To be considered for a Manager of the Year award, candidates will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

Context, Vision and Goal

The candidate’s achievements must be clearly described and aligned with the project/company’s vision and goals. The relevance of their actions to the context and the ability to address challenges will be assessed.

Strategy and Actions

(Key choices / strategic directions and actions taken)

Candidates will be evaluated based on the initiatives and strategic choices they made. The assessment will consider the innovations, achievements, and tangible outcomes resulting from their actions in relation to the context, vision, and goals.

• What initiatives did you take?
• What innovations/achievements did you work on and what did you create/achieve?
• Do the actions in relation to the context, vision, and goals verify the excellence of the work done? Has the challenge been answered?

Measurable Results

Numerical results and practical achievements will be assessed in comparison to set goals, targets, and relevant benchmarks. The candidate’s ability to deliver measurable outcomes will be an important factor in the evaluation.

Key qualities

Candidates will be evaluated based on a range of qualities that contributed to their success. These qualities may include agility, resilience, effective communication, innovation, collaboration, strategic thinking, motivation, problem-solving, and other relevant attributes.

List of qualities to be drawn upon (indicatively):

Agility, resilience, adaptability, openness, effective communication, empathy, trust, trustworthiness, team playing, mentoring, human centrism, innovation, creativity, risk taking, collaboration, vision, out of the box thinking, integration, analysis, synthesis, strategy, motivation, team building, effective listening, focus, engagement, digital savviness, positive thinking, optimism, time Management, conflict resolution, negotiation skills, problem solving, self-awareness, persistence, consistence, transparency, fairness, insistence, reliability, commitment, results orientation, tasks orientation.

Final Impact

The overall impact of the candidate’s achievements at various levels, such as the company, brand, society, and country, will be thoroughly described and considered in the evaluation process.

These criteria will be used to assess and determine the most deserving candidate for the Manager of the Year awards.