ISSUE NO: 63 | OCTOBER 2018FOR INTERNAL CIRCULATION ONLY

GLWSS MONTHLY EMAGAZINE

The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane.

MAHATMA GANDHI1869 - 1948

Team Wemag pays tribute to our father of the nation

OCTOBER 2018

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Editorial Note 03

Highlights 04 - 16

Vat On Tijo 17 - 19

Article 20-22

NewJoinees 23

KnowThyColleagues! 24-28

FatigueandWork 29

Dear Colleagues,

The Lobster Story “Grow through Adversity “

Lastweek,my friendsendmeaniceWhatsApp’s forwardVideo ( from Goal cast ) , and it was about the famousAmericanpsychologistDr.AbrahamJoshuaTwerskideliveringastrongmessageusingtheLobsterasanexample.Iassumemanyofyouwouldhaveseenthisvideo.Letmehowevertakethelibertytosurmisetheunderlyingmessageagain.The Lobsters is a softMushy animal that lives inside of arigidshell thatdoesnotexpand.Well, thenhowdoesthelobstergrow?Asthelobstergrows,theshellbecomesveryconfining and the lobster feels itself under pressure anduncomfortable. It goesunderaRock formation toprotectitself frompredatoryfish, castsof the shell andproducesa newone.Well eventually even that shell becomes veryuncomfortableas itgrows,thereagain itgoesbackundertherocks.Andthe lobster repeats thisexercisenumeroustimes.Thestimulusforthelobstertobeabletogrowisthatit feels“uncomfortable”.Nowif lobstershadDoctorstheywouldnevergrow,becauseassoonassoonastheLobsterfeelsuncomfortablehegoestothedoctorgetsaValiumorgets a Percocet ( these aremedicines) and feels fine andwouldnevercastsoffhisshell.Soaccording toDr.Twerski,wemust realize thattimesofstressarealsotimesthatareSignalsforGrowth.Andifweuseadversityproperly,wecangrowthroughadversity.Business wise, month of September was indeed verychallenging, should I say “Positively Uncomfortable” likethe lobster and it gives us a message that we use thesechallenging times, to bring the best of us and use theseadversetimestogrow.If Ihavetodrawparallel fromtheabovestory,castingoffshells would mean that our Outdoor Commercial TeamcastsoffexistingcustomerbaseandhandsoverthemtoourInside sales teamand recreatesnewshells (newclients) ,pleasespareathoughtonthis.

Nostalgic successof thepastarebygones, letus focusorratherreinventonhowwecanchannelizeoursameenergyandspirits thatcreatedsuchasuccessfulorganizationsasours……..towardsagoalorientedTriumph.TodaymarksanauspiciousdayineveryIndian’slifeaswecelebrate150thbirthAnniversaryofourbelovedFatheroftheNation“MahatmaGandhiJi”.Letuscontinuetofollowthepathofrighteousness,peacefulness ,compassionandmutualrespectthatGandhiJitaughtus.HenceyourWemag,decidedtodedicatethecoverpagetothegreatesthumanwhoever livedonthisearth(thiswastheobservationofAlbertEinstein).Your senior leadership team returned from a successfulFIATAworldcongressinNewDelhi,infactwewerethetitlesponsor for RAME (Regional Africa Middle East) session.Shajipresentsanoverviewinensuingpages.Our Badminton team returned triumphant from DSAA2018tournament,kudostoallourShuttlersforbringingusLaurels.This editionyouwill againbemissingour regular feature“AroundtheWorld”,sincefeaturewriterPrasadwasbusyinIndiaashisfamilywasblessedwithaBabyBoy.

Until next month Stay blessed , stay healthy.

As always we do solicit your feedback to e-magazine@glweststardubai.com

Mr. Sumesh Nair ChiefEditor

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DSAA Badminton Tournament, 2018

Pleasure to inform you all that, Globelink WeststarShippingLLChasparticipatedandclinchedthefollowing titles at DSAA Badminton TournamentheldonFriday–22ndSept.2018.

GlobelinkWestStarhadfourparticipantsfromacrossmanydepartmentsrepresentingtheorganization.

Participants:1.VANITA,SOLITA,PRAJEESH,SAJESHELIYAN

TheyhavecomeoutChampionsinthemen’sdoublescategoryandendedrunner’supintheladiessingles,mixeddoublesandtheladiesdoubles.

WINNERS:MENDOUBLES-PRAJEESH&SAJESHRUNNERS:LADIESDOUBLES–VANITA&SOLITARUNNERS:MIXEDDOUBLES–PRAJEESH&VANITARUNNERS:LADIESSINLGLES–SOLITA

A very hearty congratulations to all the winners and a big applause to all the team members for their spirited participation.

PRIZE NAME DEPARTMENT RAFFLE NUMBER

1STPRIZE:AED4000 IBRAHIM GLWSAUH 277

2NDPRIZE:AED3000 JEENU ACCOUNTS&FINANCEDEPT. 183

3RDPRIZE:AED2000 ANTHONYDIAGO GLWSAUH 252

4THPRIZE:AED1000 STEFFI LOGWIN 224

Wemag team thanks all participants for their kind support to the cause of Wemag Charity.

Raffle WinnersWearedelightedtoannouncethenamesofWemagRaffleLuckyWinners.

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Winner contributes the prize money back to Wemag Charity

FourthPrizewinnerof the recentlyheldWEMAGRaffle,Ms.SteffifromM/sLogwinhasoptedtocontributeherwinningsumbacktotheCharity.TheamountwasAed1000/-.

WemagsalutesSteffaniforhernobleactandwishherallthebest.

Highlights

A certificate of Appreciation has been accorded to Ms. Ghaneema Ibrahim Ahmed, Director, RefundsDepartment,CustomerManagement,DubaiCustoms,forheroutstandingservicestothetradeinDubaiinherofficialcapacity.CommercialDirectors,Mr.SreekumarandMr.SumeshwerepresentonbehalfofMr.MartinAranha,TheCEO&MDhandedovertheappreciationletteratMs.GhaneemaIbrahimAhmed’sofficechamberattheDubaiCustomsoffice.

Certificate of Appreciation

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PRICING DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTCOMPILATION BY MR. SURESH NAIR, MANAGER (PRICING)Source : Alphaliner

Global container port throughput growth slows

Globalcontainervolumesgrewby4.7%inthesecondquarterof 2018, basedonAlphaliner’s global portsurvey of over 200 main ports. Although volumegrowth remain positive, the pace of growth hasslowedtothelowestquarterlylevelsince2016.

Growth remains positive across all main regionssurveyed,exceptfortheMiddleEastwhichregistereda -1.4%declineduringthesecondquarter.Thefallwas duemainly the dramatic drop in Iranian portvolumes that recorded a decline of -18.0%due tothe re-impositionof sanctionsby theUS.VolumesatDubai, the largestport in theMiddleEast,werealsoaffectedasitreportedadeclineof-2.3%duringthequarter.OthernotablelosersintheMiddleEastinclude Salalah (-17.0%), Dammam (-13.3%) andJeddah(-1.3%).

ContainervolumesinChinaandHongKonggrewattheirslowestpacesince2016,registeringagrowthrateof4.3%during the secondquarter, comparedto the 6.7% growth in the first quarter and 9.4%growthin2017.GrowthwasespeciallyweakinSouthChina, with Hong Kong recording a -7.5% decline,while Shenzhen declined by -2.1%. In contrast,Guangzhou’sportsrecordeda7.2%increaseduringthequarter.

The full yearcontainervolumegrowth is currentlyestimated to reach 4.6%, declining from the 5.6%growthrateregisteredinthefirstsixmonthsofthisyear.Theoutlookremainsuncertain,withtheimpactoftheSino-UStradetensionslikelytofurtherpushdowncontainergrowthratesatChineseportsinthesecondhalfofthisyear.

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Amongst the Top 30 ports in the world, secondquarter performancewasmixed,with seven portsrecordingvolumedeclines,ledbyHongKong’s7.5%drop.

Amongst the gainers, Colombo registered thestrongestgrowthof15.0%duringthequarterleadingthestrongshowingbyportsintheIndian sub-continent where the sample of portssurveyedgrewby10.2%overall.TheIndonesianportofJakartaalsoreporteda14.8%gain to lead the growth in Southeast Asian ports.However,growthinSoutheastAsiawasmixed,withPortKelangpostinganothernegativequarter due to shifts in transshipment cargo toregional rivals at Singapore and Tanjung Pelepas,whilegrowthinHoChiMinhCityinVietnamslowedto6.7%withsignificantcongestionreportedatthemainterminalatCatLai.

Weak Far East - Middle East market forces fivecarrierstowithdrawajointserviceTheFarEast-MiddleEastservicejointlyoperatedbyGoldStarLine(GSL),KMTC,RCL,SMLine,TSLineshasbeensuspendedafterjustten months in operation. Launched in November2017, the servicewas branded respectively as the‘ChinaGulfExpress’(GCX)byGSL,‘RPM’byRCL,‘AsiaPakistanMiddleEast’(APM)byKMTC, ‘China-Middle East Express’ (CMX) by SMLandTSL.

The last of six ships that were deployed on the

service,the4,957teuWIKING(operatedbyKMTC),isbeingphasedoutandwillendherrotationatXingangon25September.

Theservicewasoperatedwithsixshipsof4,900-7,200teu,withonesailingskippedoneachseven-weekcycle.ItcalledatXingang,Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Chiwan, Dachan Bay,PortKelang,Colombo,Karachi,JebelAli,Colombo,PortKelang,Singapore,Xingang.GSLprovidedtwoships,whiletheotherfourpartnersprovidedoneshipeach.Hapag-Lloydalsotookslotsonthisservice,brandingitas‘AsiaPakistanExpress’(APX)whileX-PressFeederstook slots on the Colombo, Karachi, Jebel Ali,Colomboleg.

The participants offer alternatives to cover inparticular the China- Pakistan trade, with theexceptionofSMLine,eitherthroughslotsonother services connecting directly China withKarachi (GSLandTSL)orbytransshipment (KMTC,RCL,Hapag-Lloyd).SMLcurrentlynolongeradvertises any connections to the Middle Eastregion.

GSLtakesFE-MEslotsafterclosureofGCXserviceGoldStarLine(GSL)willintroduceinmid-SeptemberadirectFarEast-MiddleEastlink,ensuredthroughslotsonHMM’s‘Korea-China-Middle East’ (KME) service. This offer will allowGSLtocontinueitsdirectcoverageoftheFarEast-MiddleEasttrade,followingtheclosure

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inAugustofitssoleFarEast-MiddleEastservice,the‘GCX’thatwasoperatedjointlywithRCL,KMTC,TSLandSML.

ForHMM,thenewGSLslotsonthe’KME’willreplacethespacefreedupbyYangMing,whichceasestotakeslotsinAugust.Atthesametime,HMMhasalsoputastoptoitsslotsparticipationontheYangMingowned‘ChinaGulfExpress’(GCX)servicethatispartofTHEAlliancenetwork.

The ’KME’ will enhance GSL coverage in theMiddle East region byintroducingdirectcallsatDammamandDoha(Hamad).ItwillalsoallowGSLtoofferdirectconnectionsbetweenSouthKoreaandTaiwanwiththeMiddleEastports.

The ‘KME’ service covers Kwangyang, Busan, Ningbo, Kaohsiung,Yantian,Shekou,Singapore,PortKelang,JebelAli,Dammam,Doha(Hamad),Singapore,HongKong,Kwangyang.

Of note, Bandar Abbas call was recently removed from the servicerotationinAugustfollowingUSdecisiontowithdrawfromtheJCPOAandre-imposedIraneconomicsanctions.

Theserviceturns insevenweeksusingsevenHMM’sshipsof13,000teu.GSLfirsteffectivesailingisscheduledon13SeptemberfromKwangyangonthe13,154teuHYUNDAIPRIDE.

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Golden Week

TheGoldenWeek,inthePeople’sRepublicofChina,isasemi-annual7-daynationalholiday.The“NationalDayGoldenWeek”beginsaround1October.

Wemag wishes a very happy holiday to all our friends in China.

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Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary.

Engaging nonviolent civil defiance,Gandhi led India to independenceand inspired movements for civilrightsandfreedomacrosstheworld.With love and affection, he is beingreferredtoasMahatma(NobleSoul),notonlyinIndiabutacrossthewholeworld.October 2nd, 2018marks the 150thbirthanniversaryofthisvisionary.Wemag joinsamongmillions inpay-ing tributes to the most illustrioussonofIndia.

Lal Bahadur Shastri(1904-1966)

LalBahadurShastrishareshisbirth-daywithIndia’sfatherofthenation,MahatmaGandhi.HeisthesecondPrimeMinister of independent In-dia.He got attracted to the freedommovement afterwatchingGandhijiatclosequartersduringthestruggleforfreedom.ItisagreatcoincidencethattwoofIndia’smostprolificsonswereshar-ingtheirbirthdayonOctober2nd.Wemagsalutesthehonorablemanonhisbirthanniversary.

FIATA WORLD CONGRESS 2018 HIGHLIGHTS

A team from GLWS comprising, Sumesh, Sreeku-mar,AldrinandShajihadvisitedNewDelhion24thSeptember2018toparticipateintheFIATAWORLDCONGRESS2018.TheeventwasorganizedbyFed-eration of Freight Forwarders Association of India(FFFAI)anditwasindeedastupendoussuccess.

On25thSeptember2018,therewasaneventshow-casing International North–South Transport Corri-dor.TherewereeminentdignitariesfromIndiaandvariousothercountries,whospokeaboutitsgamechangingproposition.

The International North–South Transport Corridorisa7,200-km-longmulti-modenetworkofship,rail,

and road route formoving freight between India,Iran,Afghanistan,Armenia,Azerbaijan,Russia,Cen-tralAsiaandEurope.Thisfreightcorridors,onceitisfullyrealized,itshallaidverypositivelytotheover-all growthof our industry leading to considerablereduction in transittimeandcostof freight trans-portation.

TheformalFIATACongresseventwasbegunon26thSeptember2018morningandendedon29thSep-tember2018.

GLWS was the business sponsor of Region AfricaMiddleEastEvent,whichwasheldon26thSeptem-ber2018aspartoftheFIATAWorldCongress2018.

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This eventwas a perfect platform to interactwithvarious agent based across African regions. GLWSteam had productive and fruitful meetings withmanyAfricanagents.It was a great platform to know and learn moreaboutIndiaandthegreatpotentialbusinessoppor-tunityincludingthetremendousgrowthpotentialofourindustryinIndiathatwillbelivelyforthenext10to15years.Indiaisthefastestgrowingeconomyintheworldtodaycurrentlygrowingcloseto7.6%perannumand eminent economists have opined thatthegrowthwillsurpass8.6%perannuminthenearfuture.

Itwaslearntthatalmost25-30%costofproducts

pertains to logistical / transportation cost, this iscausingIndianproductsuneconomicalintheinter-nationalmarket. However, this is going to changeand it is changing fastwith dedicated freight cor-ridors connecting the breadth and length of Indiawithseaportsandairports.Massiveinfrastructuredevelopments are under way like roads, bridges,newseaports&airports,etc.aswellasincreasingthecapacityofexistingseaportsandairports.

TheGovernment is closelymonitoring theeaseofdoingbusinessinIndia.India’srankingintheWorldBank’sEaseofDoingBusinessIndex2018,hasmadeagiant leapof30positionsfrom130th in2016tothe100thspot in2018.Thegovernmenthopesto

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furtherimprovethestandingtocomeundertop50.ThegovernmentisspearheadingtofurtherimproveupontheefficiencyofIndiancustomswithtechnol-ogytherebyreducingtheextensivepaperworkandtransactiontime.

Oneoftheeminenteconomist,DrVenkateshhasspo-kenabouttheredefiningmomentinglobalgrowthandtheuniquepositionofIndiaonthedrivingseatof the future global growth. Though the ongoingtradewarsandunfavourablegeo-politicalsituationhascastashadowontheglobalgrowththerebyaf-fecting the global cross border trade, according toDrVenkatesh,India’sgrowthisprimarilyledbycon-sumptionof1.25billionpeople.DrVenkateshhasspokenaboutfutureglobalgrowthdrivers,whichareprimarilycorrespondingtomanu-facturing, consumption, saving & investment. Fur-ther, he stressed upon the fact the India lead the

worldonallthesefrontsunlikeothersincludingthedeveloped and emerging economies, who mostlyrelyonexportsaswellascertaincountriesoncon-sumption,butnotatthescaleof India’sconsump-tionstory.The visit to the FIATAWORLD CONGRESS 2018 atNewDelhiwasgiventremendousinsightaboutthelogistics and freight forwarding business potential“toandfrom”India.

Every day evening, there was networking dinner,whereagentsfromworldwidegotachancetomeetandinteractwitheachotherveryproductivelyanddevelopmeaningfulbusinessrelationship.DuringtheconclusionoftheFIATAEvent,therewasaBollywoodthemeddance&dinnerevent. ItwasfascinatingtowatchthedelegatesfromallovertheworldneckdeepinspiritdancingintotherhythmofBollywoodtunes.

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CMACGMANTOINEDESAINTEXUPERYthebiggestcontainervesselofCMACGMhadhermaidencalltoJebelAlionMonday1stOctober2018.Thevesselhasacapacitytocarry20958TEU’sandis400metersinlength,59meterswideand75meterstall.ShewasbaptizedbyMr.BrunoLeMaire,FrenchMinisterofEconomyandFinance,withElisabethBorne,Minis-terinchargeofTransportsonthe6thofSeptember2018attheportofLeHavre.FewoftheSeniorSalesteammembers fromGlobelinkWest Star Shippinghas paid a visit to the vessel. “Itwas awonderfulexperienceforustovisitonboardvesselANTOINEDESAINTEXUPERYandalsohadanopportunitytoclicksomephotographswiththeCaptain”saidthevisitedmembers.InpicturewecanseetheCaptainMr.Garzol,aFrenchNationalalongwiththemembersofoursalesteamMr.Muralisri,Mr.Binu,Mr.SureshandMr.Rajesh.

CMA CGM ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY

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Above In picture Mr. Alain Aurousseau, GeneralManager,CMA-CGMalongwiththemembersofoursalesteamMr.Muralisri,Mr.Binu,Mr.SureshandMr.Rajesh. Globelink West Star Shipping visiting team is im-mensely thankful to,GeneralManager, CMA-CGMDubaiclusterfortheopportunityextended.

TIJOACCOUNTSEXECUTIVE

Ataxinvoicemustbeissuedwithin14calendardaysof the date of supply. The only exception to thisruleisasummarytaxinvoicethatmaybeissuedbya taxable person. Where a taxable personmakesmore than one supply of goods or services to thesamerecipientduringamonth,thetaxablepersonmay issueasingle tax invoice for thesesupplies inthesamecalendarmonthasthesuppliestookplace.

Timing for issuing tax invoices

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VAT on Tijo

Full and simplified tax invoices Inorderforataxinvoicetobevaliditmustcontainthefollowingparticulars:

• thewords “Tax Invoice” clearlydisplayedon theinvoice•thename,address,andTRNofthesupplier•wheretherecipientofthesupplyisregisteredforVAT,thename,address,andTRNoftherecipient•asequentialtaxinvoicenumberorauniqueinvoicenumber•thedateofissuingthetaxinvoice•thedateofsupply(wheredifferentfromdateofissueofthetaxinvoice)•adescriptionofthegoodsorservicessupplied•foreachgoodorservice,theunitprice,thequantityorvolumesupplied,therateofVATandtheamountpayableexpressedinAED•theamountofanydiscountoffered•thegrossamountpayableexpressedinAED•thetaxamountpayableexpressedinAEDtogetherwiththerateofexchangeapplied• where the invoice relates to a supply underwhichtherecipientisrequiredtoaccountforVAT,astatementthattherecipient isrequiredtoaccountforVAT,andareferencetotherelevantprovisionoftheLaw.

Inadditiontoa‘full’taxinvoice,incertainsituationsa person may issue a ‘simplified tax invoice’. Asimplifiedtaxinvoicemaybeissuedinthefollowingtwosituations•wheretherecipientisnotregisteredforVAT•wheretherecipient isregisteredforVATandtheconsideration for the supply does not exceedAED10,000

Key requirements of a tax credit note

Inorderforataxcreditnotetobevalid,itmustreflectthe error in the original tax invoice. Therefore, acreditnoteshouldcontainthefollowing:•thewords“TaxCreditNote”•thename,address,andTRNofthesupplier• where the recipient is registered for VAT, theirname,address,andTRN•thedateofissuingthetaxcreditnote•thevalueofthesupplyshownonthetaxinvoice,thecorrectamountofthevalueofthesupply,thedifferencebetweenthosetwoamounts,andtheVATchargedthatrelatestothatdifferenceinAED•abriefexplanationofthecircumstancesgivingrisetotheadjustment• information sufficient to identify the supply towhichtheadjustmentrelates

Record Keeping

A VAT registered person is required by law to keep all of the following records

•recordsofall suppliesand importsofgoodsandservice•alltaxinvoicesandalternativedocumentsreceived• all tax credit notes and alternative documentsreceived•alltaxinvoicesandalternativedocumentsissued• all tax credit notes and alternative documentsissued• records of goods and services that have beendisposedoforused formattersnot related to thebusiness,detailingtheVATpaidonthosegoodsandservices

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VAT on Tijo

•recordsofgoodsandservicespurchasedforwhichtheinputtaxwasnotdeducted•recordsofexportedgoodsandservices•recordsofadjustmentsorcorrectionsmadetoaccountsortaxinvoicesInadditiontotheabove,aVATregisteredpersonmustkeepaVATrecordoraccountwhichincludesthefollowinginformation•outputtaxdueontaxablesupplies•outputtaxdueafterthecorrectionofanyerrorsoradjustments•inputtaxrecoverableonsuppliesorimports•inputtaxrecoverableafterthecorrectionofanyerrorsoradjustments

Ingeneral,ataxablepersonmustkeeptherequiredrecordsforaminimumof5yearsaftertheendofthetaxperiodtowhichtheyrelate.Beforetheexpirationofthe5-yearterm,theFTAmay,however,requirethepersontoretaintherecordsforafurtherperiodnotexceeding4years,inthefollowingcases

•ifthetaxableperson’staxobligationsaresubjecttoadisputewiththeFTA•ifthepersonissubjecttoanongoingtaxaudit•iftheFTAhasgivenanoticetothepersonthatitintendstoconductataxauditbeforetheexpiryofthe5-yearrecordretentionperiod

Wherethetaxablepersonownsrealestate,thetaxablepersonshouldretaintherequiredrecordsrelatingtotherealestateforaperiodof15yearsaftertheendofthetaxperiodtowhichtheyrelate

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Article

GOALSA goal is some desired result that an individual or a group or an organization pictures or thinks of, plans towards, and commits itself to achieve it.

Goals can be of two types:

Shorttermgoals:Thosegoalswhicharetobeachieved,inashorterperiodoftime,withinoneyear,isknownasashort-termgoal.Itcanbeachievedwithinhours,days,weeksormonths.Gettingagoodjobinareputedorganizationisanexampleofashort-termgoal.

Long term goals: Those goals, which are to beaccomplished in the future,areknownas long termgoals.Theyrequiremoretimeanda lotofplanning.Reaching a higher position in an organization, forexample a manager or an assistant manager, is anexampleofalong-termgoal.

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Achieving goals - the smart way

Toachieveanygoal,wefirstneedtoset it.Settingagoalhelpsus tounderstandvariousaspects likeourcapabilitytoachievegoals,ourfinancialfeasibilitytoachieveagoal,thetimewetaketoachievesmallpartsofthebiggoal(smallgoalsthatmakeupthebiggoal),ourwayofhandlingobstaclesaswellasourdecisionsindilemma(whetherplanAworksoutbetterorplanB).

The S.M.A.R.T aspect of setting the goal

In order for a goal to be successfully set, a certaincriteriashouldbemet.Wecallthis“SMART”–theistheacronymfor

•S-Specific•M-Measurable•A-Attainable•R-Realistic•T-Timebound

SPECIFIC:

Aspecificgoalimpliestheexactpurposeofthegoal.Agoalthatisspecificiseasiertoachieveasitismoreclear.A specificgoal shouldanswer the6Wand1Wquestions:What:What is the goal that is to be achieved? ThebestexamplethatcanbeusedasanillustrationisthetargetthatistobeachievedbythesalesteamWho: Who is the person involved in achieving thisgoal?Forexample, thesales teammembersare the

oneswhowill speak to their respective Here, eachsalespersonisgivenatargettoachieve(ie) ifthereare five members, the particular target is dividedaccordinglyanddistributedamongstthememberssothat theycancontributeasan individual toachievethe“largergoal”.Thisisanexampleofagroupgoal.

Where:Where,impliesthelocationatwhichthegoalisgoingtobeaccomplished.Forexample,inthiscase,theshipper(orthecustomer)istargetedandtheplacewhereheisgoingtoshipwillanswerthisquestion.Say,ifashipperwantstoshipout25containerstoLongBeach,theplacewherethegoalwillbeaccomplishedisLongbeach.

When:When implies thedeadlinewithinwhich thegoalshouldbeachieved.Forexample,toachievethetargetof150%inamonth.

Which:Here,oneshouldmakeastudyontheresourcesthatarerequired,sayvesselschedules,spaceonthetargetedvesselandtheproperequipmentaccordingtothedemandofthecustomer.

How: How can this goal be achieved? The answerclearly lies in theobjectiveof thegoal. It canbebymeetingthecustomer’sexpectations,inanexceedingway-probablythecriteriaof“exceedingexpectations”canbemethere.

Why:Astudyonthepurposeofachievingthisgoalismade,whenthisquestionisanswered.Whyareweachievingthegoal?Whatarethebenefitsof achieving the goal? are the questions that areput forth here. The mission and the vision of theorganizationplayamajorrolehere.

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Ms. Sowmya SrinivasarenganSales Co-ordinatorFCLDepartment

MEASURABLE:

Eachandeverystageofthegoalshouldbemeasuredinallpossibleways..Bymeasuringthestagesofthegoal,we tend to stay on the track and to reach thesmallnodesofthegoaltoachievethebiggertargetinafixedtimeandalsotoexperiencetheachievementswehavemadesofarinachievingthegoal.Weaskthefollowingquestionshere:

Howmuchtimedidwetaketoreachhere?

At this pace, how much percentage will be able toreach?

ATTAINABLE:

Once we realize the importance of our goals, wewouldtakeallmeasurestoachieveit.Thiswillinvolvedevelopingthenecessaryskills,attitudesandabilitiesto achieve them. Only those goals within the reachof our hands should be set as goals. Creating animaginative goalwill lead to nowhere, but only lossof effortswe had put in to achieve them. Here, welook upon the opportunities thatwe had previouslyoverlooked.Goalscanbeachievedbyplanningwiselyaswellasestablishingadeadlineforachievingthem.Asweexecuteourplans,wetendtogotoourgoalsandwhatseemeddifficulttoachievebefore,willnowbe easily achieved.Working towards such goals willeventuallybuildourselfimage.

REALISTIC:

Realisticgoalsarethosewhichexhibitourabilityandwillingnesstowork.Agoalcanberealisticandhigh.Butitentirelydependsonourcapabilitytoworkandtheresourcesavailable.Thehigherthegoalsare,themoremotivationitoffersus.Itmakesusfeelmoreself–worthyandincreasesourself–esteem.

TIME BOUND:

Animportantaspectofsettingagoalisthatitshouldbe timely. Onemust understand the importance oftime and achieving a certain goal within a certainperiod. For example, “it will be done in some day”won’tbeapositiveresponsetoagoalasitdoesnotcreateanyurgeinapersoninachievingit.So,agoal,inanutshellshouldbetimebound.

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NAME OF THE STAFF: SHELDON FRANCIS DSOUZADESIGNATION: SALES EXECUTIVE DATE OF JOINING: 06/09/2018DEPARTMENT: AIR FREIGHTFROM: MUMBAI

NAME OF THE STAFF: NITHIN KANAKKASSERYDESIGNATION: SALES EXECUTIVE DATE OF JOINING: 11/09/2018DEPARTMENT: PROJECTS & HOSPITALITY FROM: KERALA

NAME OF THE STAFF: NYJU PAULDESIGNATION: OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE DATE OF JOINING: 23/09/2018DEPARTMENT: AIR FREIGHTFROM: KERALA

NAME OF THE STAFF: GANGA REDDY YENUGUDESIGNATION: CUSTOMS CLEARANCE EXECUTIVEDATE OF JOINING: 16/09/2018DEPARTMENT: IMPORT SALES FROM: TELUNGANA

NAME OF THE STAFF: SYED IBRAHIM MEERA MEIDEEN DESIGNATION: MESSENGER DATE OF JOINING: 08/09/2018DEPARTMENT: AIR FREIGHTFROM: TAMIL NADU

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“Being forthright”

K. K. MURALEEDHARANAssistantManager Pricing&CorporateSupport

Years of Service: 19 years Current Location: Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHometown: Kochi, KeralaHidden Talent: Express my art with pencil & paint

Best piece of advice receivedBeingforthright

If you could have any one superpower, which would you choose?Cleanupcorruptionfromthesociety

If you could pick only one vacation destination where would you pick and why?LiketovisitoneofthehighestmountainJungfrauatSwitzerland.

What do you like to do when you are not at work?Liketospendthetimewithmyfamily.

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“ANWAR , REDUCE YOUR WEIGHT”

IFRAH ANWAR. MTeamLeaderImportSales

Years of Service: 5 years Current Location: Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHometown: kilakarai,Tamil naduHidden Talent: Still searching

Best piece of advice received“anwar,reduceyourweight”

If you could have any one superpower, which would you choose?Anypower,whichcanspreadpeace.

If you could pick only one vacation destination where would you pick and why?Kilakarai(hometown)

What do you like to do when you are not at work?Goforlongdrives

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“Do the work with confidence”

SUBIN GEORGE VARGHESE Asst.ManagerAirfreight

Years of Service: 11 years Current Location: Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHometown: Kochi, Kerala

Best piece of advice receivedDotheworkwithconfidence

If you could have any one superpower, which would you choose?Will make the people come closer and disseminate love, kindness andgenerosity

If you could pick only one vacation destination where would you pick and why?GentingHighlands,Malaysia–Lovesbecauseofthegorgeouslandscapingandthemoderateweatherconditions.

What do you like to do when you are not at work?Listeningtomusic,watchingdocumentaries&sports.

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“Only source of knowledge is experience”

VEENA PRECILLA PAISSales Co-OrdinatorFCLExport

Years of Service: 1 year Current Location: Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHometown: MangaloreHidden Talent: Acting

Best piece of advice receivedOnlysourceofknowledgeisexperience

If you could have any one superpower, which would you choose?Iwouldaskforflyingpowerlikebirds

If you could pick only one vacation destination where would you pick and why?Mangalore,India-asallmyfamilyisthereandit’sacompleteplacewithdifferent types of languages, has port, International airport and railwaystation

What do you like to do when you are not at work?Iwouldliketocookdifferentstylesoffood

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Be good ; Do good

BENITA DSOUZA operationsexecutiveLCLDept

Years of Service: 4 years Current Location: Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHometown: madikeri (coorg)Hidden talent: singing, gardening, reading books, preparation of new dishes

Best piece of advice receivedBegood;Dogood

If you could have any one superpower, which would you choose?Healing power-to cure needy people around the world suffering withvariouskindsofsicknesses.

If you could pick only one vacation destination where would you pick and why?Jerusalem-holyplace

What do you like to do when you are not at work?Spendtimewithmyfamily

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Fatigue and Work

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Exercise: Stretch your hands / Short walks to restore yourenergy.

Fresh Air: Open the windows of your vehicle for let in somefresh Air.

Do the talking: If you have a colleague by your side, start aninteresting conversation.

Caffeine: Drink a cup of caffeinated drink (short termeffect).

Take a break: Inform your immediate supervisor if you feelyou cannot continue in the fatigued stage.

Power nap: Take a power nap for 15 minutes during yourbreak.

Take a deep breath. Inhaling gives your body the oxygen itneeds to supply all your cells with energy.

PLEASE DON’T IGNORE THE SYMPTOMS OF FATIGUE, YOUR HEALTH & SAFETY COMES FIRST!