Driven Is What We Are…Driven to Lead, Driven to Excel, and Driven to Serve
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The Official Publication of the Aboitiz Group • www.aboitiz.com • 5th Issue 2014 The distinctly unique way we do things. The way we constantly nurture our passion for better ways . Driven is what we are…driven to lead, driven to excel, and driven to serve. Our time-honored values of integrity, teamwork, innovation, and responsibility are what guide us. Creating long-term value for all our stakeholders is a mission we uphold. We value our fellow team members and celebrate our successes. As leaders, we mentor and foster teamwork. We speak what’s on our mind and deliver results for sustainable growth. Above all, we walk our talk and lead by example. Sustainability is at the core of our vision for our future. There is only one way we can realize this vision. It is through The Aboitiz Way. contents 26 Davao Light energizes 150 houses via rural 38 CitySavings sponsors DepEd CARAGA Cover Story electrification program Region staff teambuilding in Cebu 27 Cotabato Light provides outlook on looming 38 Casa Gorordo Museum closes for 4 The Aboitiz Way and the new leadership power situation in Mindanao 8-month renovation dimensions 27 Enhancing Cotabato Light linemen skills in 39 RAFI forum puts spotlight on risk, impact boom truck operations of climate change Corporate Center 39 Moonwalk draws over 3,000 participants 40 OPARR Sec. Lacson and RAFI turnover 7 Message from the Group Chairman Banking rebuilt classrooms in north Cebu 8 AEV celebrates 20th listing anniversary at 28 UnionBank and Peugeot partner for Three 41 Aboitiz Christmas Outreach 2014 the Philippine Stock Exchange for Three Deal 10 Aboitiz Recognition Night 2014: Cebu 28 CitySavings 2014 Brand and Values Launch: 12 Dreams come true at Cebu Recognition Bringing the new brand and values to life Sustainability Night 2014 29 CitySavings recognizes 2014 Ramon 42 Aboitiz showcases young Cebu designers’ 13 Aboitiz Service Awardees 2014 Magsaysay Awardee Filipino educator ingenuity at 3rd Green Fashion Revolution 14 EIA: Aboitiz Group to venture into 29 CitySavings celebrates World Teachers’ Day infrastructure 43 Aboitiz team members join pledge for 6M 15 Corporate HR holds Talent Optimization more trees 44 APRI plants lanzones for MakBan host Forum 2014 Food 15 4th Talent Attraction Summeet tackles community employer branding, social recruiting 30 PANC and LANDBANK seal P2B term loan 45 Over 1,000 pawikan eggs discovered in 16 Aboitiz celebrates with media partners in agreement Aboitiz Cleanergy Park in 2014 Manila, Cebu, and Davao 30 PilmicoTHI celebrates bakery 20now years accepting of world-class online orders 45 Turtle conservation and management training held at Aboitiz Cleanergy Park 18 Aboitiz groupwide sportsfest 2014 awarding 31 Pilmicoworkmanship hatches turnkey business for Tarlac 19 The Aboitiz Honor Roll Aeta group 46 Sustainability stewards trained on greenhouse gases and resource efficiency 47 UnionBankers engage in 3 mangrove- Biofuel planting activities in Visayas Power 32 Aseagas lays the groundwork for Batangas 47 Cotabato Light supports Linis Bayan 20 Did You Know? A closer look at Open Access plant project 21 AboitizPower urges power contract reforms at AmCham forum 22 AboitizPower Generation Team of Experts CSR WeatherPhilippines formed 48 WPF conference promotes resiliency 22 APRI and STEAG Power partner to 33 EIA message: Achieving CSR 2.0 through a #WeatherWiser nation re-energize Mindanao 34 Aboitiz Foundation exceeds 200 Yolanda classrooms target 49 Better preparedness through weather and 23 NIA, SNAP break ground for Maris Reservoir tropical cyclone literacy rehab 35 Aboitiz units turn over AGAPP classrooms nationwide 50 #WOTD makes a splash online 24 VECO lauded for manpower development 50 Caraga region receives weather stations program 36 VECO donates computers to Cebu Provincial Police Office 51 Too much technology: let’s get over our 25 Davao Light Panabo marks 20 years of online addiction service to city’s northern franchise 36 VECO donates lab equipment to school 25 Davao Light releases 2nd batch of financial 37 CitySavings recognizes Project TeACH incentives to HS students Batch 1 NCR teachers-implementers People 26 Davao Light spearheads electrical house 37 CitySavings, Aboitiz Foundation provide wiring and service entrance installation DepEd Region 8 records building 4752 WelcomeWelcome to to the the Team! Team! project Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. CONTRIBUTORS Corporate Center MJ Cendaña Mantissa Samson Foundation President & CEO Chairman Yhol Colegado Risa Coloyan Jovy Tan Rechiel Cordova Erramon Aboitiz Jon Ramon Aboitiz Dexter Gianan Mary de Guzman Edelyn Juntilla Fermin Edillon Food RAFI Editor-in-Chief Mads Lacson Jade Gamas Rhea Embalzado Rene Martel Susan Valdez Sherbet Manalili Basti Lacson Krystel Gayle Guzman Thet Mesias Donjie Vertuoso WPF Managing Editor Gloidan Papas Land Development Lia Neri Franz de la Fuente May Peñaloza Banking Rea Fontanoza Sean Quimbo Alva Michelle Cabriga Kim Villacrucis Associate Editor Creative Directors Mia Zamora Ilene Geronimo Cristina Biyo Tori Vicente Jomes Ibanez Biofuel Ricky Sibonghanoy Power Paula Ruelan Eric Abulo Circulation Officer Ana Zamora Ruann May Barace Joey Samson Yhol Colegado The paper used in the inside pages is 100% biodegradable and recyclable. ABOITIZ EYES 3 5th Issue 2014 Cover Story ● The distinctly unique way we do things. ■ The way we constantly nurture our passion for better ways. ● Driven is what we are…driven to lead, driven to excel, and driven to serve. ■ Our time-honored values of integrity, teamwork, innovation, and responsibility are what guide us. ● Creating long-term value for all our stakeholders is a mission we uphold. ■ We value our fellow team members and celebrate our successes. ● As leaders, we mentor and foster teamwork. We speak what’s on our mind and deliver results for sustainable growth. Above all, we walk our talk and lead by example. ■ Sustainability is at the core of our vision for our future. ● There is only one way we can realize this vision. ■ It is through The Aboitiz Way. ABOITIZ EYES 4 5th Issue 2014 Cover Story THE ABOITIZ LEADERSHIP DIMENSIONS The Aboitiz Way and the new leadership dimensions Here at Aboitiz, our culture is fondly called “The Aboitiz Way”-- brought to life by our A-people, the team members who live and breathe all of the elements that make our organization unique from all the rest. For us, it starts as a mindset that drives us to constantly search for better ways of doing things and acts as a filter for the ideas that we pursue, nurture, and reward. This mindset is our brand essence of “Passion for Better Ways.” To ensure that this mindset comes alive in 22 senior executives embarked on a leadership our daily work life, we have a set of core values journey, setting out to identify how to raise that act as a guiding framework for how we the level of leadership competence across the behave, how every decision is made, and how enterprise, and the dimensions that characterize every action is taken. Integrity, Teamwork, the Aboitiz Leadership Brand. This group Innovation, and Responsibility define who we of leaders worked with an Australia-based are, and these values drive everything that we consulting firm called Catalyst Leadership to do in the organization. help us define these dimensions. The year- Having clarity about what we believe in, long process began with a 360o feedback what we value, and how we lead must also be assessment and was followed up by several manifested in the way we present ourselves to group discussions throughout the year, resulting the world. How we are perceived - our brand in the identification of six dimensions that make differentiators (driven to lead, driven to excel, up an Aboitiz Leader: and driven to serve) – make this clear to us. 1. Mentoring and Developing- The To create a truly high performing enterprise, leader’s ability to develop others through it is also important to have defined leadership mentoring and maintaining growth- characteristics. These differentiate what makes enhancing relationships. a leader within our culture. In April last year, ABOITIZ EYES 5 5th Issue 2014 Corporate Center Strengthening the six identified leadership dimensions within ourselves and our organization is 2. Fostering Teamwork- The leader’s ability managed and communicate.” most crucial for the to foster high performance teamwork “The Aboitiz Group must keep pace with the among team members. constantly evolving business environment by Group’s continued 3. Courageous Authenticity- The leader’s developing leaders and key talent. Let us all willingness to take tough stands, bring up commit to this leadership journey and develop success. It is our the “undiscussable” (risky issues the group even stronger and more focused capabilities avoids discussing), and openly deal with as we lead the Aboitiz Group in pursuing more responsibility as difficult relationship problems. exciting opportunities for explosive growth,” leaders to be a role 4. Achieving Results- The leader is goal he enjoined. directed and has a track record of goal Each strategic business unit leader cascaded model for the six achievement and high performance. these Aboitiz leadership dimensions to their 5. Sustainable Growth- The leader’s ability respective teams throughout the months Aboitiz leadership to achieve results that maintains or of August and September. To sustain these dimensions in how enhances the organization’s long term throughout the organization, group initiatives effectiveness. are being developed which are geared towards we think, decide, 6. Integrity- How well the leader adheres to closing the gap between the current and future the set of core values and beliefs he/she state of each dimension in our corporate life. manage, and espouses, how well he/she can be trusted All of these combined now form the communicate. to walk the talk. comprehensive system of our core values In his presentation to all key leaders groupwide and beliefs that enables us to achieve our last July 18, Erramon Aboitiz, Group President mission of creating long-term value for all our Erramon I.