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ISR Clients Win Prestigious Awards
| DRS Technologies Named a "Best Managed Company" by Forbes |
Named to the 2005 Forbes Platinum 400 as one of the "Best Big Companies in America," DRS Technologies, Inc. was also named the "Best Managed Company" in the aerospace and defense industry. In addition, DRS was singled out as one of 15 firms that ranked highest in total annual return over the last five years - 36.6 percent.
Congratulations to DRS Technologies! To learn more, visit the company's website: www.drs.com |
| RBC Financial Selected as Canada's Most Respected Corporation |
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| A total of 263 Canadian CEOs participated in the survey. In addition to winning the overall title, RBC Financial Group was the first-place winner in the Human Resources category, also for the third year in a row. In a message to employees, RBC Financial Group CEO Gord Nixon commented about the award, "Your commitment to our clients, colleagues, shareholders and communities continues to be a source of pride and inspiration inside RBC, and I am very proud that your efforts have once again been recognized outside of RBC." To learn more, visit RBC Financial Group's website. |
| Accountancy Age Employer of the Year Award |
Congratulations to BDO Stoy Hayward for winning the 2004 Employer of the Year Award from Accountancy Age magazine. This award, in its second year, is determined by readers of the magazine, who vote on issues such as work-life balance, benefits, retirement plans, and overall environment and culture. |
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In being selected among other accounting firms, BDO Stoy Hayward was cited for its excellence in managing staff members' work-life balance, its flexible benefits package, and managers' consistent willingness to solicit - and take seriously - their employees' opinions on any issue. In making the award, the judges said they "could not fault the readers' choice." Visit BDO Stoy Hayward's website. Read ISR's case study on BDO Stoy Hayward: " Cultural Alignment Sets BDO Stoy Hayward on a Clear Course."
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| AHRI Award for Excellence in People Management |
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ISR congratulates Guild Insurance and Financial Services and Telstra Corporation for winning a national 2004 Australian Human Resources Institute Award for Excellence in People Management. |
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Guild, which won in the category Private Sector-Small Enterprise, turned its financial fortunes around by focusing on leadership strategic alignment and employee engagement. Find out more: visit the Guild IFS website, read about Guild's success in Strategic HR Review, "Aligning people and strategy at Guild IFS," and read ISR's case study, "Alignment Drives Turnaround at Guild."
Telstra, which was the Private Sector-Large Enterprise winner, has been integrating HR practitioners into business unit management and has thereby improved its ability to measure customer service and productivity. Visit Telstra's website.
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| Singapore Quality Award |
Congratulations as well to the Central Provident Fund Board (CPF) for being one of three winners of the 2004 Singapore Quality Award. Singapore's top business excellence award, this annual accolade is chosen by Spring Singapore, the government-sponsored Standards, Productivity, and Innovation Board.
CPF is Singapore's social security system, covering retirement, home ownership, and health care needs. Visit the CPF website. |
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