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Introduction.<br />
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OUR NINE BEHAVIOURS<br />
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COURAGE<br />
JERMAINE JACKSON<br />
“Jermaine is not<br />
afraid of having<br />
to make decisions<br />
which at times may<br />
be controversial but<br />
with the team’s best<br />
interest at heart.”<br />
JAMES SEDGHI<br />
“James Sedghi has the<br />
courage of a lion, and is not<br />
afraid to question when<br />
something isn’t right.”<br />
VICKI JAMES<br />
“Always going above and<br />
beyond for her clients, Vicki<br />
James remains proffessional<br />
even when under pressure<br />
and always delivers.”<br />
PATRICK MALONEY<br />
“For making a whole<br />
advertising agency believe<br />
he actually has a client<br />
in Canada and having a<br />
three week holiday there.”<br />
ISABEL HAWKLEY<br />
“Perseverance in the face<br />
of difficult circumstances<br />
including tricky projects<br />
and stakeholders.”<br />
ED PHILLIPS<br />
“Ed Phillips is<br />
confident and decisive<br />
and not afraid to<br />
express his opinions<br />
and views, even if<br />
they may be perceived<br />
to be controversial<br />
at times.”<br />
NEIL MARTIN<br />
“Neil Martin has shown<br />
courage, dignity and<br />
resilience whilst remaining<br />
an innovative and talented<br />
colleague even when<br />
faced with challenges.”<br />
SABINA TOMCZAK<br />
“Sabina often has to<br />
make difficult and<br />
considered decisions and<br />
risks and is incredibly<br />
dedicated to her role.”
CURIOSITY<br />
EMMA TAGGART<br />
SAM BERRINGTON<br />
ED PHILLIPS<br />
AMANPREET SAHOTA<br />
“Amanpreet Sahota<br />
never fails to<br />
show energy and<br />
enthusiasm for the<br />
project she works<br />
on - asking valid<br />
questions and<br />
challenging her team<br />
to question the work<br />
they do more too.”<br />
“Emma Taggart has really<br />
adapted to her role and<br />
has a real thirst for<br />
knowledge to enhance<br />
process and procedures.”<br />
AKIL KAPASI<br />
“Akil Kapasi has worked<br />
hard to get to know the<br />
business, the roles, the<br />
people and to do this, he<br />
has spent immense time<br />
building relationships<br />
and asking questions.”<br />
KRISTY WALTERS<br />
“Kristy approaches every day<br />
with a positive attitude and<br />
is always striving to better<br />
herself and her work. She<br />
is someone you can rely<br />
on to get the job done and<br />
is a real asset to <strong>Connect</strong>.<br />
Every team needs a Kristy!”<br />
“In this ever expanding<br />
digital world, Sam<br />
Berrington is always at<br />
the forefront of all that<br />
is new, creative, weird,<br />
and wonderful and he<br />
sh<strong>are</strong>s it with everyone.”<br />
“Always curious<br />
when it comes to<br />
new ways of working<br />
and technology<br />
Ed Phillips pushes<br />
himself to develop<br />
new skills that benefit<br />
the business.”<br />
ROSS NEWMAN<br />
“Ross Newman has an innate<br />
need to question what<br />
he is being told and why,<br />
making him a great member<br />
of the <strong>Connect</strong> team.”<br />
SAM BRITTON<br />
“Sam is always on the ball<br />
when it comes to new<br />
adverts - sharing the cool,<br />
the weird, the wonderful<br />
with everyone to keep<br />
us all up to date.”
ASHLEY EVANS<br />
INNOVATION<br />
ARRAN WHITE<br />
JON BROOKES<br />
“Jon Brookes, for<br />
his amazing VR<br />
experiment, not to<br />
mention the great<br />
work he puts into<br />
everyday. An unsung<br />
hero of <strong>Connect</strong>.”<br />
PAUL WILLIAMS<br />
“Paul Williams is an<br />
innovator of providing new<br />
strategic direction for client<br />
projects and delivering<br />
against expectations.<br />
“Ash Evans is always willing<br />
to help in whatever way<br />
he can, offering advice to<br />
make projects work better,<br />
more efficiently and often<br />
in a more innovative way.”<br />
“When a problem<br />
captures Arran White’s<br />
imagination or presents<br />
a challenge he will work<br />
day and night to find a<br />
solution - or to support<br />
others along the way.”<br />
BERIAN LOWE<br />
MARC THOMAS<br />
“Marc Thomas is all about<br />
the tech and his solutions<br />
inspire innovation.”<br />
NATALIA JAKUBCZAK<br />
“Innovation is fresh<br />
thinking that creates<br />
value, which is exactly<br />
what Natalia is all about.”<br />
“In his own time,<br />
Berian has created<br />
a team platform<br />
to encourage<br />
better team<br />
communication and<br />
knowledge sharing<br />
a great example<br />
of innovation and<br />
communication.”
CLYDE BURGESS-BROOKS<br />
ADAM PERRY<br />
SELFLESSNESS<br />
ASH EVANS<br />
MARK BRISCOE<br />
“He goes over and above what is<br />
expected of him, an outstanding<br />
individual who never puts himself<br />
first. A real jewel in the crown.”<br />
“Putting in the hours<br />
and constantly trying<br />
to make everyone’s<br />
live easier, Adam<br />
Perry will never let<br />
the team down and<br />
is truly always on.”<br />
“Ash is always willing to help in<br />
whatever way he can and offers<br />
advice to make projects work<br />
better, more efficient and often<br />
more innovative. In the short time<br />
he has been with us, I feel he has<br />
really embedded himself in the<br />
culture and values of <strong>Connect</strong>.<br />
He has made an impact across<br />
lots of projects and offered a<br />
different and unique approach.”<br />
“Nothing is ever too<br />
much trouble for Mark<br />
Briscoe and he has a<br />
huge amount of patience<br />
with his colleagues<br />
throughout the agency.”<br />
BERIAN LOWE<br />
“Berian Lowe has<br />
demonstrated selflessness<br />
in his enthusiasm to help<br />
others without question,<br />
he goes the extra mile.”<br />
SUE TIMMINS<br />
“Sue’s always willing to<br />
go above and beyond<br />
and will help anybody,<br />
whilst always remaining<br />
happy and positive.”<br />
DANIEL BOUGHAN<br />
SAM BRITTON<br />
“Dan always goes above<br />
and beyond to ensure we<br />
meet our goals. He is a<br />
huge asset to the data<br />
modelling team and should<br />
be recognised as such.”<br />
“For championing the<br />
<strong>Connect</strong> blood drive off<br />
his own back - I applaud<br />
Sam Britton's actions and<br />
I am now a blood donor.”
IAN GODBEHERE<br />
HONESTY<br />
“Ian Godbehere has been a tremendous<br />
support and an excellent sounding<br />
board for when honest advice<br />
and direction is needed.”<br />
MICHELLE PENTNEY<br />
ALAN TURNER<br />
“Alan is one of the most positive,<br />
reliable people I work with at<br />
<strong>Connect</strong>. He has a ‘Can do’<br />
attitude and always go above and<br />
beyond to deliver the best work<br />
possible, even if it means working<br />
ridiculous hours, including<br />
through the night. His dedication<br />
to <strong>Connect</strong> and the people that<br />
work here is Shamazing.”<br />
“Michelle is open and<br />
honest with how she<br />
communicates, and does<br />
so with confidence never<br />
leaving any doubt or<br />
room for ambiguity.”<br />
PATRICK MALONEY<br />
“Direct, matter of fact and clear,<br />
Patch has an honest streak<br />
running through him which makes<br />
him extremely productive.”<br />
TRACEY KNOWLES<br />
“Tracey is a genuinely open and<br />
honest person. She is very friendly,<br />
approachable and has a considerate<br />
and caring nature. Sensitive to both<br />
the company and individual people’s<br />
needs, she encourages collaboration<br />
and positivity on a daily basis.”<br />
ALAN SALISBURY<br />
“Always striving for<br />
the best in all that he<br />
does, Alan Salisbury<br />
is not afraid to ask the<br />
awkward questions<br />
and is always honest.”<br />
JO SHEPHERD<br />
“Never flustered, hard<br />
working and always with<br />
a positive attitude. The<br />
place wouldn’t be the<br />
same without her.”
ABISH AHSAN<br />
COMMUNICATION<br />
CATHERINE TAYLOR<br />
“Being organised,<br />
articulate, polite<br />
and calm comes<br />
very naturally to<br />
Catherine, she is<br />
a ray of sunshine<br />
who can always<br />
be of assistance.”<br />
REBECCA CHAMBERS<br />
“Rebecca Chambers has been<br />
instrumental to the ongoing<br />
success of her sprint teams<br />
and keeping them on task.”<br />
CLARE LLOYD<br />
“Cl<strong>are</strong>’s role requires collaboration<br />
witha number of departments<br />
and her ability to communicate<br />
with individuals across the<br />
agency in a kind and caring<br />
way deserves recognition.”<br />
“Abish Ashan is a<br />
‘Living Legend’ - who<br />
creates a vibrant<br />
work atmosphere<br />
whilst always<br />
communicating well.”<br />
BETTINA RHODES<br />
“She has been working tirelessly on<br />
the Finning photography work and<br />
has done an sterling job in pulling<br />
the team together. She is so easy to<br />
work with and gets the best out of<br />
everyone. <strong>We</strong>ll done Bettina, you’re<br />
amazing and a credit to <strong>Connect</strong>!”<br />
ARRAN WHITE<br />
CHRIS CHADD<br />
SOPHIE BECKLEY<br />
“Arran White demonstrates a great<br />
attitude, he’s always calm and<br />
helpful regardless of the situation.<br />
and a great team player!”<br />
SABRINA BARNETT-ALEXANDER<br />
“Sabrina has got a great attitude<br />
to work and has an excellent<br />
relationship with all her colleagues.”<br />
“Chris Chadd is always happy<br />
to help and offer advice<br />
communicating everything<br />
you need to know and when<br />
you need to know it.”<br />
“Soph has thrown herself into her<br />
new role here at <strong>Connect</strong>. She’s<br />
a great addition to the Insight<br />
Team and the company as a whole.<br />
Considering she’s a junior she<br />
has no fear, volunteering to visit<br />
plumbers merchants to interview<br />
installers for Baxi or visiting<br />
hairy-arsed plant hire dealerships<br />
for CAT. I have a lot of respect for<br />
Sophie and most of all she brings a<br />
smile to our faces when she comes<br />
out with belters like these: You<br />
know when you see your TimeHop<br />
and you remember you used to<br />
be hilarious. I sound awful in<br />
life, but even worse on camera.<br />
Grey is the comfiest colour.”
KRISTY NOLAN<br />
NATALIA JAKUBCZAK<br />
JUDGEMENT<br />
“Kristy’s good<br />
judgement means she<br />
never shoots down<br />
anything without<br />
thinking of an<br />
alternative solution<br />
and is never afraid<br />
of hard work.”<br />
“Natalia questions things<br />
deeply to really understand<br />
where the problems <strong>are</strong>, and<br />
then looks for solutions and a<br />
way forward from there. She<br />
is a pleasure to work with.”<br />
ZUZANA POLAKOVA<br />
RAMESH PATEL<br />
“Ramesh Patel operates sound<br />
judgement to remain calm and<br />
assured in every situation.”<br />
“Not only is Zuzana calm and<br />
helpful but she also investigates<br />
the query properly and gives<br />
a considered answer.”<br />
RICHARD BARBER<br />
“Richard Barber is able to separate<br />
opinion from fact to find root<br />
causes, and made judgement calls<br />
on the best solutions to move<br />
forward withand is without<br />
doubt a pillar of <strong>Connect</strong>.”<br />
MARK BRIDGER<br />
PAUL BUTTERWORTH<br />
“He never crumbles<br />
under pressure and<br />
is able to think<br />
strategically about<br />
the task in hand. If<br />
in doubt, ask Paul B.”<br />
“Mark Bridger's great judgement<br />
and selflessness has made<br />
a great impact on the QA<br />
function and team.”
JERMAINE JACKSON<br />
PASSION<br />
“Jermaine is not only great<br />
at what he does, he is great<br />
at supporting the rest of<br />
us, and leads by example.”<br />
PATCH MALONEY<br />
“Patch has showed a<br />
passion for going that<br />
extra mile to secure<br />
more work for the<br />
company, following<br />
up leads and been<br />
very pro-active in<br />
his methods. He<br />
has a passion for<br />
the industry and a<br />
thorough knowledge<br />
of the Accounts<br />
that he works on.”<br />
ARAN DOSANJH<br />
“A very passionate guy in all<br />
his does. Be it his fiance,<br />
the gym, cars, food, or his<br />
job, he shows tremendous<br />
passion which is infectious”<br />
SOPHIE BRITTON<br />
“Sophie shows complete<br />
passion in whatever<br />
project she works on<br />
whether its client work<br />
or internal projects.”<br />
ED PHILLIPS<br />
“Passion is at the heart of<br />
everything Ed Phillips<br />
does, he demonstrates this<br />
by taking ownsership of<br />
tasks and always willing to<br />
learn new skills to achieve<br />
the best possible results.”<br />
CHRIS CHADD<br />
“Chris Chadd knows his<br />
stuff, and deserves to be<br />
recognised for his passion<br />
in what he does and how<br />
he does it. Even if he can be<br />
a little grumpy at times!”<br />
ALAN TURNER<br />
“Alan Turner is passionate on<br />
every job he is involved in.<br />
He has an eye for detail and<br />
strives to produce the best<br />
possible work every time<br />
for every client. Alan shows<br />
passion on all his work is<br />
most definitely ‘Always On’.”<br />
VIKKI GREGORY<br />
“Vikki Gregory is hugely<br />
dedicated to her team<br />
and is always trying to<br />
improve processes, working<br />
environment, and really<br />
encourages the team to<br />
learn new things.”
VICKI JAMES<br />
BERIAN LOWE<br />
IMPACT<br />
PATRICK “PATCH” MALONEY<br />
“Impact - He is always positive<br />
and extremely hard-working.<br />
He brings a lot of energy to the<br />
agency and is up for anything.<br />
No challenge is ever too big.”<br />
“Since day one Vicki has had a<br />
great impact on the business.<br />
She is incredibly smart, a<br />
great account handler and<br />
hive of digital knowledge. <strong>We</strong><br />
could all benefit from being<br />
a little more like Vicki.”<br />
ALAN TURNER<br />
“Just cannot fault this<br />
man’s commitment to<br />
the cause. Perfection<br />
till the day is long.”<br />
“Berian Lowe’s knowledge,<br />
enthusiasm and efforts<br />
makes the data ream a<br />
better place to be.”<br />
PAUL WILLIAMS<br />
HANNAH ADKINS<br />
“Hannah Adkins’ impact<br />
on the team since<br />
joining <strong>Connect</strong> has<br />
been very obvious and<br />
positive and has brought<br />
everyone together.”<br />
IAN GODBEHERE<br />
“Paul has an incredible<br />
enthusiasm for what he<br />
does here, never afraid to<br />
challenge, he also pushes<br />
the client to be braver<br />
and work smarter.”<br />
“Ian quietly works away,<br />
without any fuss or drama,<br />
delivering his projects.<br />
He consistently delivers<br />
excellence to his clients,<br />
which is business as usual<br />
for him. I think because<br />
he’s a ‘head down, get on<br />
with it’ type of person,<br />
people don’t always realise<br />
the impact he has.”<br />
STUART ‘DAVE’ DAVIS<br />
“New starter, got stuck<br />
in straight away to one<br />
of the most complex<br />
and important projects<br />
currently underway<br />
(customer portal).”
It ain’t what you do<br />
it’s the way that you do it.<br />
And that’s what<br />
gets results.<br />
BANANARAMA