Author: Nicole Bailey

Helping to Educate our future generations at the Niveda…

November 11, 2019November 12, 2019
by Nicole Bailey

On the 24^th October 2019 our team, lead by Chhavi Shriya, attended the Niveda Vidya Mandir Centre with 80 boxes stationary (books, pencil sets, crayons, drawing book providing to more than 50 children. Located in Noida, Nithari Village, Sector 31, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301. The NGO is working towards educating unprivileged kids.

The excitement the children displayed was contagious and the team enjoyed singing, dancing, lighting candles, reading books to the school-aged kids.

Our Noida Enable team challenged the children to a friendly dance and the children said that enjoyed the cake most.

The Niveda Foundation believes in education & skills development

“Our kids are the future of our nation. We ensure they acquire educated and enough skills to become responsible citizen.”

The teachers and management of the foundation said “The children were so happy and excited for cake cutting and gifts received”

Team members include :

Chhavi Shriya, Faheem Rafiq Ali, Utsav Jain, Krishna Gupta, Abhishek Kumar, Ridhima Kalra, Shailesh Kumar, Shubham Bhatia, Minakshi Gupta, Richa, Rani Sharma, Rajat Jain, Vikram, Kumar Anand, Rohan Verma, Prerna Dhinkar, Kajal Thakur, Simran Saini, Agosh, Bhramdutt Sharma, Wajjudin, Hardik, Karan Kumar, Adarsh Singh

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Madhu Mansion Charitable Trust orphanage visit

November 11, 2019November 12, 2019
by Nicole Bailey

On the sacred a day of Diwali, our generous Bangalaru team decided to spread some light to those less fortunate with a visit to the Madhu Mansion Charitable Trust orphanage.

This orphanage is very close to our Bangalaru office and the team wanted to provide positive vibes throughout their community.

On the 25^th October 2019 our team, lead by Abhay Roy, attended the Madhu Mansion Charitable Trust with 50 boxes of daily usable items such as food grains, vegetables and hygiene products providing to more than 50 children.

The excitement the children displayed was deafening, joy was spread to all and hearts warmed with singing, dancing, lighting candles, reading books to the school-aged kids.

The Enable team challenged the children to a friendly game of rock/paper/scissors and the children said that enjoyed taking photos with our Enablers.

The teachers and management of the orphanage mentioned that they were pleased with our visit and the quality time spent with the children on the day, they appreciated the Enable teams help and service and look forward to seeing the team again next year.

Team members include :

Abinash Bal, Ankit Keshari, Avinash Sharma, Brunda NT, Chethan Murthy, Hema Ramachandran, Keshav Singh, Mayank Singh, Niharika Upadhyay, Radhika Mahajan, Rishabh Gahlawat, Sanjay Mansingh, Sarfraz Nawaz, Sasidhar S, Shahid Islam, Shirisha Mohan, Ayush Biswal

Awards

NSW Hackathon Winners – Enable and WaterNSW

October 30, 2019October 31, 2019
by Nicole Bailey

Yesterday, Enable were announced as the winners Engage NSW Hackathon.

Competing against our ServiceNow providers such as KPMG, DXC Technology and Deloitte at Start-Up Hub for NSW Fishburners.

NSW Government is on a journey to digitally transform for the benefit of its Citizens.

A challenge was created, known as the NSW Hackathon and sponsored by the Minister for Customer Service, the Hon. Victor Dominello :

“Governments have to be brave enough, humble enough, and caring enough to ask for feedback in a way that is intuitive and easy – then act on this feedback to improve services” EngageNSW Hackathon – ServiceNow is running a hackathon on 29th October in partnership with The Minister and the Department of Customer Service for NSW to seek ideas on how to engage better with government.

The brief is simple:
Create innovative new ways for Government to engage with the community and deliver a better citizen experience.
The early start didn’t phase our team who prepared to hack the brief and create a useful app. Partnering with WaterNSW, Enable presented a framework focused on solving the problem statement below:

“How can we consolidate data sources, close the loop on community sentiment, highlight key issues and provide action with transparency for all citizens?”

After an intense building session and initial presentations, the 5 finalists were announced.

Pandas – NSW Police
Enabling Engagement – Enable Professional Services Partnering with WaterNSW
DPIE in the sky – Department of Primary Industry and Environment
Coasties – Central Coast Council
TM LAbS

The teams battled it out presenting clever and innovative ideas such as “kids skate park locator app” and a “water catchment area locator.”

The win, however, voted by a panel of judges including; David Oakley, Vice President and Managing Director ServiceNow Australia, the Hon. Victor Dominello MP, Minister for Customer Service, amongst others but the first place voting was unanimous and Enable took out yet another award.

Paul Thomason, Director of Strategy and Innovation mentioned,

“I am so proud of the Enable Professional Services team winning at the engage NSW government hackathon yesterday. Thanks to NSW Water who provided the team with key insights.”

Great sponsorship and support by ServiceNow and Hon. Victor Dominello MP As with all our awards, it’s truly a team effort with interstate and Sydney Enablers joining together to present their best efforts. Congratulations to all including James Taylor, Nicole Bailey, Jatin Aurora, Michael Cassidy, Davina Simpson, Paul Thomason, Chris Fenton and our graduate Ramya Devarasetty all adding value in their own way.

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That’s a Wrap – Future of Work Singapore

October 28, 2019November 6, 2019
by Nicole Bailey

In 2019, ServiceNow hosted a tour, known as the Future of Work, across the globe.

Promising to deliver new ways to inspire innovation, create excellent customer and employee experiences, and unleash productivity at work, then the Future of Work is the event for you.

FUTURE OF WORK ASIA
What’s new and what’s next in the world of work
Increased demands for efficiency and productivity – how do you combine it with a workplace where employees feel good, comfortable, developed and stimulated? It’s a challenge that is key for creating the Future of work. At the FUTURE OF WORK – we take the challenge and with customers and partners in focus, we will give you real examples on how to create an innovative attractive workday for the Future.
ServiceNow helps you deliver great employee and customer experiences. Future of Work is the place to learn, connect and get inspired to deliver on those experiences. The event is a mix of customer and partner stories and experts from ServiceNow giving insights on how to run a company with efficiency and heart.

Hosted at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre the event was geared up to be one of the biggest events in the ASEAN calendar.

In Asia, our incredible Singapore team headed up by Singapore General Manager Krist Yong along with Hong Kong General Manager Raymond Ho, CEO Bruce Hara and Head of People and Culture Rachel Sparkes, attended the event armed with bundles of energy ready to inform attendees about Enables products and services. MAs well as provide a plethora of gifts and giveaways. We also sponsored our first ever Robot Cafe keeping attendees fuelled up and entertained with their caffeine hit.

Sachin Bhasin and Wei Chuan presented at the main theatre, Enable the latest offering, CASE, while the team chatted to attendees at our Platinum Sponsor Booth.

The evening prior to the Future of Work Expo, Enable were also recognised as a “Top Service Provider” in the ASEAN region.

Krist Yong mentioned “At Enable, we are thrilled to sponsor ServiceNow Future of Work 2019 in Singapore. Support of Future of Work is proof our dedication and laser-focused expertise in the platform and our customers. We would like to delight our customers in solving their business problems for years to come!”

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Mark Galgsdies – Organisational Change Manager

October 27, 2019
by Nicole Bailey

Mark joined Enable Professional Services in a newly-created Organisational Change Manager role in early 2019.

He is a military veteran, having spent 8 years, in the early days, as an Air Force Education Officer before embarking on a 25-year career in training, development and organisation change across a wide range of sectors, including:

Banking/Finance
Oil/Gas/Mining
Construction
Government and TAFE
IT
Defence contracting

Mark has a number of awards and recognitions from his time as an officer in the RAAF and since, including:

Australian Defence Medal
Justice of the Peace in NSW
Various internal innovation and staff recognition awards

His experience spans the full spectrum of teaching, education, training and Organisational Change Management:

High school maths and science teacher
Education Officer RAAF – training, training management, instructional design, lecturing
National Training and Development Manager
National Sales Training Manager
Organisational Change Consultant

Mark joined Enable after meeting with the Senior Management team. He commented, “The recognition, by Enable, of how important Organisational Change Management (OCM) is in driving customer successes in their ServiceNow implementations AND creating this specific, new role to bolster our capacity to do so spoke volumes to me about how seriously Enable takes OCM, and training and adoption.

It’s a real honour and privilege to be the first person in this role at Enable. To be given the opportunity to take all the good things Enable’s already done in the training space and broaden that to include OCM and Adoption solutions for clients is hugely important.”

Mark is inspired by a quote from an American philosopher:

He stated “In times of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.”

In my roles over the years as teacher, trainer, manager, coach, and more recently organisational change manager this quote resonates with me more and more strongly every day. It talks about life-long learning and in my role I get to create and drive these learning opportunities for large numbers of customers whose staff are going through lots of work changes.

On the weekends you will find Mark at the beach or on Sydney Harbour with his family, gyming with his wife, stand-up paddle boarding, or out running with his dogs!

Follow Mark on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/markgalgsdies/

Awards

Enable Recognized as ServiceNow’s Top Services Partner in Singapore

October 27, 2019October 27, 2019
by Nicole Bailey

Enable are proud to be recognized as Top Services Partner from ServiceNow for excellence in building and expanding their ServiceNow partnership in the ASEAN region.

Krist Yong & Gavin Teo, who lead Enable Singapore office, attended Asia PartnerNow 2019 event. The event is a precursor to the Annual Singapore Event Future of Work.

Enable Professional Services have been recognized for their:

Expansion into new markets in APJ with local presence
A continued increase in certification across the key ServiceNow products
Commitment to ServiceNow as the platform and product solution of choice for great customer outcomes
High customer satisfaction results are achieved through close collaboration and engagement with ServiceNow as a partner.

For more details about the Future of Work Summit in Singapore head here

Events

Diwali Celebration at Enable

October 25, 2019November 4, 2019
by Nicole Bailey

5 facts about Diwali

1) Diwali is an important religious festival originating in India.

2) Diwali takes place annually and lasts for five days, marking the start of the Hindu New Year.

3) Diwali is a celebration of lights and legends –– Diwali is also a time to have fun with friends and family! People exchange gifts and sweets, enjoy delicious feasts, watch firework displays and wear new clothes. It’s a time to clean and decorate your home, too.

4) Rangoli is a popular Diwali tradition –– beautiful patterns made using colourful powders and flowers. People draw rangoli on the floor by the entrance of their homes to welcome the gods and bring good luck!

5) Globally our Enablers really know how to throw a great party celebrating the festival of the lights.

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In Australia, we enjoyed Diwali pot luck style lunches with all team members sharing a meal. In Melbourne and Sydney, team members dressed in ethnic dress and shared a traditional lunch of home made curries, rice, roti, and pani puri. A full-on spice, colours and flavour explosion.

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In India, we had Diwali celebration on Thursday (Noida) and Friday (Bangalore).

This year the theme of Diwali celebration was “This Diwali do something different”.

Our Bangalore team used their creative touch to product gorgeous Rangoli and a welcoming entrance with fresh flowers.

The Noida team went above and beyond by attending an orphan centre and spreading happiness to children in need.

Team members decorated the entrance of the Noida and Bangalore offices with rangoli made of flowers and candles to welcome the gods and bring good luck for the year to come. Then team members celebrated Diwali with some games and decoration competition and ethnic dress day.

A huge thank you to all social coordinators for your assistance in creating such a colourful and inclusive event. *Niharika, Chethan, Avinash, Utsav, Manish, Shreya and Sonali

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Noida Enable Company Picnic Day – India

October 23, 2019November 6, 2019
by Nicole Bailey

COMPANY PICNIC

On the 12h October, our team members in Enable’ Centre of Excellence (COE) attended the amazing Lohagarh Fort., just 1 and ah hour south-west of Delhi for a well deserved day of sun, fun, food, entertainment and team building.

Lohagarh is a family-friendly recreation hub offering organized games, animal rides & crafts, plus food & lodging.

Hosted by Chhavi Shriya, Director of India, the team enjoyed camel rides, tractor and motorbike rides, patted the rabbits and chickens in the children’s farm, wandered haunted houses, watched puppet shows.

They challenged each other to complete obstacle courses, a dancing competition and ride mechanical bulls.

Of course, it wouldn’t be an Enable Team event without a friendly tug of war.

The COE team members finished up by enjoying a feast fit for an amazing team.

This annual event was enjoyed by more than 40 of our excellent team members.
Thank you to our creative corner team members for arranging the day – Niharika, Avinash and Chethan.
Check out some of the fun below:

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Perth Running Festival and the Smith Family

October 10, 2019October 14, 2019
by Nicole Bailey

Our Enable Professional Services Perth team completed this year Perth Running Festival on Sunday 6th October.

Right now, in labs in Perth, hundreds of scientists are working towards the next medical breakthrough.

Supporting this event allows the Harry Perkins Foundation to plan for big goals, like making cancer non-lethal, discovering disease genes that give families answers they so desperately need and finding treatments for heart disease. It supports brilliant minds at work with the best interests of your family and loved ones at heart. And provides researchers with stability and security so that they can focus solely on lifesaving research.

The breakthroughs Perkins researchers are making in the labs will lead to potential cures. Without research, there are no new treatments, no advances in medicine, no chance of finding that one thing that will stop a disease in its tracks.

Enable, through it’s Corporate & Social Responsibility program, raised some much-needed funds for the Harry Perkins Foundation, Since 1998, the Perkins has grown to become one of the nation’s leading adult medical research centres, where a close-knit teams of more than 450 research and trial staff work together to defeat the major diseases that impact our community.

If you missed the event, you can still help by visiting https://lnkd.in/gyCH4zQ.

Finishing on the hallowed turf and shown on the big screen. A great day out and for such a good cause.

Our team including Darren Everett, Graham Strydom, Nino Gonzales, and supported by Swity Patal (and her baby bump) aimed to help raise awareness for the amazing work The Harry Perkins Foundation are embarking on.

Thanks to the Perth team, our customers and all who contributed to fundraising or supporting on the day.

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My Business Awards – Finalist Enable Professional Services

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019
by Nicole Bailey

The 2019 MyBusiness Awards finalists have been announced and Enable have been listed as a finalist for the Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Business of the Year

This award recognises the ICT business that has most effectively capitalised on market opportunities and driven demonstrable business growth.

The My Business Awards is the premier awards program celebrating SME business owners, providing unique opportunities for the finalists and winners to showcase their talent and excellence in the industry.

After much discussion, the judges decided on the following finalists.

Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Business of the Year

Enable Professional Services

Enable are listed among a list of other extremely successful ICT Businesses including:

Crackerjack IT Solutions
Donesafe
Edge Telecommunications
Enable Professional Services
Green Light Worldwide
iQ3
Iugo
Lawcadia
Over the Wire
Successful Endeavours