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Director of the Year Awards Awards celebrate our leaders who made a difference You’ve still got time to enter the IoD Scotland Director of the Year Awards 2021 – but be quick as entries close on September 30 We have extended the deadline for submissions for the IoD Scotland Director of the Year Awards to Thursday, September 30 at 5pm – so there’s still time for you to enter! We’d all agree that the past 18 months have been tumultuous for everyone. Directors faced extraordinary, everchanging situations that required bold, often difficult, decisions to ensure their organisations withstood the challenges they faced, while at the same time making sure staff were supported and client and stakeholder needs were met. Directors’ innovative responses to the crisis enabled many companies to weather the storm – and are now emerging ready to take advantage of future trends. It’s these directors we want to recognise through the IoD Scotland Director of the Year Awards; let’s acknowledge their hard work and shine a deserving spotlight on their success. Who can enter? These cross-sector awards are open to all directors or equivalent level, whether or not IoD members. They are FREE TO ENTER. Whatever the size of your business, whatever the sector (private, public or third), whether you are a young entrepreneur, long-established director or NXD, these Awards are for you. How to enter You can enter the Awards at https://www.iod.com/eventscommunity/regions/scotland/directorof-the-year-awards Submissions comprise six general criteria questions and two categoryspecific questions. If entering more than one category, you can replicate your general criteria answers. The judging panel recognises that all sectors are likely to have been disrupted by Covid-19, so this will be taken into consideration when assessing entries; the panel will be looking at a range of criteria as well as long-term goals. Why enter • Outstanding directors should be applauded and their achievements recognised – not just to say well done, but so others can learn from their success. • Awards are good for you, your team, your clients, your stakeholders and your business – as multiple award winner Poonam Gupta told the IoD Conference in 2019, “Winning awards isn’t just a nice thing to have; it helps open doors and gives you a presence you didn’t have before.” • IoD Scotland works with all finalists to maximise publicity across traditional and social media • Increased profile benefits your business strategy Award categories There are 12 director categories (see panel below). Candidates will also be automatically entered into the Regional category, based on location of their business address. You can see the questions in a PDF accessed on our Awards page, at https://www.iod.com/ Portals/0/2021%20IoD%20 Scotland%20Awards%20 Entry%20Questions. pdf?ver=2021-06-21-111043-440 Award categories n Agility & Resilience* n Equality, Diversity & Inclusion n Family Business n Innovation n Sustainability n Large Business n SME Business n Non-Executive n Public Sector n International n Young n Third Sector Regional n Aberdeen & Grampian n Central Scotland n Edinburgh & Lothians n Fife & Tayside n Glasgow & West of Scotland n Highlands & Islands n South of Scotland * New award for 2021 2021 Director of the Year Judging Panel Chair of the 2021 Judging Panel: Theresa Shearer, Group CEO, ENABLE Group. Members: Timothy Allan (Tim), Private Equity and Property Entrepreneur / President, Scottish Chambers of Commerce Shirley C Campbell, Director for People, Scottish Water Anna Fowlie, Chief Executive, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations Iain Gulland, Chief Executive Officer, Zero Waste Scotland Poonam Gupta OBE, Founder & Chief Executive, PG Paper Company Ltd Manish Joshi, CEO, Strathclyde Students’ Union Awards timeline Deadline for Entries: September 30, at 5pm Live Online Awards Ceremony: 9 December 2021 To enter To enter for the awards, click the logo right. Why not nudge your talented friends, colleagues and clients to enter? Mike Kane, Partner, Head of Business Law, Turcan Connell Josh Kennedy, Chair, Scottish Youth Parliament Andy Lothian, CEO, Insights Group Professor Heather McGregor CBE, Executive Dean of Edinburgh Business School. James Muir, Subsidiary Chair Director, Wheatley Group Aidan O’Carroll, Chair, IoD Scotland Professor Robert Raeside, Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University Bridget Sly, Head of Disability Employment Team, Employability Division, Fair Work, Employability and Skills, Scottish Government 38 iod.com Autumn 2021
Sponsors and partners Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership body for Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector. We champion the sector, provide services and debate big issues. Our mission is to support, promote and develop a confident, sustainable voluntary sector in Scotland. Along with our community of 2,000+ members, we believe that charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups make Scotland a better place. We influence governments on policy issues, create jobs for young people and support organisations to embrace and promote digital capacity and inclusion. W: www.scvo.org.uk @SCVOtweet Turcan Connell Turcan Connell is one of the UK’s premier private client firms with offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London. We command a unique position by providing clients with an integrated set of legal services alongside a complete range of tax advice. Our success is due to the firm’s continued focus on meeting the needs of individuals, families, charities, entrepreneurs and family business owners. W: www.turcanconnell.com @TurcanConnell Scottish Government The Scottish Government believe that Fair Work sits at the heart of our ambition to move toward a wellbeing economy and is central to supporting economic recovery and renewal. Our vision is for Scotland to be a Fair Work Nation by 2025, with people having a world-leading working life where fair work drives success, wellbeing and prosperity for all. To help achieve this, we are progressing the priorities set out in our action plans, aiming to drive fair work across the labour market, address Get involved the disability employment gap and gender pay gap, and focused work to address race inequality in employment. W: www.gov.scot/policies/employmentsupport/fair-work-and-pay/ @scotgov Wheatley Group Wheatley Group is one of the UK’s most dynamic, agile and best-performing large housing, care and propertymanagement groups. Its geographic footprint covers 19 local authority areas in Central and South of Scotland, providing homes and services to around 250,000 people. All organisations within the Wheatley Group remain firmly rooted in their local communities, while drawing on the strength, size, scale and resources of the Group to contribute on a regional and national level to affordable housing, care and community regeneration across Scotland. W: www.wheatley-group.com @WheatleyHousing Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Business School is the largest academic school at Heriot-Watt University. We offer industry-informed degrees at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level in the subjects of accounting, finance, economics, marketing and management. Our research aims to understand contemporary work and employment, working with employers, policy makers, trade unions and professional bodies to improve working lives globally. EBS carries out background checks on the Director of the Year finalists. W: www.hw.ac.uk/ebs/ @EBS_Global Insights Group We are a people development company that works with companies to If you would like to find out about the partner benefits associated with this IoD Scotland flagship event, please contact Joyce Lamond on 07711 432745 or joyce@firstcityevents.co.uk. improve the effectiveness of individuals, teams and leaders. The core of our solutions is self-awareness, which is the foundation on which many soft skills are built, including resilience, communication, collaboration and leadership. Using engaging and accessible content, we deliver both face-to-face and virtual learning for all levels – from your entry-level employees all the way to your senior leadership team. We support our customers with their most pressing business and people challenges. From engagement and culture to performance and productivity, our people-centred approach helps you shape the workforce you need. W: www.insights.com @Insights Zero Waste Scotland Zero Waste Scotland exists to lead Scotland to use products and resources responsibly, focusing on where we can have the greatest impact on climate change. Using evidence and insight, our goal is to inform policy, and motivate individuals and businesses to embrace the environmental, economic, and social benefits of a circular economy. We are a not-for-profit environmental organisation, funded by the Scottish Government and European Regional Development Fund. W: www.zerowastescotland.org.uk @ZeroWasteScot Solo Films Solo Films develop and create powerful video content for businesses and brands. From live action to animation, and with a full experienced production team, beyond industry standard camera equipment and state of the art editing facilities, Solo Films has developed successful working relationships with a broad cross-section of public and private sector organisations. W: https://solo-films.co.uk/ Got a question? Email awards@firstcityevents.co.uk or contact Joyce or Alice on 07483 812596 and they will be happy to help. Autumn 2021 iod.com 39
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