{"id":17420,"date":"2025-05-22T15:39:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T13:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=17420"},"modified":"2025-05-27T13:15:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T11:15:08","slug":"shine-like-a-gem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/17420","title":{"rendered":"Shine like a GEM\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17420\" class=\"elementor elementor-17420\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-289af0d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"289af0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d8d98b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d8d98b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">At GEMS, excellence does not go unnoticed. Management has implemented a rewards initiative that creates a positive dynamic within the team, motivating everyone to give their best while cultivating a spirit of camaraderie. <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758d446 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"758d446\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/colorful-balloons-1024x494.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17444\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/colorful-balloons-1024x494.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/colorful-balloons-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/colorful-balloons-768x370.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/colorful-balloons-1536x740.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/colorful-balloons.jpg 2002w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae233f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae233f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since the last quarter of 2024, the management of the GEMS Hospital Benefit Care Coordinators Department has\u202fimplemented weekly, quarterly, and annual rewards for the top performers.<\/p><p>\u201cPop-a-balloon\u201d, as it is fondly called, is aimed at fostering healthy competition among employees. Each week, team members are evaluated on various performance criteria, and those who stand out for their efficiency, excellence and dedication receive attractive prizes.<\/p><p>\u201cSome of the weekly top performers included three learners from the Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) programme, Valentine Tshabalala, Kamogelo Molefe and Annah Motloutse,\u201d says Marjorie Grobler, Mental Health Team Leader at GEMS HEM.<\/p><p>Senior manager Liesel Alexander says the approach \u201ccontributes to achieving our business goals and rewarding our staff who go the extra mile while ensuring that our customers receive exceptional service\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef6e0b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ef6e0b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n  <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n  <title>Blockquote Example<\/title>\n  <style>\n    blockquote {\n      font-style: italic;\n      color: #555;\n      border-left: 4px solid #2bb673; \/* green accent *\/\n      margin: 0px;\n      padding: 10px 20px;\n      background-color: #f9f9f9;\n    }\n\n    cite {\n      display: block;\n      margin-top: 10px;\n      text-align: left;\n      color: #ed1c24; \/* red accent *\/\n      font-weight: bold;\n    }\n  <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n  <blockquote>\n    \u201cThis initiative not only seeks to encourage individual excellence but also to reinforce our commitment to providing faster and higher-quality customer service.\n    <cite>\u2013 Bongani Luvuno, GM of GEMS Hospital Benefit Care Coordinators. <\/cite>\n  <\/blockquote>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div style=\"display:flex; gap:10px;justify-content:center\" class=\"wps-pgfw-pdf-generate-icon__wrapper-frontend\">\n\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17420?action=genpdf&amp;id=17420\" class=\"pgfw-single-pdf-download-button\" ><img src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-generator-for-wp\/admin\/src\/images\/PDF_Tray.svg\" title=\"Generate PDF\" style=\"width:auto; height:45px;\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At GEMS, excellence does not go unnoticed. 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