Celebrations in MENA International Women's Day, UAE Mother's Day and Valentine's Day
International Women’s Day and UAE Mother’s Day were celebrated at the Dentsply Sirona office in Dubai on 28th March 2019 by organising a 'Pot Luck'. Potlucks at the workplace bring a feeling of community and shared culture to the working environment, in addition to the chance to bond over food - it's one of the best ways to bring a sense of belonging.
Every employee brought their favorite dish to share with their colleagues. Dishes from our diverse range of cultures in the MENA office — Meat Maqlooba, Biriyanis, Adobo, Kuskus Salad, along with traditional Arabic favorites such as Mombar, Fattet Hummus, Stuffed vine leaves - which were all delicious. Munchies and desserts included Samosas, Tikkas, Kunafa, Jalebis, Badushas, Laddoos and Chocolate tiffin cakes.
The colour theme for the event was pink and white and it was nice to see most of our colleagues dressing up in these colours.
Our quarterly BRAVO winners were announced and rewarded during our Pot luck to ensure that our people were celebrated for the excellence they have achieved.
Valentine's Day in our Dubai office was celebrated with flowers, balloons and heart-shaped cakes with our lovely colleagues by spreading love and care. Special thanks to our GM for the lovely roses and chocolates in addition as well.
February was the month of love. And how do we translate love at the workplace is through 'Random Acts of Kindness'. Kindness in the workplace represents how we appreciate people at work and show that we care during the good and bad times. In our office, we launched a Kindness Campaign (#OwnOurFuture) for the months of February and March where our employees would do a random act of kindness through small acts such as thank you notes, sending flowers, buying meals, coffee/tea or chocolates etc. or it may be a long term kindness act such as a positive recommendation on LinkedIn, working towards a meaningful cause or teaching someone a work skill that is important to them, to showcase Dentsply Sirona values in action.
Being responsible for our behaviour is what our slogan #OwnOurFuture stands for. As we drive our destiny and try to create the environment we want to adopt at work, we need to be responsible for our behaviour and also how we come together as colleagues. We hope that Random Acts of Kindness is not only a one off initiative during a particular month, but it becomes part of us as a team.
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