The next step after achieving the excellence is winning the awards. The award models have criteria and certain benchmark is required to be achieved. The criteria is not very easy to fulfill, but at the same time, not impossible to achieve. All businesses srive to achieve the excellence, but all do not achieve the excellence of same level. Everything is compared. The best among the category win the award.
The process of examining the applications and assessing the businesses for verification of facts is very transparent and honest. The selection of examiners itself is very stringent. For every achievement and failure, the evidence is required, that should be reproducible. The examiners are bound by code of conduct and follow ethical practices Impartiality is ensured and every aspect of the business is objectively examined. Over and above there is a panel of reviewers, who ensure that the process of examination is correct and accurate.
There are various excellence models which the businesses can challenge. Right from the 5S levels up to the Deming prize, there are several awards which could be challenged. The criteria for the awards include safety, environment, energy saving, social responsibility as well. They also include knowledge, awareness, effective implementation, continuous measurements and monitoring, continual improvements and so on.
The benefits of winning the awards include brand image, competitiveness, cost reduction, employee engagement, excellence, involvement of top management, improved customer satisfaction, improved culture, improved relationship, growth of the business etc.
The examiners are mostly, third party assessors. They are experienced, matured and expert in assessments. They are very competent in findings the strengths and areas of improvement. For the top management the assessment report is like a mirror, in which they are able to see, how their business looks like.
The businesses are like a bicycle. It should be paddled continuously, in order to avoid the fall. There should be continuous growth, in order to avoid the losses. The assessments keep the businesses on toes. Unless there is check, the development is not possible. Appearing for the exams continuously, ensures the success and the growth.
The mentor has vast experience in auditing, assessing and examining the businesses for various excellence awards and not only that the mentor has first implemeted all these in his professional career with esteemed organizations and then he has become assessor and mentor.
All the very best for the businesses those who want to grow thought the journey of excellence and win theawards !!
– Prashant