Sponsors

Our sponsors are vital to the success and growth of the CIPD People Management Awards, so we would like express our gratitude for their involvement in making the Awards happen. Below is a list of the organisations involved this year.

To find out more about becoming a sponsor click here.

Sponsor of Organisational learning category

Bolt from the You is a people development business focused on transforming organisations.  Our clients come from a diverse range of high profile blue chip organisations including companies within the Biotech, Pharmaceuticals, Digital Media, Airline and High Street Retail sectors as well as Social Housing and Senior Healthcare. We work with them to help empower, inspire and engage their workforce to maximise potential and business performance.  At Bolt we love discomfort and confusion, so we encourage and support the challenging conversations that need to happen for our clients whilst always challenging ourselves. Bolt from the You delivers bespoke outcome focused programmes, enabling learning, not ‘training’.  We believe that organisational learning is critical to business success and is why we are proud to sponsor this category at the CIPD People Management awards for the 2^nd successive year.

www.boltfromtheyou.com 

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Sponsor of Michael Kelly Outstanding Student Awards

CIPD Flexible Learning+ is proud to sponsor the Michael Kelly Outstanding Student Awards.

CIPD Flexible Learning+ offers a flexible and practical route to the main CIPD qualifications, and combines the strengths of two leading names in HR, CIPD Enterprises, the specialist learning arm of the CIPD, and MOL, an established market leader who has successfully delivered CIPD study programmes for over 20 years.

We have a commitment to encouraging great student achievement which is exemplified by MOL’s exam results which are consistently 10-15% higher than the average and in the past 10 years, thirteen MOL learners have achieved CIPD Awards for Outstanding Performance.

The unique design of the programmes is such that it enables our students to fit their study around their day to day work life. But more than that, we ensure that our programmes are especially relevant to what our students are working on at the time. Our facilitators are all experts who, when they are not working with us, are on assignments with a wide range of organisations. The currency of their experience and expertise brings key ideas and theories to life, enriching the learning experience of our students, and helping them to apply immediately what they learn in their day to day role. This is further reinforced by the convenience of a centre close to you (we have centres nationwide) and the multiple start dates to choose from.

So our students are able to bring considerable benefits to their organisations, through the practical nature of what they learn from the programme, and importantly, through the time that this unique method of study enables them to continue to dedicate to their organisations.

CIPD Flexible Learning+ is committed to delivering programmes to improve HR and L&D performance at all levels and offers qualifications to suit the needs of both individuals and organisations.

For more information, visit www.cipd.co.uk/flexible-learning

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Sponsor of SME HR initiative of the year category

Headquartered in the UK, with offices and partners supporting customer in over 15 countries, Cezanne HR provides small and midsized companies with powerful, yet easy-to-manage and fast-to-deploy online HR software solutions for People, Absence and Performance Management. With low monthly subscription fees, automatic updates and a host of smart features, including inbuilt workflow and alerts, auto calculation of holiday entitlements, workforce analytics, intuitive self-service and social workspaces to enable collaborative working, Cezanne’s Cloud-based HR solutions reduce admin, support better-informed decisions and make managing people simpler and more rewarding for everyone.

Visit www.cezanneondemand.com for more information or to arrange on online demo.

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Sponsor of Talent attraction and management

As the UK’s leading HR recruitment consultancy, Hays Human Resources has unrivalled experience and expertise in recruiting HR professionals. Our dedicated consultants are focused on interim and permanent recruitment with a focus on learning, development & talent management, reward, legal & professional services, and the public sector.

For more information, visit www.hays.co.uk

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Sponsor of Change Management

Roffey Park is an internationally renowned leadership institute based in the UK and Singapore.

We develop people who develop organisations.

With 65 years experience of leadership, organisational development, human resources and coaching, we provide executive education and research to many of the world's leading companies and organisations.

We offer tailored leadership development programmes, managment consultancy and coaching, training courses and research services. Our qualifications are accredited by the University of Sussex.

For more information visit www.roffeypark.com

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Sponsor of Health and well-being category

Simplyhealth offer a range of health plans which can help you to reward your employees, address sickness absence, improve your recruitment package and retain your talented workforce.

At Simplyhealth we've been helping people access affordable healthcare for 140 years. We only focus on healthcare, so you can rely on us for specialist knowledge. We help nearly four million people with their health and 11,000 companies choose us as their healthcare providers including the Astra-Zeneca, British Airways, the Co-operative, John Lewis Partnership, Royal Mail and Tesco. We're commited to delivering exceptional personal customer service, and go out of our way to do the right thing, not the easy thing. All of our customer care advisors are based in the UK and we always try to avoid automated telephone systems. We've won many awards for our helath plans and customer service. Most recently we were named Best Health Insurance Provider at the Consumer Moneyfacts Awards 2011. We follow mutual values and care about our communities. Last year we donated over £1 million to local casuses and national charities.

Our vision is to inspire people towards better health. Here's how we show our clients that we can be bothered.

Partnership philosophy

We specialise in healthcare, which gives us a unique perspective so we can work with you to offer a solution that's tailored to your needs and budget. We won't push one particular plan but instead take the time to understand what's right for your business so you can make an informed choice.

Better Health

Inspiring people towards better health is at the heart of our business. We can offer support with issues in the workplace such as stress, back pain and absence management. We'll even come in to explain how our plans work to your emplyees so they can make the most of them.

Personal Service

The Institute of Customer Service recognises that our customer service team is world class and we have achieved its sought after ServiceMark accreditation. We try to avoid automated telephone systems so when your employees call during opening hours they'll speak to a person in one of our UK call centers.

For more information, visit www.simplyhealth.co.uk

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Sponsor of HR innovation through technology

SuccessFactors, an SAP company, helps organisations align strategy with objectives and manage people performance to ensure execution and results.The company has more than 15 million subscribers and 3,500 customers in 168 countries, 35 languages, and 60 industries. SuccessFactors customers outperform the broader market and the competition because of better business execution.

Even when a company develops the right strategy, there’s no guarantee it will lead to results. Building more efficient HR processes is only the beginning. Strategy must lead to action that increases growth, efficiency, productivity, and profit.

SuccessFactors knows that better business execution is the greatest path to success. The right systems, processes, and tools can align your workforce to your business strategy and improve productivity. When your people perform at their best, your company can increase growth, lower operating costs, and expand profit margins. With the cloud-based SuccessFactors BizX Suite for business execution, you can:

■Align your workforce with your strategy and get your people working on the right tasks

■Optimize performance across your organisation as you find the right people and make them great

■Accelerate business results with the insight you need to run your business better

Unlike talent management and human capital management vendors, SuccessFactors offers more than process efficiency and transactional cost savings. Both enterprise-class and small to midsize businesses can use our full suite of talent solutions, core HR, collaboration, and workforce analytics to improve productivity and engage, retain, and motivate employees. And as an SAP company with world-class technology under the hood, SuccessFactors is positioned to provide end-to-end integrated business solutions that address the biggest business challenges companies face.

SuccessFactors knows that better business execution can lead to results. A survey of 500 SuccessFactors customers by a Top 3 strategy consulting firm proved significant business execution improvements — what we call return on execution (ROX). With SuccessFactors products and solutions, you can:

■Improve strategic alignment: When you close the gap between strategy and execution, you can see a 5.5 per cent increase in time spent on strategic priorities.

■Increase efficiency and productivity: An optimised workforce can lead to a 14 per cent increase in project completion, a more than 5 per cent increase in productivity, and a 4.9 per cent increase in high performers — numbers that go straight to your bottom line.

For more information, visit www.successfactors.co.uk