This award is all about recognising an individual leader or line manager who truly stands out and really embodies excellent people management skills within their department. They  can be working in any leadership role across the organisation, this could go to an Executive Chef, Housekeeper or Restaurant Manager. It looks for someone who has created a great team culture, who takes time to get to know their team, celebrates successes with their teams and really delivers excellence in all aspects of people best practise. The judges will be looking for evidence that this person manages and develops the potential in their people by spending time coaching them, they are the line manager their people trust and will go that extra mile for and are able to demonstrate their effectiveness through tangible results.
To be successful at winning this award you need to demonstrate
1.   Why: should this leader be recognised and win this award?
2.   What: is it about them that makes them truly outstanding and builds trust?
3.   How: do they inspire and motivate their team to contribute to the success of their department?
4.   Challenges: what challenges did they overcome to create a great team culture to support their team to achieve or go that      extra mile?
5.   Impact: what exceptional results have you seen them deliver? (Please provide testimonials or evidence to support this          nomination)