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In ceremonies and special events, customized awards serve as powerful symbols of recognition, achievement, and appreciation. These personalized tokens not only celebrate individual excellence but also inspire others to strive for greatness. The linked article explores the significance of customized awards in ceremonies and the impact they have on recipients and the community.

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One of my main obejectives since being in the business was to digitally innovate what we do in regards to SHEQ. I am not the most technically gifted on computers but this has truly been a real success from my team. From my experience, this day in age in construction, we have various apps that do different things from permit management, observation and incident management etc. We are asking a lot of site staff who can often see technology as extra and can become difficult to use when it’s different applications. We have designed a system that anyone can input various data via a simple QR codes on site. It has been completely designed to suit our processes and procedures. It includes; - Observations - Incidents - SHEQ audits - Leadership Tours - Daily Diaries - Site Manager inspections - Non-conformance and ITP We are also updating the system to capture carbon reporting, RAMS appraisal processes along with other useful tools. The highlight for me isn’t that they capture the data but a lot of the system works together to highlight good and bad trends with anything related to Health, Safety, Environement, Sustainability and Quality along with producing dashboard. One single action log per project supports any output from the above list. Results.. to put into context, our site teams have reacted well and taken to use the functions frequently. The first 5 months of 2023 seen us receive 71 observations. The first 5 months of this year since the launch has seen 1,183. Proud to have been shortlisted for the Constructing Exellence South West Awards, my team certainly deserve it for the hours of building this around the usual full time busy jobs.

Recently, I received multiple messages inviting me to accept awards in cities like London, Paris, and India, all requiring payment. These offers reveal a troubling trend in the awards industry: paying for recognition. Genuine awards should be merit-based and not come with a cost. Authentic recognition holds more value and credibility, with clear selection criteria and transparent processes. To identify paid awards, be wary of unsolicited invitations, upfront fees, vague criteria, and pressure tactics. Research the organization, consult your network, and evaluate the true value before committing. Let's stay informed and support each other by raising awareness about these practices. If you’ve had similar experiences, share your story to help build a transparent and trustworthy professional community. #UnpaidAwards #ProfessionalRecognition #Transparency #StayInformed

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This sort of bullsh*t irritates me and undermines the awards sector. Now, I don’t want to appear ungrateful, but how can we win an award a) for something we didn’t enter and b) for which we had to provide no evidence of impact? Do I want to pay to be featured in their magazine?!! You can probably guess… I get perhaps 1-2 ‘nominations’ a week for awards where I get to pay money (surprise surprise) to be featured. I get this is just one business model amongst many, but does anyone take these sort of awards seriously? The awards I enter have been/will be those with rigorous judging (what’s the point of you don’t learn) and where I don’t pay to enter because the goal is to genuinely showcase best practice - not receipts. Does anyone take these things seriously and if you’re constantly on the receiving end, what do you do?

Being a business for good is not just for B Corp Month, but for life! If, like me, you're keen on a a brighter, better future for all, then this recent B Corp Month has been very motivating to witness as more and more businesses are finding new ways to grow their impact.  Incredible things happen when you focus on growth with purpose; and becoming a B Corp, and joining the community, is the absolute example of this. Let us know at Actus Consulting if you'd like to find out more about what it means to be a B Corp. We're always happy to chat. #BCorpMonth #purposeledbusiness  #BCorp #purposeled

March is B Corp month! Every year B Lab and the global B Corp community join together to celebrate everything it means to be a B Corp…. …. B Lab’s standards are not the benchmark of business perfection, because there is no such thing as a perfect business. B Corp Certification requires a company to meet high standards of social and environmental performance and it is the beginning of a journey of continuous improvement 💪🏽. #BCorpMonth #BCorp #BCorporation #continiousimprovement

So that’s it! It’s all over for another year. Today is the deadline for entries for the Woman Who Achieves Awards 2024. When I say ‘today’ I actually mean Midnight tonight 🕛 Now here’s the thing… The Awards opened for entry on 1st December 2023!!! That’s a whole 90 something days ago. However, as always, the majority of entries will ping into my inbox today. In fact, they will keep pinging right up to midnight. I love the deadline dancers 👯 On Monday, I’ll spend the day checking, sorting and sending the entries to the shortlist panel. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday I’ll receive a number of emails asking if it’s too late to submit an entry… usually stating one of the following: ➡️ ‘I’ve just got back from holiday’… What, you’ve been on holiday for 3 months? ➡️‘I wrote the wrong deadline date in my diary’… yes a genuine mistake, but it didn’t say submit your entry ON the deadline date. ➡️‘The dog ate my notebook’… yes, I’ve received that one several times, and one I used regularly at school 🐾 So, you have the whole day today to get your entry submitted. It’s not too late… but tomorrow it will be. Good luck 🍀 🏆 ……………………………………………………….. 🏆 Enter the Woman Who Achieves Awards 2024. Visit the Woman Who website for free resources and tips enter. ✔️ Join the growing Woman Who Community on Facebook where you can ask questions for support 🔔 Follow for future content and thoughts