Exciting news! Helen Smith announced as Coach of the Year finalist at the British HR Awards!
Exciting news! Helen Smith announced as Coach of the Year finalist at the British HR Awards!
We are delighted to announce that our wonderful Director of People and Development, Helen Smith, has been named a ‘Coach of the Year’ Finalist in the British HR Awards 2024
With a range of categories including ‘Best Overall People Experience,’ ‘Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year’ and ‘Leader of the Year’, the British HR Awards 2024 sets out to discover and celebrate the organisations and individuals that are truly passionate about delivering a world-class people experience.
Becci Martin, Founder & Director at Boo said “Helen is exceptionally intuitive. Alongside an expert level of emotional awareness and astuteness she brings nurturing kindness and bucketloads of compassion.”
This year, just over 300 entries were received from organisations across the UK, and so competition to be named a Finalist proved to be especially tough. Firms taking part range from start-up innovators to public sector heroes, tech superstars, global titans and everything in between.
The British HR Awards 2024 Judges include:
- Louise Benford, Chief People Officer, The AA
- Sharon Benson, HR Director, LloydsPharmacy Clinical Homecare
- Kath Ennis, Chief People Officer, WPP Specialist Communications
- Mary Foulkes OBE FCIPD, Director of Equity, Inclusion and Culture, Shelter
- Maria Hawley, Director of People, Fisher German
- Dr Tracey Leghorn, Chief Business Services Officer, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK
- Vilma Nikolaidou, Director of People and Culture, British Film Institute (BFI)
- Melanie Punch, COO – People and Organisation, Investec
- Janet Roberts, Chief People & Culture Officer, Cycas Hospitality
- Perry Timms, Chief Energy Officer, People and Transformational HR
- Helen Tindle, HR Director, Iceland Foods
- Lucy Tobin, People Director (Europe), Frontier Economics
- Nate Harwood, Founder, New Possible
Helen said: “I believe that with the right space and questions, a person can discover and achieve their full potential that is congruent with their values and personal strengths.”
Helen will find out if she has won at an awards ceremony in London on the 16th April 2024.
Nate Harwood, Founder of New Possible and British HR Awards judge said: “With a 40% increase in the number of entries this year, judging was both a great privilege and a real challenge. Congratulations to all the Finalists who have demonstrated the passion, commitment, and talent at the beating heart of British HR.”
The British HR Awards is powered by New Possible, a next-generation employee insight platform. New Possible helps leaders build healthier organisations by providing meaningful insight that can drive real change.
