I love an excuse for people to get dressed up and the CIPD People Management Awards provided just that opportunity!On the 17th September the glamorous event took place at the Hilton Park Lane.The CIPD People Management Awards (CIPD PMAs) are the most prestigious Awards in the profession. Delivered in partnership with People Management Magazine, the Awards recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements in people management and development and the impact it has on business success. The Awards are open to all types of organisations, regardless of size or sector.Seventeen awards were up for grabs, including Change Management, Building HR Capability, Supplier of the Year, two student prizes and a special award recognising efforts to promote diversity. Host for the evening was Gyles Brandreth.The champagne was flowing, with beautiful food surrounded by the creme de la creme of the HR and L&D professionals. It was also a really fantastic opportunity to bring my team at work together (they don't half scrub up well :-)The Award that I was short listed for was "The Michael Kelly Outstanding Student of the Year Award (Foundation and Intermediate level)" however I unfortunately did not win on this occasion. The award went to an HR Professional who had revamped the recruitment processes within her organisation saving the business a considerable £250,000 in just 14 months.I took the opportunity with the project I led to challenge my organisation in the way "things have always been done" to take risks, move further towards adult learning whilst experimenting with new and innovative ways of learning. This all came directly from my learnings with DPG.I was of course disappointed not to have won but in hindsight (and from feedback sent to me from CIPD since the awards) I entered my project too early-it only went live in June and therefore hard business results are not yet available....this is a big learning!I wanted to share my feedback from the CIPD judges with you:David is passionate about learning and development and he is moving onto the next level of the CIPD qualification. His career aspirations to work in the learning and development arena have only recently been realised after a successful career as cabin crew and cabin crew management.A large well conceived and executed project involving both pilot and trainer interventions, which clearly demonstrated the use of a range of learning models, innovative ways of delivery and the HR profession map. An initial evaluation (reaction) provides some indication of initial success. Central to the project was engaging a wide range of stakeholders (20). It is very good in terms of the story so far, but the vast majority of staff have yet to go through the training, so it won’t be for another year before we know whether the objectives have been fully met.David clearly demonstrated knoweldge of the business and the impact of this project.A learning: you need to plan and execute a project but then leave enough time after to be able to assess the real impact the project has on the business. You need hard evidence, the more specific you can be the better. In hindsight, my entry was only 75% baked the real hard business results won't be known for a good few months yet......perhaps I should re-enter it next year?!Next year I would like to see more L&D winners at the CIPD PM Awards. Any entries need to be able to paint the full picture, the beginning, middle and most importantly the end of any project.Would I enter again?....you bet I would!
Thanks so much for sharing David and whilst the result wasn't what you would have liked it's fantastic to see you get so much from the experience. It's great you can now share this experience for others to learn from and indeed inspire others to do the same.
I took the opportunity with the project I led to challenge my organisation in the way "things have always been done" to take risks, move further towards adult learning whilst experimenting with new and innovative ways of learning. This all came directly from my learnings with DPG.
This sums it up for me and is what should drive us forward to change the way in which we do things for the better. It sounds like you all had a great night and came together and celebrated as a team and the fact that you've come away from the event a little wiser and still hungry for more demonstrates you've got a great future in the industry - well done and look forward to hearing more about your journey!
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Thanks so much for sharing David and whilst the result wasn't what you would have liked it's fantastic to see you get so much from the experience. It's great you can now share this experience for others to learn from and indeed inspire others to do the same.
This sums it up for me and is what should drive us forward to change the way in which we do things for the better. It sounds like you all had a great night and came together and celebrated as a team and the fact that you've come away from the event a little wiser and still hungry for more demonstrates you've got a great future in the industry - well done and look forward to hearing more about your journey!