HR Excellence Awards
HR’s finest hour
Recession, redundanices, reorganisation. If ever there were a time for HR to shine it is now. It is also a time for recognition. Recognition for the great work you are doing, for your team and, of course, your employees.
The HR Excellence Awards 2009 are your chance to achieve that recognition and celebrate your teams and organisations. In 2009 good HR practice and employer reputation are going to be in the spotlight as never before as organisations seek to motivate and engage staff while driving performance in what will probably be the most challenging time for half a centuty.
Since their launch in 1995 the awards have established themselves as one of the key events for our profession. At Human Resources we are proud to be involved in something making such a positive statement about the great work those in the profession have been doing during the past 12 months.
Areas such as talent management, change management, employee engagement, retention, flexible working and internal communications are going to be vital to get through the downturn and we will be looking to reward the best in these categories. The awards also focus on important areas such as learning and development, technology and health and wellbeing. We know there are great examples out there and are looking forward to seeing best practice and the results they have brought to organisations.
This year we are adding some new categories and redefining others. Our new CSR category will recognise the huge business benefits that result from bringing the people element into CSR. We are also introducing new Public Sector and Third Sector categories following feedback from last year’s awards. Both sectors traditionally perform well in the regular HR Excellence categories, regularly beating private sector counterparts to win the top accolades. But these additions are an extra recognition of some of the particular people issues facing both sectors.
“People are our greatest asset.” How many chief executives and managing directors do we know that say that? This year the HR Excellence Awards will be scrutinising their words and awarding the CEO or MD that has delivered results by putting people at the top of the agenda. And, of course, we will be announcing the HR Director of the Year and HR Gold Award at the ceremony in July 2009.
The awards night, on 1 July 2009 at the Hilton in Park Lane, will be a great networking occasion and is not to be missed. So show us that you are the best and I look forward to seeing you in July.
Siân Harrington
Editor
HR Magazine
