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YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

2 Period July 2009


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YOU CAN MAKE A


DIFFERENCE!
AWARD PROGRAM-JULY 2009

Dear Colleagues,
We are very pleased to announce you
the 2nd session of YCMAD Award
Program!
Introduced in 1986, the program
continues to be Colgates premier
recognition and reward program
honoring individual and team
achievements that have contributed
to our business success.
It is your chance now, to be part of
this initiatives, by nominating your
colleagues or even yourself!

HOW CAN YOU BE


REWARDED?

RECOGNITION AND REWARDS CRITERIA

The goal of the program is to


recognize & reward achievements
that demonstrates innovation,
ingenuity and executional
excellence.
It can be in all areas and levels of
business, form the small everyday
miracles that affect an individual
work unit to the larger,
extraordinary achievements which
change our business landscape.
Please find below the general
criteria that defines a YCMAD-worthy
nomination

GENERAL CRITERIA
WHAT YOU NEED TO PROOVE!

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6.

Projects that drive our Strategic


Initiatives: Focus on Consumers, the
Profession and our Customers,
Effectiveness & Efficiency in
Everything, Innovation Everywhere,
Leadership
Strong growth or savings
achievements
Projects that advance our critical
actions
Initiatives w/ outstanding results
Projects that support our
sustainability efforts
Strong demonstration of leadership,
including personal leadership
competencies, and ethics and
compliance

SPECIFIC EXAMPLES
WHAT IS A WINNING PROJECT?

a) Organizing and managing a successful


new product launch
b) Developing and implementing an
outstanding strategy for category growth
c) Creating speed-to-shelf packaging to
streamline shelf replenishment
d) Coordinating a 360-degree Marketing
launch to gain market shares
e) Developing and implementing
programs that support the environment,
community or employee health & safety
f) Creating initiatives that help support
work-life balance
g) Designing methods for sharing
information and feedback across teams,
work units and within organization

NEXT STEPS
BEING INVOLVED AND WINNING

First, you will need to get involved:


nominate you're colleagues or even
yourself!
Get all details about the project you
want to nominate and fill in the
Nomination Form attached.
Be sure you will apply by 31st of July
2009. The Nomination Form needs to
be submitted to YCAMD Committee by
the closing date of the period.
After all nominations received will be
closely evaluated, the winner will be
announced and rewarded!
Contact us for any questions!

USEFULL INFO
ROMANIAN YCMAD COMMITTEE

There are 3 periods in a year for


submitting the nominations:
1.
2.
3.

Period 1: by March 31st


Period 2: by July 31st
Period 3: by November 14

2009 YCMAD Committee:


Mihaela Maslea
Dana Gherghe
Ioana Ruta
Daniel Opait
Emanuel Segal
This year surprise:
For those of you that will send a
nominalization, there will be a special
Colgate gift

Thank you!

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