Newsletter | September 2014

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Newsletter | September 2014

Yours sincerely,

Phikyin Loo

We’ve had an eventful month thanks to the Pelikan Mega Sale that happened from 5 – 7 September 2014 just outside our office. The rain put a damper on the 1st day of the sale, but from then on things went smoothly. Though it wasn’t the full house we were hoping for, the crowd never stopped and it was good to reconnect with many Pelikan fans that have given their support to the previous warehouse sales held in Pelikan’s old office in Puchong. All in all, the 3-day sale was a success and already many Pelikan fans are hoping for another sale next year.

Thank you to everyone who worked hard for the Mega Sale. Special thanks to the volunteers, your contribution is invaluable. We hope to have more events that can promote team work as well as our brand and products to all our Pelikan fans. Thanks

to all who have broadcast this event to family, friends and business partners. Read on to know more about the other activities we have for this month. Remember, keep reading ‘Ink!’ and don’t be shy to give us your feedback so we can keep on improving this newsletter.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish our Muslim friends Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha. May this Aidiladha brings you happiness and will be full of blessings. We would also like to wish all the students undertaking their national exams all the best!

Editorial

Pelikan Mega Sale!

In a Bl Marketing News/Events

Pelikan Mega Sale took place from 5-7 Sept 2014 at Pelikan office in Glenmarie. The 3 day sale was the first Pelikan sale since moving from Puchong in 2011. Check out the photos of the sale below.

Pelikan sponsored the paint and brushes use in #paintsomethingnice, held at Sri KDU Primary School, Kota Damasara. The event took place on 27 September where more than 400 students from the school took part in painting the Malaysian flag, Jalur Gemilang. #paintsomethingnice is part of #saysomethingnice campaign by Zubedy (M) Sdn Bhd.

Epsom College Malaysia, a new boarding and day school at Bandar Enstek, Negeri Sembilan, has appointed Pelikan to manage its internal store. The store, which started its operation on 1st September 2014, carries a wide range of Pelikan and Herlitz products. Epsom College Malaysia is the branch of Epson College UK and follows the British National Curriculum. It will ultimately cater to 900 students for its Senior School and another 650 for its Prep School.

#paintsomethingnice – Jalur Gemilang

Epsom College’s Store – by Pelikan

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Do you know that you can follow Pelikan on social media? Pelikan Malaysia Facebook page has been running for several years now and it brings the latest of everything Pelikan to its followers. You can check it out at www.facebook.com/mypelikan, please like the page to show your support. You can also follow Pelikan International at www.facebook.com/pelikan.international. Bored of Facebook? Follow Pelikan on Instagram then. A picture paints a thousand words, they say. http://instagram.com/pelikan_international.

For those who are already following these pages, we thank you for your support. For those who haven’t, we hope to see your name on the followers list soon!

Pelikan was one of the sponsors for ‘Creative Colouring & Drawing’ contest that was held on 20 September 2014. The sponsorship includes door gift and consolation prizes. Held in RH Hotel, Sibu, Sarawak, an impressive 3,000 children took part in this contest organised by Sarawak Stationers & Book Sellers Association. Temenggong Vincent Lau Lee Ming was the event’s guest of honour and Mr Steven Lim was at the event to represent Pelikan.

Pelikan on Social Media

Pelikan Sponsors Contest in Sibu

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Let’s make our office a better workplace for everyone. And what better way to achieve this than to promote good teamwork? This article is taken from Forbes.com, written by Jacquelyn Smith.

Article

One of the most important hiring criteria for many companies is the ability to work as a team player—yet, so many of us have colleagues who don’t play well with others.

“If you have one bad apple in the bunch, it can really hurt the morale and enthusiasm of an entire department,” says Andy Teach, author of From Graduation to Corporation, and host of the YouTube channel FromGradToCorp. “A department, or company, that works well together, has the most success together. When you enjoy working with your colleagues and look forward to interacting with them, everyone benefits.”

Working with other team members whom you have a great work relationship with can actually make work fun, he says. “Morale is high, which leads to better productivity, which leads to better results.”Skip Weisman, a leadership and workplace communication expert, agrees. “A high-morale work environment will always produce more than a low-morale work environment.” When people care about the people they work with, things get done faster, he says. “People will go the extra mile; they will take ownership of a job, a decision or problem and work through it without feeling like they have to go up the chain to get things done.”

Another benefit of colleagues working well together: Information flows more freely, says David Parnell, a legal consultant, communication coach and author. “In addition, the group’s well being and success become more of a priority; patience, generosity and a gravitation toward interaction grows; and good moods and dynamic information beget better moods and even more dynamic information,” he says. “All of this conspires to create a more balanced, functional, aggressive and successful company.”

So, what happens when colleagues don’t work well together?

Parnell says time and cognitive bandwidth is wasted “exercising restraint, measuring words and otherwise forcing hands to play nicely in the sandbox.” The outcome is shoddy workmanship, pushed or missed deadlines and

10 Tips For Getting Your Colleagues To Work With You Better

severe lacerations to the company culture or your group’s sub-culture.

“If you don’t look forward to working with a particular colleague or colleagues, guess what? Your enthusiasm suffers, your morale suffers, and ultimately, productivity suffers,” Teach adds.Deborah Shane, a career author, writer, speaker and professional branding and social media marketing strategist, adds that a bad workplace relationship creates negative energy, which can affect everyone on the team, as well as customers or clients. It can also cause employee turnover, which “interrupts building and creating a strong, unified team.” Finally, she says, “conflict fosters cliques and factions within a team that always works against it.”

If you want to get your colleagues to work with you better, here’s what you can do:

Pinpoint the issue. “Explore your feelings and behavior toward your colleagues,” says Parnell. “Social and professional relationships are inextricably symbiotic and interactive, and much of the communication that occurs is both subconscious and reactive.” If your colleagues seem to be difficult, they may actually be reacting to the signals you are giving off – whether consciously or unconsciously. While this might be a bitter pill to swallow, you may be the very root of the problem and the first step toward recovery is discovering this.

Do not complain to management. “Mommy, mommy! Jimmy isn’t being nice!” isn’t going to cut it here. In fact, it will just make things worse. “Going over someone’s head to leverage them with authority is the best way to gain faux cooperation that is backed by insidious, Machiavellian game play,” Parnell says. “Take whatever steps are necessary to remedy your situation first, and only turn to management as the last resort.”

Communicate directly with them. “I think that this is perhaps the most important factor when it comes to improving a work relationship,” Teach says. “It’s totally understandable why you and a co-worker don’t work well together but the onus is on you to improve the situation.”

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If you complain to your boss, he or she will most likely just ask you to speak directly with your co-worker to try to improve the situation. So instead, ask your co-worker if they have some time to speak with you, maybe at the end of the day once all of your projects are completed. Just state your feelings in a non-accusatory way, tell your co-worker that you’d really like it if you can help each other in the future and work better together, and ask them what you can do to make this happen. “It’s possible that they are not even aware of their shortcomings or perhaps they don’t realize that there is a problem between the two of you so hopefully they will appreciate the fact that you are bringing this to their attention,” Teach says.

Parnell agrees. “I know this may be a cliché, but you should address the problem head on. If someone seems to be abrasive or even combative, relay your concerns to them and ask if there is something you can do to help.” It is uncomfortable, potentially embarrassing, and certainly not the easiest route; it is, however, the most effective, he says.

Engage the law of reciprocity. “If you happily help people first, others automatically will feel a sense of obligation to return the favor,” Weisman says. When you have an extra free minute or two ask your co-workers if they need help with anything, or engage in another act of kindness. Maybe your colleagues will reciprocate, and thus improve the way you work together.

Give your co-worker an incentive. You may present your case to a colleague as to why they need to work better with you–but without an incentive, they may not be accommodating, Teach says. Explain to them that by improving the work relationship between both of you, they will have more support from you, they will enjoy their work more, and they will get better results. Tell them that this can potentially lead to more appreciation and recognition from upper management, which hopefully will lead to a promotion and raise down the line—and that by not working well together, this scenario will be more difficult to achieve.

Shane believes employers should acknowledge workers regularly for their team efforts and loyalty, both in private and to the entire team. “Set up a ‘Team Player of the Month Award’ that the team votes on and reward that person with a dinner out, gift certificate or cash,” she suggests.

This should help motivate your colleagues to be better team players.

Go out to lunch or for a drink. When colleagues don’t get along or don’t work well together, it simply might be that they don’t really know each other, Teach explains. The best

way to get to know a co-worker better is to spend some time with them away from the office. “Offer to take them out to lunch and just chat with them as an equal,” he says. You can also ask to meet them after work for a drink, when he or she might be more relaxed and perhaps not as cautious when it comes to discussing your relationship. Use the time to find out what you have in common outside of work.

“Of course, use your social barometer to monitor the depth of your plumb, but dig deeper and add some foundation to your relationship,” Parnell adds.

Find out their challenges and obstacles. Don’t always assume that the reason why a co-worker doesn’t work well with you is because it’s personal, Teach says. It may be that they don’t have the aptitude for the job or don’t have the training necessary to do a great job. “If this is the case, offer to train them or to help them in any way. They will see you in a new light; as an asset and not a liability.”

You can read the full article at http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2013/10/03/10-tips-for-getting-your-colleagues-to-work-with-you-better/

What’s up!

New staff

Let’s give a big warm welcome to Ms Nirosa A/P Raman, Pelikan Production (M) Sdn Bhd new Analytical Laboratory Chemist. She joined us in August and can be contacted through her email, nirosa@pelikan.com.my. Welcome to Pelikan, Nirosa!

1 Baby News

Let us all congratulates Law Lai Cheng of IPC for her newborn baby. The baby boy, Lee Qi Wei, was born on 25 July 2014. May the new born baby brings joy, love and smiles in your life. Congratulations again!

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Fighting Fire at Pelikan Production

The staff of Pelikan Production (M) Sdn Bhd (PPMSB) recently took part in Fire Aid Course + Fire Fighting Training. The training was conducted by St John Ambulans Malaysia and was held for 2 days from 6-8 August 2014.

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If you have any suggestion or any stories you feel should be published in the next issue of Ink!, please contact Hazri Nasaruddin at hazri@pelikan.com.my. Any suggestion is welcome. Thank you.

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