High-Five Highlights of the Week
At Colart, recognising the hard work and dedication of our colleagues is essential to fostering a positive and motivating workplace culture. The "High-Fives" initiative is a special way for employees to celebrate each other’s contributions while reinforcing our four core values: Passion, Quality, Agility, and Accountability.
Here are quite a few shoutouts from around the company over the past week!
Passion - "We are committed to the future."
Marie Vincent, Holly Shires, Clemence Blanc, Sarah Clark - "Thank you for your help with making the Creating Impact wall at Frankfurt Creative World."
Antoine Bertinotti - "Many congratulations on a very well-executed leaving party for Thierry!"
Eric Drylewicz - " Eric was willing, super helpful, and eloquent in explaining some points that really drove home what I was trying to communicate."
Chris Townson - "Chris has hit the ground running, willing to learn and understand quality, sustainability and FSC with no handover."
Justine Hardy - "Only a couple of months in a new role, you are absorbing information so well… enthusiastic and action orientated."
Quality - "We strive for excellence."
Guy Peeke-Vout - "A huge thank you to Guy for taking the UK Marketing Team through the Sales Analysis report he has created on Power BI."
Joost Verbruggen - "Fantastic job with the new listing and store fit out… this is what is needed to “beat the competition” and be the best commercial team in Europe."
Christian Vallee - "Your professionalism in the intervention and installation of the large capacity charger for the L86.”
Philippe Breteau – “Working with you is a real pleasure because of your professionalism and your rigor in your work.”
Amandine Pouillet – “Amazing job on Frankfurt Creative world – not an easy task organising everyone to tight deadlines with many moving parts.”
Gregory Malet – “I want to recognise Greg for providing me with a comprehensive introduction to Kostango, delivered with great detail and clarity.”
Pierre Molac – “Pierre, I could have awarded you the 4 values for this superb video. You provided quality work, adapting to all the constraints encountered.”
Mia Foster – “A high 5 for Mia with unplanned Excel support yesterday; without this my task at hand would have been resource draining.”
Marie Loones – “Congratulations for the booklet which has been produced and covers all the benefits & assistance that each employee can obtain at Colart.”
Carole Briquet – “Congratulations for the booklet which covers employee benefits… Beyond the content, it is very easy to read and understand.”
Ajita Chamberlin – “Great "Sustainability Roundup" release this month! Congrats for bringing inspiring insights and driving awareness and curiosity.”
Agility- "Embracing change and driving innovation."
Ajita Chamberlin - " Thanks for the sustainability roundup, it's always interesting to see what's out there & I'm sure that will inspire us to implement ideas."
Rama Chebbi - "The production of the Conte film…You have taken responsibility to create something of real quality in such an agile and inspiring way.”
Fatima Kadic - "Nothing is ever too much and she is always such a great support to the brand team. The design of the new WN Promarker Wallets look fantastic."
Tim DePack - "Thank you for contributing to develop LB and CAP on NA market… Your engagement really contributes to grow our nice patrimonial brands!"
Accountability - "Building trust through responsibility."
Jake Kersey - "A warm high five for your speech today in front of the company in Le Mans. I already got many feedback that this has been much appreciated."
Jack Rees - " It’s been a challenging year, but your coaching has made a real difference. You’ve helped me develop a stronger commercial mindset."
Fatima Kadic - "Many Thanks for making all the artworks we need on CAP with such short delay. You always react quickly and professionally.”
Sebastien Metry – “Congratulations on the successful completion of the automation retrofit and the installation of the large capacity charger for the L86.”
Olivier Goidin – “Bravo for the management of the station incident on 24/12; excellent responsiveness to involve service providers.”
Laurent Eveillard – “You made it possible to avoid an even more complex situation to manage if it had worsened.”
Sharon Banks – “Thank you for driving co-workers to complete their outstanding actions that, if not completed, would impact not just at site level but at Group level too."
Amandine Pouillet – “For taking ownership and making happen the generic FSDU on SNZ… you embraced and delivered it on time and in a quality manner.”
Chloe Bordereau – “Chloe totally took ownership when it came to her part so that the project could be delivered. I had total reassurance that she knew what had to be done.”
Noemie Croguennec – “She actively contributes to better understanding our gaps to implement improvement solutions with the suppliers concerned.”
Sharifa Jordan – “It's clear that your training for Absence Counselling has had an impact. You’re making your mark and this is adding value to the business.”
Harsa Beagley – “The real accountability lies in actively supporting, encouraging, and pushing others to action, and you excel at this.”
These are just a few examples of how our team is living Colart's values every day. Whether it’s in sustainability, project management, or creative endeavours, the passion, quality, agility, and accountability demonstrated by our colleagues are truly inspiring. Let’s keep the momentum going!