The People Do Matter Awards, initiated in 2000, focused on recognizing innovative HR practices at organizations in Southwestern PA. In an effort to freshen up the program, the PHRA has designed a campaign for 2014-2015 to motivate and inspire leadership in the Pittsburgh region to consider employee-centered work practices.
Welcome to "Engaging Pittsburgh: It's All About the People!" - a fresh take on building a reciprocal relationship between employers and employees. The award portion of the program is alive and well - with a twist. The award categories have been created to inspire and drive creativity of organizations in the region.
The Pittsburgh Human Resources Association is proud to announce the finalists for this year's Engaging Pittsburgh: It's all about the People! Join us in congratulating the 2015 Engaging Pittsburgh Finalists:
Carnegie Mellon University Professional Development Services
EDMC
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
LunaMetrics
MedExpress
Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP
MRTSA, Medical Rescue Team South Authority
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center)
World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh
The finalists' initiatives offer best practices in categories such as "Help Them Thrive," "Magnify Their Success" and "Make Them Fearless." Jennifer Ploskina, PHRA's VP/Engaging Pittsburgh, notes, "We only hope that more organizations in the region are inspired and motivated to consider such programming in their own workplaces to encourage, appreciate and develop employees to be the best version of themselves."
"It's important for employers and their leadership teams to understand the link between a successful organization and its employees' performance," said PHRA's President, Mike Toney. This year's Engaging Pittsburgh finalists gave their employees the opportunity to grow, develop, and reach greater levels of success personally, professionally and for the organization. This year's Engaging Pittsburgh finalists support employee involvement, life-long-learning initiatives, gave ideas for improved work life balance, as well as recognition to employees for reaching and successfully achieving personal and company goals."
The accomplishments of all 10 of the nominated companies will be celebrated on Thursday, April 16, 2015 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Green Tree.
For more information about the Engaging Pittsburgh Awards, or to purchase tickets visit
http://www.pittsburghhra.org/events/event_details.asp?id=596396.
This event is possible due to the generosity of its sponsors, BI WORLDWIDE, Delta Dental, Doubletree by the Hilton, NOVA Chemicals, Peak Performance, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sagewell Partners and St. Vincent College's Master of Science in Management: Operational Excellence.