HANDY GUIDE: WRITING AN AWARD WINNING ENTRY THAT GETS YOU NOTICED - Talent in Logistics
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HANDY GUIDE: WRITING AN AWARD WINNING ENTRY THAT GETS YOU NOTICED
Talent In Logistics Awards
INSIGHTS FROM INSIDE
As a team who has
With the written and
Talent in received our fair
Logistics Awards share of award
just around the submissions, we
corner, it’s time wanted to share
for us as an our top 10 tips to
industry to get writing an award The Talent in Logistics Awards
together to reward winning entry that gets highlight successes of learning
and recognise those who and development for both
you noticed, plus some individuals and businesses in
keep the cogs of the useful hints from this year’s logistics and transport – an event
industry turning. judges.
not to be missed!
This year, we’re saying hello Writing award entries
to a new venue, new award doesn’t have to be difficult
categories and a new team.
CONTACT US
nor time consuming, but it
does take focus and
As part of the restructure planning. Continue reading
we are moving to a new to find out how to do this,
home. This year the awards and more information about
ceremony will be held at the the 2019 categories.
Hilton DoubleTree in Milton
Keynes. The glamorous Ruth Edwards
ceremony is dedicated to Ruth Edwards Business Manager
highlighting the stand-out Business Manager +44 (0) 1952 520220
individuals, teams and ruth_edwards@capitb.co.uk
Talent in Logistics
organisations that have
gone above and beyond to
make real differences.
Jordan Dalziel
Marketing & Events Assistant
+44 (0) 1952 520216
jordan_dalziel@capitb.co.uk
CONTENTS
3-4 5 6 7-8 For more information about
Talent in Logistics 2019,
contact Jordan Dalziel on
About The Top 10 Tips Tips From Looking Back 01952 520216 or email
Awards The Judges At 2018 jordan_dalziel@capitb.co.uk
ABOUT THE
AWARDS
Recognising & Rewarding
The People & Teams Within
Your Organisation
27th June
2019
Marshall Arena
Milton Keynes
The following categories are open for free entry to
Dedicated to companies within the logistics sector
the recruitment, Innovation in Training Provider
development, Recruitment Training Team
engagement and Industry Ambassador Health and Wellbeing
retention of the people Excellence in Youth Initiative
that work within the Employment Best Place to Work
logistics sector. Innovative Training Inspirational Leader
Programme
Rising Star
Collaboration in
Instructor
People Development
Forklift Operator*
Excellence in
Coaching & Mentoring LGV Driver**
*The Forklift Operator of the Year award is open to qualified counterbalance operators and will
require an online nomination between January and March 2019, if successful the candidate will be invited
to a live heats stage during the 5th, 6th, 7th April 2019. Those successful at this stage will be invited to the
Live Competition Final and Awards Night in Milton Keynes on 27th June 2019.
**The LGV Driver of the Year is open to drivers of C and C+E trucks and will require an online
nomination between January and March 2019, if successful the candidate will be invited to a live heats
stage during during the 5th, 6th, 7th April 2019. Those successful at this stage will be invited to the Live
Competition Final and Awards Night in Milton Keynes on 27th June 2019.
ABOUT THE AWARDS
CATEGORY DETAILS
Innovation in Recruitment Industry Ambassador Excellence in
Youth Employment
This award will recognise an This award will recognise an Recruiting and retaining young
organisation that has taken individual who has taken on talent is vital to the growth of
an innovative and effective the often tough but rewarding the industry. This award is for
approach to attracting talent, role as a voice who actively an organisation that provides
solving internal challenges works to grow and shape the successful youth employment
with recruitment, and industry and has helped schemes that genuinely make
addressing skills challenges. deliver positive impacts. a difference.
Innovative Training Collaboration in Excellence in Coaching
Programme People Development and Mentoring
This award recognises the role This award celebrates Celebrating the individual
well-constructed talent organisations that recognise coaches, mentors or company
training programmes play in that people development is wide initiatives that help
inspiring professionals at all the key to company success develop the skills the industry
levels to develop and grow in and have collaborated with needs for the future with the
the workplace. other organisations to make willingness to share
their workforce and the knowledge, skill, and expertise.
industry stronger.
Training Provider Training Team Rising Star Award
of the Year of the Year
This award recognises the This award is for the training This award recognises those
training provider that team that has demonstrated on their way up in the industry.
demonstrates outstanding outstanding achievements or Those that push themselves,
achievements in delivery for accomplishments in their area stand out from the crowd and
vocational education and or field of expertise in order in doing so make real
training. for their company to grow and differences to the company
learn. and industry as a whole.
Best Place to Inspirational Leader Instructor of the Year
Work of the Year
This award is for the Inspiring leaders are essential This award highlights the
company that values for any organisation’s success. important role Instructors play
employee engagement by This award celebrates those in expanding the industry of
offering great skills that make significant and logistics professionals - from
development with excellent positive impacts on the planning training sessions,
communication strategies profession, and are valued programme delivery, and live
and rewards and recognises a individuals within their demonstrations, whilst also
great job done. organisation. being patient teachers.
Health & Wellbeing Forklift Operator LGV Driver
Initiative of the Year of the Year
This award is for the This award recognises the LGV drivers shape the image of
organisation that has challenging role of forklift our industry while in a very
successfully implemented an operators and the skills, demanding role, which is why
initiative that creates a safe accuracy and professionalism drivers representing their
and healthy working shown over a range of employer and industry with the
environment and encourages theoretical and practical tests. utmost professionalism
employee wellbeing. *Live competition* deserve an award of their own.
*Live competition*
Writing An Award Winning Entry That Gets You Noticed
TOP 10 TIPS
1. Is it an award winning story? 5. Be truthful
3 Mistakes To
It seems obvious but to increase Always be truthful when
your chances of winning make sure answering each question, as the
you are putting your best story famous saying states “the truth will Avoid
forward. You may need to forget out.” Including invalid, untruthful
about your latest project, think answers can cause considerable
about all your achievements over damage to yours and your brand’s
the last year and pick the project reputation. It’s best to avoid a 1. Not sticking to the word count
Word count can be calculated
that scores highly on innovation potential PR disaster by always
differently on different systems.
and impact. It may not have been telling the truth in an award Before uploading your entry, be
the first that sprung to mind, but it’ll application. sure to double check the amount
certainly be the one most likely to of words used.
get you the win.
6. Don’t ignore the fine print
2. Powerful summary Check the entry guidelines to 2. Writing in all caps or lower
The judging panel will have ensure you are covering all of the case
hundreds of entries to read, so criteria for your category. Missed This is a bad use of grammar and
including a powerful opening questions could lead to your entry hard for the judges to read (special
summary is vital. A bullet point being ignored. exception for brand names).
opening section that summarises
key achievements can help the
submission to pack a punch. For 7. Everyone loves statistics 3. Entering a submission in the
2019 we have made this easier Where possible, include a few wrong category
for you and included a 200 word tangible facts and figures, whether Be sure you have read the
summary where you can provide that be ROI, infographics or even category description thoroughly
and clicked on the correct upload.
an overview of the nominee that social media shares.
Uploading to the incorrect
provides a robust, thorough and
category could mean your entry
compelling argument.
8. Include video gets missed.
If a picture speaks a thousand
3. Provide value words, a video surely speaks a lot
It’s certainly important for you to more. There is no better way to tell a
share the value you are achieving, story than in a visual format. Video is The Outcome
but when other colleagues or teams a much easier, quicker and stronger
in and out of your organisation way to consume information, with
realise it too gives you unbiased a humanistic touch that brings your The process of preparing an
validation. Pull in quotes and story to life. With the option to awards entry is a valuable
exercise, allowing you, your team
feedback from colleagues, enclose supporting evidence why
and your organisation to consider
managers, internal stakeholders and not make one of them a video. your work and its impacts in detail
external customers who can vouch and take pride in a job well done.
for your work to give your In addition, the potential
submission even more 9. Proof-read exposure gained from a
credibility. For each award Have a colleague proof-read the nominated or winning award entry
submission for 2019 you may entry for typos. Ask someone who could bring you to the attention
include up to three supporting was not involved in the project to of new clients, collaborators and
documents, such as testimonials; read your entry, ensuring it is easy to projects that may become future
useful links; product or service understand and you are capturing award entries of their own.
information. all that was involved.
4. Don’t be afraid to share 10. Don’t forget the 3 golden
For more information about
something you are proud of rules
Even if your story doesn’t seem Angle, innovation and impact. What Talent in Logistics 2019,
overall innovative on the surface, is the story? What makes the story contact Jordan Dalziel on
it could be something you did in a unique? What evidence can support 01952 520216 or email
creative way. Context is everything it? jordan_dalziel@capitb.co.uk
in an award submission.
What Are Our 2019 Judges Looking For?
TIPS FROM THE TOP
James Clark Michael Bourlakis Bethany Fovargue
Secretary-General, BITA Director of Centre for Operations Manager, NOVUS
Logistics & SCM, Cranfield
“The well-known expression ‘less University “Ask someone who was not
is more’ can also apply to award involved in the project, team, or
entries. Considering the volume “A) Original entry which creates a company to read your entry. Is
of material the judges have to sift long, lasting impact on a it easy to understand? Are any
through, it’s often a single fact or specific logistics-related acronyms explained? Most
sentence that can catch their organisation or a related industry. importantly, can they feel your
attention. So, my tip would be to B) Current and ongoing passion coming through? Finally,
ensure you make a strong innovation emanating from the ask what they believe the
statement right at the head of use of cutting-edge technologies, message behind your entry was,
your entry that encapsulates why management tools, operational and check that that is concurrent
your entry is worthy of winning.” processes. C) Substantial with what you want to convey to
performance improvement in the judges.”
relation to a range of logistics
activities.”
Anthony Woodburn Ian Nichol Jonathan Kennard
Editor, Freight Industry Times Head of Logistics, Career Ready Editor, Training Journal
“My top tip is to read the award “For any award the starting point “Judges look for evidence that
entry criteria very carefully and must be “Does my company’s not only have delegates learned
understand what the judges are activity meet the award criteria?” something new on their training
looking for before you begin. If the answer is yes then put course but that it’s translated
You’ll need to tell a compelling together a compelling story to genuine long term behaviour
story, backed up with hard which highlights successes, change beyond the life of the
evidence where possible – outcomes and lessons learnt. training course, and also, ideally
positive feedback or verified Bring the application to life by positive business outcomes too.
testimonials from clients are including relevant evidence and Try to link your efforts in talent
good. Start with a strong real life case studies. Its critically and L&D to lasting business
introduction followed by your important to be honest in any outcomes and even staff morale
best points, making sure you have application and don’t exaggerate and a more positive learning
covered everything the judges the impact because incremental culture. That’s what makes a
have asked for.” improvements can still be successful awards entry.”
significant for any business in
such a competitive world.”
Talent In Logistics Awards 2018
LOOKING BACK
2018 Talent In Logistics Award Winners
2018 saw an incredibly high standard of entries across all categories, which made for a brilliant night of recognition
and celebration for those that keep the logistics industry and country, moving every day.
All of the winners are exceptional within our industry.
They have demonstrated that they are making a positive difference to their business and helping to secure and pro-
mote future skills in transport, logistics and warehousing.
LGV Driver of the Year Warehouse Manager of the Year
Paul Ibbotson Mark Briscoe
Matthew Kibble Transport Ltd Unipart Logistics
LGV Instructor of the Year LGV Driver Training Provider
Of The Year
Nicky Hanson
2 Start Ltd Martin’s Driver Training
Driver CPC Instructor of the Year Apprentice Of The Year
Nigel Monk Sam Smith
Specialist Training & Consultancy Services Ltd Greenshields Cowie & Co. Ltd.
Training Manager of the Year Training Team of the Year
Lucy Orchiston Wincanton Health, Safety, Driver Training
Euro Car Parts Ltd & Development Team (Coop Contract)
Lifetime Contribution Award Driver CPC Training Provider
Of The Year
Andy Kaye
Bis Henderson Group Pertemps Driver Training
Transport Manager of the Year Forklift Training Provider of the Year
Andrea Gardner Small Training Solutions
Bullet Express
Training Programme of the Year Health & Safety Leader of the Year
Fleet Source Beverley Knight
Terrorism Risk Incident Prevention CPC Training Palletforce
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