in-business YBL Program
Issue No. 60 - August/ /
Judges admire YBL energy, innovation
YBL Program chief judge, Senior Sergeant Adrian Henderson of South Australia Police, is an experienced trainer who clearly recognizes how the YBL experience energizes working lives.
The judges’ first contact with participants is through their written Business Improvement Project and Community Improvement Project (fundraising) submissions.
“In this way these documents are appraised with full objectivity and independence which underpins the integrity of the measurement process,” Adrian says.
“From time to time judges may correspond during this assessment regard a variance of issues that arise out of this initial assessment however this is only occasional and has little or no impact on outcomes.
“On some occasions judges will – at the completion of the initial reading – have decided on a base score against the assessment criterion. These scores may vary, based on individual interpretation and personal scoring scales. This again tends to underpin the integrity of the judging process.”
After reading the submissions the judges form opinions about the best candidates and compile lists of questions if any clarification is required during personal presentations.
“Often no clear winner is evident at the conclusion of the reading and this year this was again the case,” Adrian says.
“Personal Presentations assist the judges to formulate a more comprehensive assessment of performance.”
Personal presentations can lead to adjustments based on responses to the judging questions posed by the judging panel and/or additional points made by the candidate during their presentations.
The judges will look at several aspects of the projects including:
• Why the project was initiated.
• Management of the processes
• Outcomes AND
• Personal gains - including personal and leadership devel...
