We are now well and truly into the winter awards season, with many industries choosing to recognise their stars with a corporate awards ceremony. The end of the year gives businesses the chance to reward those who have achieved the most for a company or industry over the previous year and recognise achievement. While corporate awards ceremonies are a great way of rewarding those who have stood out over the year, they can also incentivise and motivate others to try and reach the same heights the following year.
Although corporate awards ceremonies are popular events, they can sometimes provoke hostilities, and some who do not win may not treat it with the same wry smile and round of applause that you see on TV. While it is great to win a corporate award and it can inspire others, care has to be taken to make sure any runners up do not feel put out. Offices can be competitive places which can lead to good results but bosses must ensure that this does not boil over into ill feeling.
Winning a corporate award will be a great feeling for those that win, but it is important to remember that there will be many talented people in a team or workplace who won't win an award for their efforts. While corporate awards are an effective way of recognising the achievements of individuals, by their very nature they do not recognise the achievements of everybody.
A quick look at a list of Nobel Prize for Literature losers will show clearly that sometimes, for one reason or another, talent is not as recognised as it should be. Previous runners up include Leo Tolstoy, H.G.Wells, and Sigmund Freud, which just goes to show that sometimes, if the competition is fierce, those who are just as deserving might well miss out.
If you are planning a
corporate awards ceremony this year, remember that it isn't just the award winners that make a successful team, and consider how those that may have been just as deserving will be recognised for their achievements.
