Business Leader Awards:

Nominees are assessed on the following criteria:

Visionary Leadership

• Inspires, shares and develops a vision for the future of the organisation 
• Sees beyond existing structures, practices and ideas 
• Encourages and develops leadership among staff and colleagues.

Innovation 

• Generates new and better ways to solve business problems 
• Builds a business culture that encourages and rewards innovation 
• Drives and implements useful change 
• Looks for better ways to do things.

Risk Taking 

• Makes tough decisions regardless of popularity or appearances 
• Runs a business that can defy conventional wisdom to achieve its desired results 
• Sensibly manages risk and return.

Adding value

• Makes a measurable difference to the success and quality of the business and motivates others to do the same  
  
• Safeguards the organisation’s future.

Best practice

• Builds quality relationships with customers, shareholders, suppliers and staff 
• Maintains high ethical and professional standards  
• Operates transparently, provides clear and constant disclosure of financial data and is accountable to shareholders.

Employee relations

• Guards the health and safety of workers  
• Employs work practices that encourage employees’ personal and career development 
• Rewards staff appropriately, achieves high staff retention, reduces industrial disputes 
• Welcomes and acknowledges staff’s contribution to the organisation’s success.

Contribution to the community

• Supports charities and professional and business organisations 
• Involves the organisation in areas of national and international significance – where relevant 
  
• Ensures an organisational awareness of triple bottom line issues.

Outstanding Chartered Accountant in Business Award

Nominees are assessed on the following criteria: 

Leadership

• Encourages and develops leadership among staff and colleagues 
• Has played a leadership role in a range of organisations/situations.

Strategic vision

• Inspires, shares and develops a vision for the future of the organisation 
• Sees beyond existing structures, practices and ideas 
• Innovates to improve the organisation’s strategic direction.

Change management

• Adapts to change 
  
• Drives and implements change.

Best practice

• Pursues quality relationships with customers, shareholders, suppliers and staff 
• Maintains high ethical and professional standards.

Commercial acumen

• Has a demonstrated history of commercial success 
• Makes a measurable difference to the success and quality of the organisation and motivates others to do the same.

Interpersonal skills

• Has strong working relationships with staff, colleagues and senior executives 
• Welcomes and acknowledges staff’s contribution to the organisation’s success.

Contribution to the community

• Supports charities and professional and business organisations 
• Involves the organisation in matters of national and international significance – where relevant 
• Ensures an organisational awareness of triple bottom line issues.