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CHO APPRECIATION AWARDS 2022

ABOUTCHOA

The Chief Happiness Officer Association Limited (CHOA) is a non profitable organization founded in 2021 with the mission to build a platform for all stakeholders to co create a happy and healthy environment in every organization, thus advancing corporate culture excellence in Hong Kong and the Region. 

“CHO” refers to “Chief Happiness Officer”. According to the United Nations’ Annual World Happiness Rankings released in 2022, HK ranked 81th among 146 countries & cities. In such a cosmopolitan city we believe that there are ways to pursue happiness and everyone deserves a happy life. 

In the CHO Association, we trust that corporations can lead the CHO movement by transforming companies’ culture. Not only can employees bring happiness related extra performance to the corporations, but their happiness will also be spread from the working environment to their families and the community. It is going to be critical that a whole of business world effort is mobilized to advocate this change.

ABOUT THE AWARD

1. INTRODUCTION

Since 2021, CHOA was proud to present the “CHO Appreciation Awards” to honor, award and thank organizations which have showed tremendous effort in demonstrating CHO practice 10 award winning companies became pioneering CHO role models in Hong Kong .


Inherit the past and open a new chapter together, Chief Happiness Officer Association has comprehensively enhanced the context, integrity and the judging criteria of the award. The award focus es in 3 key areas: Corporate Wellness, People & Organizational Transformation and Oneness Team. 

With the launch of the CHO Appreciation Awards 2022, CHOA aims at co-create happiness for sustainable business and advancing corporate culture excellence in Hong Kong.

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE AWARD

  • To honor, award and thank organizations and their culture building team for their tremendous effort in driving corporate happiness culture

 

  • To promote psychological wellness and corporate happiness awareness in the workplace

 

  • To promote talent sustainability and unleash power for transformation in psychological  wellness and working environment in the business world

 

  • To establish an active exchange of best practices among the awardees and the community

3. BENEFITS TO ORGANIZATIONS

  • To cement the credibility and public recognition of the organization in the business community
  • To enhance the employer branding and reputation of the organization through showcasing their best practices
  • To recognize the achievements of your employees and boost the moral as well as motivation
  • To validate your hiring stature and attract the potential talent s joining your organization

4. AWARD CATEGORIES

4.1 Company Awards

  • Organizations with over 50 employees can apply for the Company Awards, Special Awards and compete for the Top 10 Happiest Company to Work For Award.
  • The organization s that can demonstrate the CHO practice in 3 key areas: Corporate Wellness, People & Organizational Transformation, and Oneness Team.
  • Corporate Wellness emphasizes on psychological wellness for employees and demonstrates the positive impact to employees satisfaction and retention, and the operation cost in the long run.
  • People & Organization al Transformation emphasize s on organization adopting technology and digital solutions to enhance employees satisfaction and happiness level, as well as demonstrating the fundamental changes to business process and efficiency improvement.
  • Oneness Team emphasizes on creating the happiest culture for the employees and putting tremendous effort in talent attraction and retention .
  • The total score achieved by the organization over 70% will be granted the Company Awards

4.2 The Top 10 Happiest Company to Work For Award

  • The Top 10 Happiest Company to Work For Award serves as the Grand Award of the Year.
  • It serves to recognize the most outstanding organizations creating a happy and healthy workplace with unique and extraordinary showcases, and acting as a role model in Hong Kong.
  • The organization that can demonstrate its strength in employee engagement & experience, digital transformation, people transformation, psychological wellness and innovation in building happiness culture.
  • It will be granted to the organizations that attain top 10 highest score under the Company Awards

4.3 Special Awards

A number of Special Awards will also be granted to the organizations with outstanding showcases in different individual areas. Organizations have to indicate which of the following Special Award(s) they would like to compete for in the Enrollment Form. Each organization can enroll up to 2 Special Awards.

The details of Special Awards are as below:

  • CHO Do Good Award recognizes organization doing extremely good on its employee engagement and experience strategy. These strategies that can demonstrate the positive and sustainable impact to employee, organization and society.
  • CHO Digital Transformation Award recognizes organization adopting technology and digital solutions to enhance employees satisfaction and happiness level. The new implementation that can demonstrate the fundamental changes to business process and efficiency improvement.
  • CHO Best Innovative Culture Award recognizes organization providing innovative strategy to create the happiest culture for the employees. These strategies that can demonstrate innovation in their concept, design and implementation for a successful culture shift.
  • CHO People Transformation Award recognizes organization empowering their employees capabilities and capacities to drive the business growth and organization s future success. The initiatives that can demonstrate the positive impact to employees satisfaction and happiness level as well as the employer branding.
  • CHO Team Performance Award recognizes the contribution of a team demonstrating impact, growth and ownership in the organization. The team is capable to demonstrate their alignment in shared values and vision and work
    towards a common objective.
  • CHO Employees Wellness Award recognizes organization providing compelling strategy that includes psychological , financial and social wellness elements for employee These strategies that can demonstrate the positive impact to employees satisfaction and retention, and the operation cost in the long run.
  • CHO Champion Award recognizes the contribution of individual promoting happiness culture in their workplace The candidate that can demonstrate unmatched tenacity and dedication to happiness in the organization as well as the community.

4.4 SME Awards

  • Organizations with less than 50 employees can apply for the SME Awards.
  • The organizations that can demonstrate the CHO practice in 3 key areas: Corporate Wellness, People & Organizational Transformation, and Oneness Team.
  • Corporate Wellness emphasizes on psychological wellness for employees and demonstrates the positive impact to employees satisfaction and retention, and the operation cost in the long run.
  • People & Organization al Transformation emphasize s on organization adopting
    technology and digital solutions to enhance employees satisfaction and happiness level, as well as demonstrating the fundamental changes to business process and efficiency improvement.
  • Oneness Team emphasizes on creating the happiest culture for the employees and putting tremendous effort in talent attraction and retention .
  • The total score achieved by the organization over 70% will be granted the Company Awards.

4.5 The Top 3 Happiest SME to Work for Award

  • The Top 3 Happiest SME to Work for Award serves as the Grand Award of the Year for SME.
  • It serves to recognize the most outstanding SME creating a happy and healthy workplace with unique and extraordinary showcases, and acting as a role model in Hong Kong.
  • The SME that can demonstrate its strength in employee engagement & experience, digital transformation, people transformation, psychological wellness and innovation in building happiness culture.
  • It will be granted to the SME s that attain top 3 highest score under the SME Awards.

5. AWARD ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

     Chairperson
  • Mr. Ian Choy (Chief People Officer, McDonald’s Hong Kong
  • Ms. Adele Chu (Associate Director Talent & Organization Development, Hong Kong
    Broadband Network Limited)
     Committee Members
  • Ms. Hilary Chan (Head, Engagement & Inclusion, DFI Retail Group)
  • Dr. Salina Chan (Senior Director, Learning & Development and Human Resources APAC, Fossil (East) Limited)
  • Ms. Miko Cheung (Human Resources Director, LAWSGROUP)
  • Ms. Susanna Chiu (Executive Director & CFO, Bonjour Holdings Ltd)
  • Ms. Virginia Choi, JP (Country Manager & Managing Consultant, Tamty McGill Consultants International Limited
  • Dr. Buston Chu (Executive Director, Service Cybemetics Consulting Limited)
  • Ms. Agnes Lee (Senior Manager, Executive Office, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited)
  • Ms. Sophia Sung (CEO & Co founder, Achiever Technology Ltd.)
  • Mr. Tony W o Learning, Cul ture, Diversity & Inclusion Director, AXA Greater China)

6. ELIGIBILITY

The Chief Happiness Officer Appreciation Awards 2022 are open to organizations of any size or business nature in Hong Kong . The showcases or examples illustrated in the application form should be implemented in the past 24 months (namely between 1 August 2020 to 31 July 2022)
for their employees.

7. AWARD SCHEDULE

Activities
Date
Deadline for Enrollment Form Submission
1 September 2022
(Thursday)
Deadline for Happiness Index Survey & Written Paper Submission
15 September 2022
(Thursday)
Announcement for Top 20 Finalists
29 September 2022
(Thursday)
Final Presentation Seminar
20 October 2022
(Thursday)
Award Presentation Ceremony
 
11 November
2022 (Friday)

8. PARTICIPATION FEE

  • Company Awards: $1,500
  • Special Awards: $500 per Award
  • SME Awards: $800
  •  The participant fee covers ONE free seat at the Final Presentation Seminar and Award Presentation Ceremony accordingly.
  •  $3,800 promotion fee will be applied to the awardees for Special Awards which include
    the following media package:
    1.  An online article of the “CHO Appreciation Award” will be published on the association’s website and social media platforms (with the winning news as the entry point, the text will introduce your company’s key business and corporate culture)
    2.  An online article of the “CHO Appreciation Award” will be published on HKESE (a new generation job hunting platform), reaching more than 30,000 talent users and reaching 200,000 views.
    3. More than 10 online media reported the winning news (including BusinessFocus, ET Net, Hong Kong Financial Times, etc.)
    4. Awards Presentation Ceremony Tickets x 2
    5.  The right to use the “CHO” logo (for one year publicity purposes)
    6. FREE CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP of “Chief Happiness Officer Association” (worth $5800) and receive a series of free or member discount corporate coaching courses and other exclusive benefits:
      https://choassociation.org/zhhant/membership program/
  • $9 ,800 promotion fee will be applied to the awardees for Top 10 Happiest Company to Work for Award and Top 3 Happiest SME to Work for Award which include the following media package:
 

1. Company will be invited to conduct media interview during the award ceremony and tailor made a “CHO Appreciation Award” Corporate Video (2 minutes). 5 out of 1 production method | Creative production team | Innovative interpretation of corporate culture .

             A. CHO Anchor visiting the mystery of the happiness of winning companies  (On the spot inspection introduces the characteristic corporate culture of the winning companies, e.g., special lounges, activity rooms, etc.)

             B. Invite 3 happy employees to share their happy work life
C. Q&A Video with the awardees (visit the winning company’s CHO in the form of a variety show)
D. One day journal with CHO! (CHO Vlog)
E. Casual Q&A with employees (for specific topics, visit the office to interview employees  about corporate culture)

2. Written interview by CTgoodjobs during the award presentation ceremony.

3.  An online article of the “CHO Appreciation Award” will be published on the association’s website and social media platforms (with the winning news as the entry point, the text will introduce your company’s key business and corporate culture)

4.  An online article of the “CHO Appreciation Award” will  be published on HKESE (a new generation job hunting platform), reaching more than 30,000 talent users and reaching 200 ,000

5.  More than 10 online media reported the winning news (including CTgoodjobs Facebook & LinkedIn feed, BusinessFocus, ET Net, Hong Kong Financial Times, etc.)

6.  Awards Presentation Ceremony Tickets x 2

7.  The right to use the “CHO” logo (for one year publicity purposes)

8.  FREE CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP of “Chief Happiness Officer Association” (worth $5800) and receive a series of free or member discount corporate coaching courses and other exclusive benefits: 

https://choassociation.org/zh hant/membership program/

w   Participation fee for Company Award, Special Awards & SME Award can be settled on or before 15 September 2022 (Thursday) by the following methods:

 

  i.          Bank Transfer in HKD to
BankBank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
BeneficiaryCHIEF HAPPINESS OFFICER ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Account No.012-802-2-014682-4
RemarksPlease mark your account number / name on the pay slip & email the pay slip to: info@choassociation.org or WhatsApp @ 6263 6263
ii.          By FPS
BankBank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
FPS Identifier100900554
RemarksPlease email the FPS record to : info@choassociation.org or WhatsApp @ 6263 6263
iii.          By Cheque
Cheque payable toCHIEF HAPPINESS OFFICER ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Remarks

Please mail a crossed cheque to

Unit 2112, 21/F, The Star, 18 Yip Shing Street, Kwai Chung, New Territories.

 

9. JUDGING PROCESS COMPANY AWARDS, SPECIAL AWARDS & TOP 10 HAPPIESTCOMPANY TO WORK FOR AWARD

 

Judging ProcessDetails
Part 1
Enrollment Form Submission
Part 2
Happiness Index Surveys Submission
  • Participating organizations with 51 to 500 employees have to submit 30 Happiness Index Surveys that are completed by their employees by 15 September 2022 Thursday)
  • Participating organizations with more than 500 employees have to submit 50 Happiness Index Surveys .
  • This part accounts for 30% of the total score.
  • Organizations that are interested to compete for other Special Awards have to complete other part of the survey.
Part 3
Written Paper
Submission
  • All participating organizations have to submit written paper by 15 September 2022 (Thursday).
  • The paper should include the evidence of being a happiness organization
  • This part accounts for 20% of the total score.
  • Organizations that are interested to compete for other Special Awards have to submit related evidence.
Part 4
Final Presentation
  • Based on the Happiness Index Surveys analysis and written paper submissions, 20 finalists as well as recipients of all the Special Awards will be confirmed by 29 September 2022 (Thursday) .
  • Finalists will be invited to give a 10 minute presentation in Cantonese/English and followed by a 5 minute Q&A session by the judging committee on 20 October 2022 (Thursday)
  • Finalists may send a maximum of three representatives to conduct the presentation.
  • The presentation mode including but not limited to PowerPoint presentation, storytelling and drama.
  • This part accounts for 50% of the total score .
  • The Top 10 Happiest Company to Work for Award will be granted to the organizations that attain top 10 highest score.

10. JUDGING PROCESS SME AWARDS TOP 3 HAPPIEST SME TO WORK FORAWARD

Judging Process
Details
Part 1
Enrollment Form Submission
Part 2
Happiness Index Surveys Submission
  • Participating SMEs have to submit 20% of their number of employees surveys that are completed by their employees by 15 September 2022 (Thursday)
  •  This part accounts for 50% of the total score.
Part 3
Written Paper Submission
  • All participating SMEs have to submit written paper by15 September 2022 (Thursday).
  • The paper should include the evidence of being ahappiness organization
  • This part accounts for 50% of the total score.
  • The Top 3 Happiest SME to Work for Award will begranted to the SMEs that attain top 3 highest score.

11. JUDGING CRITERIA HAPPINESS INDEX SURVEYS & WRITTEN PAPER

  • The following criteria are taken into account in the selection of the awardees of Company Award s and SME Awards . Each key area is equally weighted towards the allocate percentage of total final score. The organizations achieved 70% or above will be granted the Company / SME Awards . The criteria are listed as below:
 
11.1 Corporate Wellness
      • The award recognizes organizations that emphasize on psychological wellness for employees and demonstrates the positive impact to employees satisfaction and retention, and the operation cost in the long run .
      • Areas of consideration includes
      • Perceived Wellbeing
        ii. Experienced Workplace Happiness
        iii. Affective Workplace Well being in job competence and job aspiration
        iv. Relational Well being : the connection with the organization, supervisor and team
        v. Causation and Outcome of Workplace Happiness : psychological ownership, voice behavior, human flourishing and customer orientation
11.2 People & Organization al Transformation
      • The award recognizes organizations that emphasize on organization adopting technology and digital solutions to enhance employees satisfaction and happiness level, as well as demonstrating the fundamental changes to business process and
        efficiency improvement.
      • Areas of consideration includes

i. Creativity: Transformation projects, Inspirational activities
ii. Image: Quality of service, Aptitude of employees
iii. Adaptability: System improvement, Policy enhancement

11.3 Oneness Team
  • The award recognizes organizations that emphasize on creating the happiest culture for the employees and putting tremendous effort in talent attraction and retention
  • Areas of consideration includes

i. Purpose: VMV models, Mission driven activities
ii. Training: Training course, Mentoring program
iii. Culture: Cultural development, Cultural activities, Workforce diversity and inclusion
iv. Internal Market Orientation : Internal Information Generation , Internal Communication  and Responsiveness to Information
v. Supervisory Trust & Perceived Organizational Support

 

12. JUDGING CRITERIA FINAL PRESENTATION

  • The following criteria are taken into account in the selection of the awardees of Top 10 Happiest Company to Work For Award . The organizations achieved the highest score will be granted the Top 10 Happiest Company to Work For Award . The criteria are listed as
    below:
12.1 Objective Setting 15%
      • The organization demonstrated a clear objective and expected goals.
      • The objectives addressed specific organizational/people challenges.
12.2 Implementation Process 30%
      • The initiative was designed with relevant content to meet the expected goals.
      • The initiative was effectively implemented.
      • Employees and different teams were actively involved in the process.
12.3 Achievement & Outcome 30%
      • The quantifiable and psychological outcome were obtained and evaluated.
      • The initiatives achieved the stated objectives and demonstrated sustainable outcomes.
12.4 Innovation and Uniqueness 15%
      • The initiatives were innovative in its concept, idea, policy, design, and implementation .
      • The initiatives enabled the organization to stand out from the business community.
12.5 Ability to create interaction and happiness with audience 10%
      • The organization s representatives demonstrated the ability to connect with the audience.
      •  The organization s representatives demonstrated the workplace happiness to the audience effectively.

13 ENQUIRIES

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