IWorkforce Optimas Award-i Categories

The Workforce Optimas Awards are given annually in 10 categories.

Competitive Advantage
HR has developed a program to help forge or maintain a winning edge over theorganization’s competitors.

Financial Impact
HR has designed a program to effect a change that results in cost savings orincreased revenue.

Global Outlook
HR has created a program or strategy to help the organization succeed in theworld marketplace.

Innovation
HR has seized the opportunity to expand or improve its role in the organization.The innovation marks a departure for the winning company and often for the HRfield.

Managing Change
HR has successfully developed a program in response to the changing businessenvironment.

Partnership
HR has developed or implemented a program in partnership with another constituency,either within the organization or outside of it.

Quality of Life
HR has taken a proactive approach to improving employees’ quality of life whilebalancing the business needs of the organization.

Service
HR has developed a program to help another constituency within the organizationmeet its business goals.

Vision
HR has anticipated internal and/or external trends that will affect the organizationand it has responded proactively.

General Excellence
The General Excellence award is given to the organization whose HR departmenthas met the standards established for at least six of the other nine categories.