SLAD & THAD Q2 Newsletter

SLAD & THAD Q2 Newsletter

SHOO FEE MA FEE SHANGRI-LA & TRADERS HOTEL ABU DHABI Q2 NEWSLETTER

MARHABA

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the second - quarter edition of our Shoo Fee Ma Fee newsletter!

I have been reflecting on the things I am personally most grateful for this last quarter. Primarily among those is the talented group of employees that we have here with us. Thank you for all the hard work you have done for our complex and unforgettable experiences you continue to deliver to our guests! It has been an eventful quarter indeed where we kicked off with the Easter egg - painting competition, launching new learning and development programs, Golden Circle Awareness Week, Global Wellness Day and WAVE Day, where we recognized the achievements, awards and certifications received by our colleagues and celebrated their birthdays. We also observed the holy month of Ramadan where we united in breaking fast at the annual colleague ’ s grand iftar, showing our selflessness is a true essence of our culture here at Shangri - La. Now, for the coming months ahead, let us again focus on delivering excellent guest experiences and memorable stays at Shangri - La. As the summer season will last until September, let ’ s be continue to be collaborative and flexible in maximising our productivity and profitability. Let us not get exhausted from the heat, but rather use its energy to keep us warm and attract new guests.I recognize, and I am proud of each and every one of you and the hard work you continue to put into our business day in and day out. These combined team efforts are what have allowed us to be separate ourselves from the competition, be successful and lead the market, because of that, I would like to THANK YOU for everything you do to make this a terrific place to work.

I wish all of us a very successful, productive and inspiring second half of the year.

Yours sincerely,

Ahmed Issa General Manager

Shangri - La & Traders Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi

GOOD R ADS

WELCOME TO SHANGRI-LA & TRADERS FAMILY!

Li Jia Shang Palace Service

Gulsaya Front Office

Aziz S&M

Sema All Day Dining Kitchen

Dhan Housekeeping

Lin Front Office

Amrita Public Relations

Anupam Events Mngt.

Namal Pool Bar Service

Mark Stewarding

Dulshan All Day Dining Service

Resul Banquet Kitchen

Mohamed Samir All Day Dining Service

Sabina S&M

Rados S&M

Hezron Housekeeping Allen

Shamsullo All Day Dining Service

Housekeeping

Sendrick All Day Dining Kitchen

Jan Housekeeping

Jelo Accounting Office

Nimesh Front Office

WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT? Welcoming the new joiners to SLAD & THAD Family. Ne Colleagues Orientation

WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT? Wave Day has been organized in April to recognize our hard-working colleagues who ensure to exceed the expectations of our guests. Various games and quizzes were conducted to make it fun and interactive event. We also celebrated the birthday of our colleagues with the cake cutting and personalized greetings cards. WAV DAY 2019

REGIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMS " Learnin abou Learnin "

REGIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMS

" Guest Engagemen "

Learning how to engage with the guests in five steps, using your emotions and focusing on the moment.

START WITH WHY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

TASK FORCE

Mr. Jeevanand Bhaskar - Hygiene and EHSMS Manager had gone to Shangri-La's Le Touessrok Resort & Spa, Mauritius from 20th May to 24th June to support hygiene function of the resort.

Chef Walid Nachar – Sous Chef had gone to Shangri-La's - Eros Hotel, New Delhi to support the Lebanese food promotion from 16th April to 28th April.

Mr. Rasely John Menezes - Assistant Executive Housekeeper has gone to Shangri-La, Singapore from 13th March to 31st August. Mr. Jamil Ansari – Laundry Manager, has gone to Shangri-La, Singapore from 15th May to 15th August.

SLIM LEARNING PROGRAMS

Hygiene Managers workshop at Shangri-La's Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa from 15th May to 16th May, attended by Mr. Jeevanand Bhaskar - Hygiene and EHSMS Manager.

Annual Spa & Health Club Development Workshop at Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel, Hong Kong from 6th May to 9th May, attended by Ms. Vanessa Alegre Senior Service Manager - CHI, The Spa.

SLIM LEARNING PROGRAMS

Global Revenue Optimization Workshop at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok from 8th April to 10th April, attended by

Mr. Kamal Kashyap, Director of Revenue optimization.

LMS Accreditation workshop and Annual L&D Conference at Shangri-La hotel, Dubai from 23rd June to 26th June attended Mr. Selva Thangavel , Learning & Development and Service Excellence Manager and Ms. Aya El Zaher , Learning & Development Coordinator.

BALANCE SCORE CARD AWARENESS COMPETITION To strengthen the BSC awareness, colleagues in each department were challenged to come up a concept and display the BSC information in their department notice board.

At SLAD, our Front office team scored highest points with their creative BSC puzzle theme. At THAD, with creative display of each BSC categories based on its weightage and clear outline of focus areas, housekeeping team emerged as winner.

Shangri-La, Front Office Department

Traders, Housekeeping Department

WHAT'S COOKING? “ Shangr - L Foo & Beerag Challenge 2019 - Chines Cuisin Wo Com etitio "

WHAT'S COOKING?

Congratulations to Lang Zhang from SLAD and Sanjeewa Sarath Kumara from THAD for emerging as winners. We wish them all the great success for the next competition.

Chef Lang Zhang Shangri-La Hotel

Chef Sanjeewa Kumara Traders Hotel

" Worl Healt Da " Wellness Campaign

The World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7th April. This year, the theme is ‘Universal health coverage which is about ensuring people and communities have access to the quality health services they need, when and where they need them.

" Globa Wellness Da 2019" # WeSayYesToWellness

8 t Jun 2019

Badminton Tournament

Medical Eye Check-up

Yoga Session

Body Combat

" Easter Eg Paintin Com etitio "

16 t Apri 2019

As a traditional activity during Lenten Season our Shangri-La and Traders Colleagues showcased once again their talents in egg painting.

Congratulations to the winners!

" Terr F Ru " 19 t Apri 2019

The Abu Dhabi Terry Fox Run is a non-competitive event where people get together as individuals, families, and groups to raise money for cancer research in Terry’s name. It is a day of celebrating Terry’s legacy and helping to keep alive his dream of finding a cure for cancer. Our team ensures that we participate in this yearly event. It is a great opportunity for us to make a difference in the fight against cancer while commemorating a great Canadian, Terry Fox. Also, it is a manner of involving our workplace in the community and to unite Shangri-La & Traders family for a good cause.

" Wast Diersio Campaig " CS Initiatie

Shangri-La & Traders participated on "Green Call Project" launched by Emirates Environmental Group to help our environment by recycling old mobile phones, Ipads or Tablets for an opportunity to plant a tree sapling in December. On 19th April 2019, SLAD & THAD handed over 133 old mobile phones collected from colleagues and guests.

" Internationa Plasti Bag Fre Da 2019"

Watch this video to find out what are the initiatives of Shangri-La & Traders Colleagues to reduce plastic bags for a better & healthier planet. #InternationalPlasticBagFreeDay 3 r Jul 2019

" Colleagues Gran Iftar 2019"

In celebration of the holy month of Ramadan, we invited our fasting colleagues to join us for a Grand Iftar celebration last 20th May 2019 at Al Nojoom Ballroom. Our wonderful Chef's prepared a mouthwatering selection of Arabic dishes! As Ramadan is the season of giving, we used this opportunity to give 15 surprise gifts to 15 lucky colleagues.

" Distributin Sohour Meals & Juices " ( CS Activit )

As we celebrate the season of giving in the holy month of Ramadan, we extended our blessings by sharing our Sohour meals and juices to the society.

" Golde Circl Wee " # YouDesereToCelebrate

16 t Jun 2019

1st D A Y

Opening Ceremony: Cake Cutting & Abra Boat Riding.

" Golde Circl Wee " # YouDesereToCelebrate

17 t Jun 2019

2nd D A Y

Wheel Of Fortune!

" Golde Circl Wee " # YouDesereToCelebrate

18 t Jun 2019

3rd D A Y

Amazing Treasure Hunt Race.

" Golde Circl Wee " # YouDesereToCelebrate

19 t Jun 2019

4th D A Y

Golden Circle King & Queen question and answer and knowledge challeange.

" Golde Circl Wee " # YouDesereToCelebrate

Golden Circle Awarding & Closing Ceremony 20 t Jun 2019

5th D A Y

Employe Ex erienc Surey Launched: 1st July 2019 We want to hear your experience feedback. 

More information will be featured in the next issue.

Nationa Da ' s " Cak Cuttin Celebratio "

Cake cutting celebration for Syria, Jordan, Philippines and Russia National Day.

Fast Talk with

A D A M H A RVEY

Director of Sales & Marketing

My favorite hobby is... Fly Fishing. I love... travelling, food, fly fishing (oops) Manchester United Football Team & My Family. My guilty pleasure is... Chinese Food.

I look up to... my Parents and my Mentors. Some activities in my bucket list are... its to long a list. I volunteer at... Enjoyyourlife.com (that website doesn’t exist, I just made it up) 😊

A funny or embarrassing memory of me is... when I moved to Abu Dhabi and thinking I had found one shop that sold cans of diet coke for AED 1 after a few weeks I realized that all shops then sold cans of diet coke for AED 1 back in the UK at the time they cost AED 6 so I thought I was onto the best kept secret in Abu Dhabi….you live and learn! I am the way I am because... of all great people I have surrounded myself with in my life and continue to do so. My hidden talents are... connecting with people and yes you guessed it FLY FISHING! One of my accomplishment is… I started my hotel career in the Engineering dept and progressed onto a management program before finally moving into Sales & Marketing and eventually a Hotel Manager, this was all through hard work and commitment.

What's coming next...

International World Friendship Day

Colleagues Photography Contest

International Day of Charity

International Coastal Cleanup