Canada’s 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures of 2010 – The Submission

GUIDELINES:

Please note the following:

1. Only organizations that have been nominated to the Canada’s 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures of 2010 program, and that have been notified of this nomination by Waterstone Human Capital, are eligible to make a submission.

2. In the submission, your organization will be asked to outline details related to its corporate culture based on the five following criteria:

a/vision and leadership;
b/cultural alignment, measurement and sustainability;
c/rewards, recognition and innovative business achievement;
d/corporate performance; and,
e/corporate social responsibility.

3. You may preview your answers by using the pulldown bar at the end of each field. Once you make your submission, please note that a copy of your entry will be emailed to you, for your records. If you have any questions, please call 416 408 4545 x273 or contact Jennifer Mondoux.

4. Please answer each of the categories below. Each question must be answered in order for the submission to be considered eligible.

5. Please note the word limit *PER* answer. It is very important to abide by this word-limit guideline. If a submission is judged to be significantly over the word limit guideline, Waterstone Human Capital reserves the right to pull the submission from the consideration of the Canada’s 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures Board of Governors.

6. CONFIDENTIALITY: This submission will be reviewed by Waterstone Human Capital, our program partners and by the members of our 2010 Canada’s 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures Board of Governors.

7. Members of our 2010 Canada’s 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures Board of Governors are only asked to review the content held within the body of the submission as well as any attachments specifically related to the corporate performance section (see below). Should your organization refer to its website, or to a specially-created micro-site, or to any other external information within the body of its submission, please note that board members are under no obligation to review this additional information.

8. The submission must be made online, through this submission form.

SUBMISSION:

1. Please tell us the name of the organization making the submission: *

2. Please tell us who you are, and please indicate how we might contact you regarding the submission

Name: *

Title: *

Company: *

Email: *

Phone number: *

Alternate Contact (e.g. assistant):

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Street Address: *

City: *

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3. Please provide us with the name of the city and province in which your organization’s head office, or, Canadian corporate headquarters, is located: *

4. Type of Organization: *

Please list the type of organization making the submission (e.g. public, privately-held, subsidiary, not-for-profit, government agency or crown corporation, etc):

5. Please describe the nominated organization and the nature of its operations (200-word limit): *

6. Vision and Leadership (750-word limit): *

How has the nominated company demonstrated vision and leadership over the years, and how have the company's leaders inspired their people towards a new level of growth and achievement?

7. Cultural Alignment, Measurement and Sustainability: (750-word limit): *

How is the culture of the nominated organization aligned to its vision, people, and processes, and how is it measured and sustained to support corporate performance?

8. Rewards, Recognition and Innovative Business Achievement: (750-word limit): *

How does the nominated organization reward and recognize its people, and how is it unique and innovative in its relationship with its employees, stakeholders and customers? How has the nominated organization demonstrated excellence in its field?

9. Corporate Performance: (750-word limit): *

The Board of Governors will review key financial indicators provided by the nominated organization for the close of the last fiscal year. If your organization is a subsidiary or a private company that cannot provide financials, please provide key industry or other financial indicators.

Ideally, your key performance indicators will be written into the body of your answer. However, you are permitted, in this section only, to include an attachment of *summarized* results. If you are making a submission to the public sector/not-for-profit category, *summarized* financial highlights from an annual report are acceptable.

Please note: only one attachment is allowed per submission, with a 2-page maximum (please use the attachment option below, should you choose to include an attachment).

Please also note: Any information that is comparative in nature (e.g. industry or sector comparisons) is particularly helpful in determining related performance.

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Please note: should you use the back button to make changes, you will need to re-upload any files you may have attached.

10. Corporate Social Responsibility: (750-word limit): *

An outstanding organization promotes a culture that supports organizational and individual involvement in overcoming community, social and environmental issues. How has the nominated organization done so? Please provide examples.

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Once you hit submit, you will see a thank you screen and you will also receive an automatic email from Waterstone Human Capital, with a copy of your submission for your files. If you do not see this screen or receive the email, your submission was not entered. If that is the case, please contact Jennifer Mondoux at 416 408 4545 x273.