The 2018 Africa Employee Engagement Awards Entry pack

1. EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AWARDS: JOIN THESE WINNERS & FINALISTS
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2. North America, 2017
Awards Gala 15 March 2018 Johannesburg
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AFRICA ENTRY PACK – ENTRY DEADLINE JANUARY 22 2018
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LANDELAHNI HR & SOCIAL INNOVATION
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3. OUR HISTORY
We are the first and only global dedicated Employee Engagement
Awards & Conference Company, established in 2014, now on four
continents.
We believe in inspiring people to remake the way organisations
think about, and engage, people to achieve their purpose.
The global learning platform we created and continue to develop,
champions best practice in engagement to inspire action, improving
and driving the employee experience forward.
We publish unique content and have created a growing global
community of EE professionals to enable learning and
collaboration. Two new regions will be added in 2018.
In the space of under 3 years we have
established our awards and conferences in 4
continents with plans to include 2 additional
ones in 2018.
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4. ABOUT US
2017 sees the inauguration of the Africa chapter of the
global Employee Engagement Awards and Conferences.
The all Africa Employment Engagement Awards and Conferences
provides opportunities for practitioners to champion their
achievements on a global platform and benchmark best practice.
Employee engagement is all about people connecting their
personal purpose with the purpose of their employer in a such
way that the individual can thrive through peak performance and
the company can flourish in economic and societal ways.
The Africa EE Awards brings a new dimension to the global EE
awards – with a focus on innovation in the workplace and an
imperative to nurture and grow talent on the continent.
Our conferences also provide a learning platform which can
inspire new ideas and action to drive the employee experience to
new heights, resulting in more engaged teams, striving to make a
difference. The impact of excellence in employee engagement
means staff, customers and the communities we reach, become
valued stakeholders in building successful organisations.
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JOHANNESBURG 2018
LAGOS 2019

5. WHY ENTER?
Network and interact with hundreds of HR
and engagement professionals at our Awards
Gala
Provides proof that your company is investing
in their people
Opportunities to showcase your work and
learn from others at our Awards & Conference and
provide thought-leadership in the
Employee engagement sector
Rewards all those people who work hard to
make the employee engagement programme
work
Provides your brand access to global and
local marketing platforms via online and
offline media
Shows you care about employee involvement in the
future of the business making you more attractive as
an employer as well as rewarding your employees
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6. TOP TIPS
Locate the video, visual or voice material to bring your case story to life; it takes 30-40 minutes to upload your case
study once you’ve gathered the raw material from reports, newsletters or staff testimonials.
BE A COMPELLING STORYTELLER
Make sure you tell the story. Be clear
and concise. Remember our judges
don’t know you, your business or your
project and you only have 1,500 words
to not only explain to but wow them.
BUSINESS CASE – TANGIBLE
RESULTS
Indicate how the project links to Employee
Engagement for the betterment of the
business. Set out what the goals of the
campaign were and ensure that you
provide credible proof that you delivered,
or even surpassed those goals. A clear
ROI will always be seen in a positive light
by our judges.
AVOID JARGON
Plain English enables judges to clearly
understand all sections of the entry,
with no confusion or misunderstanding.
BRING IT TO LIFE
Do you have any materials that can
bring the entry to life? Make it more real
& human? Videos; images; leaflets;
websites & testimonials can all be
uploaded.
READ MORE HERE
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7. LISTEN IN TO DISCUSSIONS FROM THE 2017 UK & IRELAND, AND ANZ
AWARDS AND LONDON CONFERENCE
Watch the acceptance interview
from The People Insight Employee
Engagement Company of the Year
Award winners Virgin Trains in the
UK.
Watch the acceptance interview
from The ANZ Employee Engagement
Company of the Year Award winner
Vocus Communications from Sydney.
Watch the Employee Engagement
Panel Discussion from the Employee
Engagement Awards Conference in
London.
Watch Dr. Bob Nelson discuss The
Power of Recognition in the
workplace at the Employee
Engagement Awards Conference in
London
See photos from our 2016 Employee
Engagement Awards Conference at the
Cavendish Conference Centre in London
See photos from our 2016 Employee
Engagement Awards Gala hosted at
Wembley Stadium.
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8. TERMS OF ENTRY
 All entries must be submitted using the official
online entry system by January 22, 2018.
 Work submitted must have taken place from
anytime between January 2016 to November 2017.
 Organizations entering must be based in Africa.
 The shortlisted entrants will be announced during
February 2018.
 There is no limit to the number of projects that you
enter, providing they’re clearly different from each
other.
 Entrants agree to co-operate fully with the judges and
their representatives as part of the judging process.
 The Employee Engagement Awards and the sponsoring
organizations take no responsibility for incidental costs
incurred by entrants.
 By entering The Employee Engagement Awards you
agree for your logo to be used on all related websites
and marketing materials when needed.
 The decision of the judges is final and no further
correspondence will be considered. Due to the volume
of entries we cannot always provide individual feedback
on entries and reserve the right not to do so.
READ MORE HERE
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9. AFRICA EE AWARD JUDGES INCLUDE….
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BOBBY GODSELL
Business Leader
DR JERRY GULE
Interim CEO, Institute
of People
Management Africa
PEARL MAPHOSHE
Group Executive Human
Resources, Pick n Pay
THANDEKA NOZIPHO
MGODUSO
Business Founder, Board
Chair and Non-Executive
Directorships
THANDI ORLEYN
Human Rights Lawyer, Business Owner,
Board Chair and Non-Executive Board
Member
BONISWA PEZISA
Group CEO Net#work BBDO
CAROL ABADE
CEO of EXP.

10. AWARD CATEGORIES
Employee Engagement Company
of the Year Award: Major
Corporate 500 employees +
Reward, Recognition &
Wellbeing Award
Diversity & Inclusion Award
This award follows the same
criteria as The Employee
Engagement Company of the
Year Award but focuses on
those companies with under
500 employees and reflects the
budgets they may have to work
with. The winner of the SME
Company of the Year will have
triumphed over pressures with
budgets or resources to truly
create a culture of employee
engagement plus show ROI.
This award will go to the
organisation that
demonstrates the most
compelling and holistic
approach to their strategy for
engaging their workforce. The
winning business will provide
evidence that they’ve utilised
multiple opportunities for
employees to engage with
their company and become
more fulfilled in their work.
Judges will be looking for
varied engagement methods
and metrics used to measure
their return on investment.
Reward, Recognition and
Wellbeing are important parts
of any business but we want to
see companies that are
extracting additional value for
both the business and
employees. The winning
company will tie their business
strategy to their reward,
recognition and wellbeing
objectives and engages
employees beyond
transactional elements such as
salary or health benefits
delivered through the HR
function. An emphasis on
Wellbeing would put the
finalists ahead of the game.
This award recognises an
organisation that can clearly
demonstrate that it actively
executed a strategy that put
diversity and inclusion at the
heart of its business. It may
focus on one particular group but
preferably the winning entry will
indicate how the principles of
inclusion are being implemented
and provided clear support and
inclusion for all: this will include
women, people from
disadvantaged backgrounds,
people from historically
marginalised communities, and
people with disabilities.
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Employee Engagement
Company of the Year:
Small-Medium Corporate
(under 500 employees)

11. AWARD CATEGORIES
Social Responsibility Award Customer Engagement Award
Internal Communications /
Employer Brand Award:
Small-Medium and Major Corporate
Employee Engagement Public
Sector Organisation/Company
of the Year Award
Employees continue to want
their work and their company
to contribute to more than just
profit. This award will
recognise a project dedicated
to engaging employees
through a social responsibility
initiative or programme. The
judges would like to see
evidence of the impact the
project has had on both the
workforce and also the wider
social contribution it has made.
As one of the most integral
parts of managing a
company’s reputation, this
award focuses on how
companies and
organizations relate to their
customers. Candidates
must demonstrate new and
innovative examples of
customer engagement and
specifically how the
organization delivers on
customer satisfaction.
Noted by many engagement
consultancy services as the
biggest issue of concern for
disengaged employees, this
award will be presented to the
company or organization who
has gone to considerable
lengths to improve internal
communications. Candidates
must demonstrate a well
thought out Internal
Comms/Brand Values
programme that delivers
proven results indicating
employees are at the heart of
the campaign.
This award will be presented to a
public sector organisation that
has undertaken a project which
has driven employee
engagement to a new level. All
projects, whether around
wellness, internal
communications, technology or
reward, can be entered. Judges
would like to see information
around the full project lifecycle
including planning,
implementation, measurement
and reflective learning. The
winning organisation will have
shown how engagement led to
improved performance of goals.
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12. AWARD CATEGORIES
Employee Engagement Non-
Profit Company of the Year
Award
The Frontline Employee
Empowerment Award
This award will be presented
to a not-for-profit
organisation which has a
current or recent project to
drive forward employee
engagement in the
organisation. All projects,
whether around wellbeing,
internal communications,
technology or reward, can
be entered. Judges would
like to see information
around the full project
lifecycle including planning,
implementation,
measurement and reflective
learning.
Our special Award for outstanding
EE work is a ground-breaking
category, designed for Africa,
which highlights a project led by
staff to address an issue they
identified themselves. Finalists will
be able to demonstrate an
employee-led initiative which
changed how the company
approached engagement – either
with staff or customers – leading to
improved service, benefits or
products being adopted within the
company. Entries are open to
teams or individual employees to
submit their stories. Multiple
entries from teams in one company
are permitted.
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Employee Engagement Sustainable
Futures Award
Employee Engagement
Learnerships and Skills
Development Award
Employees, customers and the
public at large are increasingly
looking to see how business is
addressing the use of resources
to avoid waste, promote energy
efficiency and create
environments which are
contributing to sustainability in
physical form. On the continent
we face particular challenges
which are part of a wider
imperative. Judges will be
looking for projects which go
beyond the obvious to adapt and
re-engineer how ‘things are
done’ and which inspire
employees and customers to be
part of a local solution to
sustainability and the ”green”
economy.
Skills development is the
foundation of reaching our
continent’s potential. This award
recognises the company which is
going beyond the scorecard with
support for learnerships or
apprentice programmes in the
workplace. Registered
programmes which have
significantly impacted
employees’ skills or development
opportunities which include
mentoring, would score highly in
the judging. You can upload
photos or other evidence from
beneficiaries to show how your
approach makes a difference to
employees.

13. HOW TO ENTER
1. What problem/goal did the
project set out to
solve/achieve?
2. Tell us about the
planning stage of the
project.
3. How did you ensure the
project implementation went
smoothly?
4. How did you include the
opinions of employees in the
project to ensure long-term
uptake and buy-in?
5. Tell us about how you
brought an employee-
centric, collaborative
approach to delivering the
project.
6. What was the quantifiable
business impact and results
achieved?
7. What learnings did you
take from running this
project and how would you
approach it differently next
time?
Go to: https://africaeeawards.awardstage.com/ to start the entry process
The entry form is set out as follows:
Clearly answer the following questions. Be as clear and concise as possible. Each question has a maximum limit of
300 words.
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14. KEY DATES & FEES
ENTRIES OPEN OCTOBER, 2017
ENTRIES DEADLINE JANUARY 22, 2018
GALA AWARDS CEREMONY AND
DINNER
MARCH 15, 2018
CONFERENCE JUNE 2018
CORPORATE ENTRY R3000
SMME/PUBLIC SECTOR ENTRY R2000
NGO/NON-PROFIT ENTRY R1500
FRONTLINE AWARD ENTRY R500
KEY DATES ENTRY
FEES
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15. Rosebank’s Hyatt is the natural home for
celebrating Africa’s business achievements:
great location, first class surroundings and
an African welcome awaits EE Award
finalists,
and their colleagues, for an unrivalled
evening
among leading employers at a black tie
gala.
Event Itinerary
- Cocktail Reception
- Pre & Post Gala Entertainment
- Awards Ceremony
- Three Course Meal
Expected Attendance: 250 professionals
THE AFRICA AWARDS NIGHT
“A well put together awards package,
providing good exposure and profile for us
(as a category winner) and, of course, a
cracking night out at the presentation itself”
“Fantastic celebration for people in this area and the hard work
and commitment they give. Also a great venue and well
organised event.”
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16. THE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AWARDS AFRICA CONFERENCE
The Employee Engagement Awards Conference hosts employee
engagement award winners & thought leaders across a powerful
day to maximise the value you receive for the time out of the
office. During the conference, we present some of the case
studies from some of out award winning entries. No other event
can offer the mix of award winning campaigns that we can from
across the globe.
DATE and VENUE: Rosebank, June 2018
CAPACITY: 260 people
“Good range of speakers sharing practical their
experience from across a range of industry
sectors.”
“I found the presentations a really good balance of speakers and
companies of different sizes. The information was really relevant
and useful for our engagement survey.”
“The EE Awards stands out as the
leader“
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PAST WINNERS & FINALISTS 1
OUR HISTORY 3
WHY ENTER? 5
TOP TIPS 6
OUR CONTENT 7
TERMS OF ENTRY 8
AWARD JUDGES 9
AWARD CATEGORIES 10
HOW TO ENTER 13
KEY DATES & FEES 14
AFRICA AWARDS NIGHT 15
THE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT CONFERENCE 16
OUR PARTNERS 17
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19. NAOMI MOLOBI-RATSHEKO
SANDRA BURMEISTER
DIRECTORS
naomir@landelahni.co.za
sandrab@landelahni.co.za
CONTACT US
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