Nominating for the New Zealand Security Awards The NZSA is expecting a bumper number of nominations for this year’s awards, writes chief editor Nicholas Dynon. Putting the effort into a compliant and high quality nomination is key. With the inaugural New Zealand OSPAs winners and 2022 IFSEC Global Influencers already done and dusted, the awards season is already in full swing! Nominations are now open for the 2020 New Zealand Security Industry Awards, which this year will culminate in a much anticipated return to the traditional inperson gala awards dinner.
Nicholas Dynon is chief editor of NZSM, and a widely published commentator on New Zealand’s defence, national security and private security sectors.
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In addition to a return to the preCOVID format for the awards night, another change from recent years is that I vacate my seat on the awards judging panel, making way for retired security professional and trainer Wayne Black. Having sat on the panel for a few years, I’ve tended to find myself on the one-hand inspired by the many impressive nominations I get to see, yet on the other hand
I’ve seen some outstanding nominations, and I’ve also come across my fair share of pretty ordinary ones. In the vast majority of cases it wasn’t that the nominee wasn’t up to scratch, but rather that the nomination itself was either noncompliant, poorly put together, or inadequately evidenced. Nominating a colleague for an award is a good thing – for two reasons. Firstly, excellence should be recognised, and outstanding individuals within the industry should be celebrated. Secondly, quite simply, the more nominations submitted in a particular category the more competitive the pool and the more worthy the winner. In this article, I offer my perspectives on what makes a competitive nomination, including some tips on how to ensure you’ve given your nominee an even chance of being among the finalists.
August /September 2022
