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About the Program
Developed in 2002 by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Middle Tennessee Society for Human Resource Management, the HR Excellence Awards program has four objectives:
To help improve human resources performance practices and capabilities by providing objective feedback for improvement to each applicant.
To facilitate communication and sharing of best practices information within and among organizations of all types.
To provide educational opportunities for human resources practitioners to learn more about the standards and benchmarks that define excellence in the development and delivery of services.
To recognize organizations for excellence in human resources practices and programs.
The awards criteria are modeled after the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards and the Tennessee Quality Awards. The Greater Kansas City Human Resources Management Association Paragon Awards program was also used as a model in developing the criteria.
Two Levels of Awards
The HR Excellence Awards program consists of two independent award programs.
THE HR EXCELLENCE AWARD
This award is presented to one or more organizations that are judged to demonstrate a standard of excellence in all of the following five criteria:
1. Human Resources Strategy
2. HR Management Practices
3. Employee Education, Training & Development
4. Measurement of the HR Performance
5. Employee Well-Being & Engagement
THE FACET AWARD
The Facet Award recognizes excellence in any one of the above five criteria. Your organization may apply specifically for a Facet Award in one or more areas. If your organization applies for but does not win an overall HR Excellence Award, your organization will still be considered for a Facet Award if it meets or exceeds standards of excellence in one or more of the above five criteria.
Eligibility: Organizations located in the Nashville area* are eligible to apply for the HR Excellence Award and the Facet Award. An organization is only eligible to win the HR Excellence Award once every three years. Organizations are eligible to apply for more than one Facet Award each year, but are only eligible to win a Facet Award in the same category once.
*Nashville area includes the following Tennessee counties: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson.
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