Abu Dhabi: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, attended a ceremony honouring 1,460 federal government employees, both men and women, who obtained assessments exceeding expectations according to the performance management system results for 2013.
The ceremony was held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre (Adnec).
The ceremony was attended by Lieutenant General Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth, and Community Development, and a number of other shaikhs, ministers, and senior officials.
During the ceremony Shaikh Mohammad stressed that the UAE’s development march under the leadership of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan stops at different stations to enable awarding unknown soldiers among loyal citizens and to thank them for their excellently executed jobs for the UAE.
He told the awarded employees that their excellence and superiority is in reality the excellence and superiority of the UAE as a whole and that all excellent performers in the country are leaders, and will also become excellent leaders if they step up the quality of their performance while working on preparing other leaders.
The biggest successes are those that are directed towards serving one’s country, easing people’s lives, and achieving happiness for the community, he added.
Shaikh Mohammad handed 147 certificates to employees who performed with excellence for two consecutive years in a row according to the rules and regulations of the federal government’s performance management system for government employees.
In this context Shaikh Mohammad pointed out this category of excellence for two consecutive years deserved to be honored by him in recognition of their important role in transmitting positive energy in a dynamic working environment.
Shaikh Mohammad explained that the advanced levels achieved by the UAE in competitiveness, leadership, excellence and government efficiency require everyone to double their efforts and teamwork with clear vision to maintain these gains.
He added that they must adopt new work norms that are based on creative thinking, emitting positive thinking, and launching initiatives that enhance the UAE’s competitiveness that is in line with the country’s 2021 vision and its national agenda.
At the conclusion of the ceremony Shaikh Mohammad took commemorative photos with the 1,460 honoured employees working in 1,200 ministries and federal agencies, including 260 employees of independent ministries and federal agencies
Shaikh Mohammad congratulated them for their outstanding efforts in carrying out their jobs and their contributions to enhancing the federal government’s productivity.
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The performance management system for federal government agencies 2012 is considered one of the best human resource practices at the federal government level, which it seeks to anchor by linking an employee’s individual goals to the objectives of the establishment and thus the federal government’s strategy.
The system measures the efficiency of the staff and steps it up through rewarding achievement and motivating staff. This helps in creating efficiencies and national abilities to move forward towards leadership and excellence, sought by the UAE to reach the highest echelons of global competitiveness.
The performance management system is a process used to evaluate employee performance compared with targets and key indicators of performance, and it is also a practical translation process for all phases of planning in the government and instils justice, transparency and equality among all employees.
The system is part of a structure of policies, legislation and HR systems and benefits from global best practices and lays the foundation for a new culture in the work of federal government institutions. It serves as a great achievement added to a series of federal government achievements to constitute a reference for all ministries and federal agencies in managing the performance of their employees in the best possible manner.
