you are running your own small enterprise. I know the end of the game – the company needs to produce a product. That’s what it’s all about.”
Pleased as he is to be a Pride Award winner, Ravi says two things are more important to him than this prize: “I nd the recognition of the people I work with far more motivating than any prize. Also, I like to know that I am giving 100%. My conscience is clear when I draw my pay from the ATM.”
I is for integrity
A can-do attitude and a friendly personality have helped Jessie Maharaj, Sales Representative at Gyproc Pinetown to be a true example of integrity, that keeps you steady when life puts you to the test. They also netted her this year’s Pride Award for External Customer Service.
“A while ago, we lost two big customers to the opposition. I got one back after a big battle. I have been chasing the other for the past four years. I nally got them back two months ago,” she said delightedly.
When asked how she did it, she said: “I just kept going and saying, ‘Hi!’”
After 22 years with Saint-Gobain, the recognition blew her away. She
said: “I am very honoured to have been acknowledged. I love what I do. I love my customers and my interaction with them. That’s why I turned down an offer to apply for a service centre manager’s position a while ago.”
Jessie plans to use her prize money to spoil her 12 nieces and nephews this Christmas.
“Giving gives me so much pleasure. I grew up poor, so I enjoy being able to be generous. All the money in the world will never change me.”
D is for dedication
The staying power to keep trying to improve in everything they do earned the Isover Cape Town Blocking team this year’s Innovation Pride Award.
The team consists of Plant Manager Allan Botha; Adrian Jansen, Theo Solomons, and David Cupido.
Allan said: “We were chatting while we worked and got onto the subject
of offcuts. We had way too many of them and they represented wasted time, material and storage space. In fact, we had run out of storage space and our housekeeping was bad, which was dangerous.”
Having come to the conclusion that customers mostly take common sizes
The category winners of this year’s Pride Awards are Sibusiso Mthembu (Leadership), Allan Botha, Adrian Jansen, Theo Solomons (Innovation), Jessie Maharaj (External Customer Service), David Cupido (Innovation), Ravi Naidoo (Internal Customer Service) and Daniel Masibi (EHS). Page 31: Caption: The team who walked away with top honours, Member Mashabela, Pravashan Naidoo, Richard Napier (MD Africa Development), Harold Webb, Gift Khoza, David Anderson (General Delegate), Patrick Mboniswa and Eva Duvenage (HR Business Partner).
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