2009 Mike Nurse Leadership Award
Eligibility Criteria and Nomination Form

National Managers' Community 2009 Mike Nurse Leadership Award

INTRODUCTION

The National Managers' Community (NMC) Mike Nurse Leadership Award recognizes managers who demonstrate excellence in meeting management and leadership challenges and who have led national initiatives that have positively impacted the community of federal public service managers across the country. Each year, one award is presented to an individual manager/leader/team.

PRESENTATION OF THE AWARD

The award consists of an inscribed trophy that will be formally presented at an upcoming National Managers' Community event. In the case of a team award, the team may be asked to select one person to accept on behalf of the team.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The following outlines the selection criteria of the Mike Nurse Leadership Award. The award is named for the first Champion of the National Managers' Community, a truly outstanding leader who exemplified the following criteria. Mike was greatly admired and respected by all who knew him; receiving an award in his name is a great honour.

A manager/leader/team who has demonstrated excellence, leadership and passion in support of managers across the federal public service through:

• Work and accomplishments that have had significant national impacts that have positively affected managers throughout the federal public service;
• Being a lifelong learner and promoting the value of lifelong learning;
• Supporting and promoting the managers' agenda; and
• Being willing to take risks and go the extra mile.

SELECTION PROCESS

A selection committee will be convened comprising members of the National Managers' Community Governing Council and, if possible, representative(s) from the NMC's ADM Advisory Board.

Nominations will include:

• A one page (maximum) summary of the accomplishment(s) of the nominee(s) in relation to the above criteria; and,
• Three letters of endorsement describing the nominee's achievement(s) to support the nomination. The endorsement letters may come from peers, supervisors, clients, partners and supervised staff.

Complete and forward the nomination form together with supporting documentation to the National Managers' Community Secretariat via e-mail to Louise.Tremblay@cpsa-afpc.gc.ca or by fax (613) 941-0287.

DEADLINE

NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY: Tuesday March 31, 2009

For more information please contact your Regional Coordinator (see www.managers-gestionnaires.gc.ca/about_co-eng.asp) or contact Anne Gillis Anne.gillis@acoa-apeca.gc.ca (902)368-0126