Our People Awards

Our staff are our most important treasure and we value each and every individual. We know that we have the best people working in Denbighshire Leisure Ltd. and we want to celebrate you!

The Our People Awards are our way of showing you, our team, how much we appreciate you. The Awards are a chance for you to celebrate your colleagues and show each other how much you value your team mates.

Our Values

Ambition & Growth

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Excellence & Resilience

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Trust & Integrity

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Pride & Passion

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Categories

Leadership Award

This award recognises an individual who inspires people, and supports others to be their best.This person doesn’t have to be a supervisor/manager currently, they’ll be someone you feel youcan turn to, someone who you feel supported by, who is approachable and guides you.

Most Recognised Employee Award

This award recognises an individual who delivers exceptional customer service, either to the public or to colleagues. They continuously receive praise and positive feedback from others.

Living by Our Values

This award recognises an individual who lives and breathes our values (Ambition & Growth, Excellence & Resilience, Trust & Integrity, Pride & Passion). They give 100%, they’re loyal to their colleagues and the company, they support their team. If Denbighshire Leisure Ltd was a person, it’d be them!

Team Player Award

This award recognises an individual who makes team work, dream work. They support their colleagues and are willing to help others at all times. This is someone who is great at communicating with others, shows willingness to help others, pitches in to get the job done to a high standard, is like the glue that keeps the team together.

Going the Extra Mile Award

This award recognises an individual who goes over and above what’s expected of them. They are considerate and thoughtful of others, show a desire to help others, take responsibility for problems and want to find solutions.

Positive Impact Award – Team and Individual

This award recognises an individual or team who has had a positive impact on the Company, over the past 2 years. They might have made a significant impact on DLL’s reputation, or brought in new processes that transformed how we operate/the customer experience, or had a great idea that’s led to team/site/Company success.

Lifetime Achievement Award (DLL Executive Team to nominate)

This award recognises an individual (past or present) who has had a significant impact on the Company, over the past 10 years. This award is nominated for by the Executive Team and is our way of showing our gratitude to a person, who has contributed to the Company becoming what it is today.

Finalists

Leadership Award

Kara Roberts
Ian Olson
Gwyn Hughes
Gemma Adams

Most Recognised Employee

Michelle V
Technical Team
Charlie Williams

Living by Our Values

Cheryl C
Ian Olson
Kara Roberts
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Team Player

Dai Knots
Ethan Woodfine
Kara Roberts
Leah Thomas

Going the Extra Mile

Sion Goldsmith
Iwan Brookes
Ian Olson
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Technical team

Positive impact - Team

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Active Communities
Technical Team
Ruthin Leisure

Positive Impact - Individual

John Leigh
Kara Roberts
Gregg Williams

The Awards Ceremony

The Shortlisting Panel (made up of a mixture of Executives, Board Members, and Staff members) will select the winners and runner-ups for each category during April. 19th May is the big night – the Our People Awards night! This will be a night to remember, a red carpet event being held at Rhyl Pavilion Theatre, with drinks on arrival, entertainment throughout, and an after party in 1891.

You’re all invited!

Those shortlisted for an award will also be invited for a drinks reception and buffet before the Awards start.
We are really excited to be able to host a night focused on you, our amazing staff, and we’d love to see you there for the big night!

The Winners

Leadership Award

Ian Olson

Most Recognised Employee

Michelle Verschueren

Living by Our Values

Kara Roberts

Team Player

Dai Knott

Going the Extra Mile

Sion Goldsmith

Positive Impact Team

Active Communities

Positive Impact Individual

John Leigh

Team of the Year

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Lifetime Achievement

Marian Harvey

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Ambition & Growth

Staff

  • Seeks out and takes development/learning opportunities
  • Acts on feedback
  • Looks to problem-solve and find solutions
  • Self-motivated, setting high standards for yourself to achieve
  • Embraces new technologies and ways of working

Managers

  • Seeks opportunities to develop leadership skills
  • Supports staff with goals and objectives, nurturing staff development and ambition
  • Motivates team to deliver high standards
  • Sets clear goals for and involve the team in setting and reaching these goals
  • Supports new ways of working, identifying improvements

Excellence & Resilience

Staff

  • Delivers excellent customer service
  • Takes ownership of mistakes, admitting and learning from them
  • Treats others with respect and dignity and all times
  • Adapts to change, and perseveres through challenge
  • Supports colleagues and works as one team

Managers

  • Supports staff to deal with mistakes, treating errors as opportunities to learn.
  • Recognises and celebrates staff success and good practice
  • Promotes positive mental wellbeing, supporting staff to develop resilience, showing empathy and understanding.
  • Listens to ideas, encouraging open discussions within the team

Trust & Integrity

Staff

  • Asks for help when needed, being open and honest at all times
  • Supports colleagues in their work, showing consideration for others, works as one team
  • Considers own behaviour and your impact on others
  • Always strives to deliver what the customer needs, being friendly and enthusiastic

Managers

  • Carefully considers all options and arrives at the right decision, even if this is the more difficult path
  • Encourages others to make ethical or sustainable choices where viable, encouraging recycling and choosing the ‘greener’ option where possible
  • Acts with transparency and honesty, managing sensitive issues with confidentiality and respect
  • Visible to staff, making it easy for staff to approach and discuss issues

Trust & Integrity

Staff

  • Gives 100% to all I do, approaching work with passion and pride
  • Takes pride in doing the job well and delivering excellent standards
  • Supports colleagues to be their best self, providing feedback in an open, non-judgemental manner
  • Talks positively about Company, and maintains a professional appearance
  • Seeks out what motivates you, discussing with your manager ways to ensure you are doing what you love
  • Seeks out what motivates staff, identifying strengths, and nurtures this within staff
  • Sets high standards for the team and supports them to achieve this
  • Works with others to create a one team approach for all, recognising that we work as one together, striving for the same overall goals

Managers

  • Seeks out what motivates staff, identifying strengths, and nurtures this within staff
  • Sets high standards for the team and supports them to achieve this
  • Works with others to create a one team approach for all, recognising that we work as one together, striving for the same overall goals
  • We build relationships, working together with partners who support our vision and communities