Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of commercial ports and Khalifa Industrial Zone in the Emirate, announced the winners of the second cycle of its internal excellence award, MAFNOOD (Arabic for \u201cdistinguished\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Launched under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, MAFNOOD recognises excelling performers at Abu Dhabi Ports under three categories: \u201cUnits and Divisions\u201d, which is MAFNOOD\u2019s main category, \u201cProjects and Outstanding teams\u201d, and \u201cIndividuals\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CEO of Abu Dhabi Ports, Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi honoured the winners at a ceremony held in Abu Dhabi on 30 October. Ten winners were honoured in the \u201cIndividuals\u201d category, while five projects were selected in the \u201cProjects and Outstanding teams\u201d category, and seven units were honoured in the main category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Captain Mohamed Al Shamisi commented: \u201cWe have launched our internal excellence awards, MAFNOOD, to recognise best practices and outstanding performers in Abu Dhabi Ports. This comes in line with the vision of our wise leadership which aims to instil a culture of excellence within government entities and promote the values of quality and commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second cycle of MAFNOOD was even more successful than last year\u2019s edition as we received 85 submissions compared to 58 in 2014. This is a great positive indicator of the increased level of internal awareness about the culture of excellence we promote in Abu Dhabi Ports and the healthy level of competition between units, projects, and individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs part of our commitment to excellence, we did not only launch MAFNOOD as our internal excellence scheme, but we have also created a dedicated quality assurance and excellence department within our organizational structure which has been instrumental in the success of MAFNOOD and internal performance enhancement. I would like to congratulate the winners and thank them for their dedication and hard work which continues to drive the future of Abu Dhabi Ports towards more success and achievements,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abu Dhabi Ports\u2019 internal excellence award, MAFNOOD, was designed in line with the Abu Dhabi Award for Excellence in Government Performance (ADAEP). The winners of MAFNOOD automatically qualify to enter the ADAEP competition which will be taking place next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ahmad Alkhayat, Senior Quality Assurance and Excellence Manager at Abu Dhabi Ports, said: \u201cWe have conducted six knowledge sessions, and one more is planned this month, as part of the General Secretariat of the Executive Council\u2019s series which aims to exchange knowledge between the different government entities. Over the past few months, participants were highly engaged and actively working to improve their submissions which have resulted in the collection of more points in each category. This level of participation at the 2016 edition of MAFNOOD reflects the commitment of the team at Abu Dhabi Ports to maintain the highest standards of quality and excellence across the individual and corporate level.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This year\u2019s cycle of MAFNOOD featured the introduction of the \u201cexcellence line\u201d standard, which gives participating individuals, teams, and units who surpass it the opportunity to be recognized and encourages them to elevate corporate performance. This has significantly increased the number of honourees in most of the categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Carried out by external assessors, the assessment process took a period of three weeks and was based on different application documents and in-depth interviews which focussed on many aspects including leadership, strategy, project management, work planning and organization, customer service, and creativity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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