Performance Excellence Gala

The Gala recognizes those who align multiple capabilities, use data to guide performance decisions, and sustain high maturity levels year after year.

Award Types

Celebrate achievements that set the standard for performance excellence.
Recognition is based on the results of the GPA Unit’s Integrated Performance Maturity Assessment.

Awarded for Excellence

Maturity Level 4+ in one or more capabilities
Achieved in the last 12 months
Recognised for highly advanced systems and practices

Awarded for the Hallmark of Excellence

Maturity Level 5 in one or more capabilities
Achieved in the last 12 months
Recognised as Best in Class systems and practices

Excellence Recognized with Hall of Fame Distinction

All organizations Awarded for The Hallmark of Excellence, Maturity Level V, will be automatically proposed and enter upon their acceptance in the Performace Excellence Hall of Fame for the nominated categories.

Award Categories

Discover the categories that honour excellence at the Performance Assessment Awards Gala.

Integrated Performance

When strategies, processes, and people work in complete harmony, performance becomes more than the sum of its parts. This award honors the organizations that have achieved that full integration.

Strategic Planning

Through exceptional strategic planning, these leaders demonstrate how long-term vision can align with organizational priorities to create lasting impact. Few teams turn vision into execution—these organizations do.

Performance Measurement

Organizations receiving this award turn measurement into a strategic asset—systems that reveal insight, guide decisions, and ignite improvement. Reporting is just the start; learning is the outcome.

Performance Improvement

Some organizations can transform performance data into better ways of working. This distinction honours those that embed continuous learning and improvement to raise performance over time.

Performance Culture

A strong culture can make or break performance. These awardees exemplify shared values, engagement, and accountability as lived behaviours that sustain results.

Employee Performance Management

Individuals thrive when their growth is linked to a bigger purpose. This award recognises organizations that align goals, feedback, and development with strategy—so personal progress advances enterprise outcomes.

How to get nominated

Recognizing excellence in strategy and leadership

1

Submit Inquiry for the Maturity Assessment

Express your interest in conducting a maturity assessment.
2

Identify the Right Service

Our experts will guide you in selecting the most relevant service for your needs.
3

Choose the Service Deployment Option

The client can choose from two potential pathways for service deployment presented in the next step.

Note: Self-assessments and diagnosis scan results do not qualify for the Performance Excellence Awards.
4

Undertake the Maturity Assessment

4.1 Path 1:
     1. Conduct a Diagnosis Scan
     2. Implement recommendations from the diagnosis and advanced organizational practices
     3. Initiate an Advanced Maturity Assessment to become eligible for the Awards
Recommended for: Organizations that expect significant gaps and require more time and effort to improve their system.

4.2 Path 2:
     1. Proceed directly with the Advanced Maturity Assessment.
     2. Continue with a Quick or Standard Reassessment (within 6-months from initial assessment), if the initial results were not sufficient to qualify for the Awards.
Recommended for: Mature organizations that expect refinements to their practices rather than radical changes.
5

Receive the Official Nomination

On an annual basis, the GPA Unit reviews the maturity scoring of all entities evaluated in the past 12 months from the last Awards Gala.

All eligible organizations will receive an official email announcement about their nomination in the Awards category and an invitation to the Gala.
The organization must reply within two weeks of the nomination to accept the Award and confirm attendance at the Gala.
Eligibility criteria:
All organizations undertaking Advanced Maturity Assessments by GPA Unit Accredited Assessors are eligible for the award, as long as their scoring positions them in maturity levels IV or V.
The Awards Gala is an annual event and will consider organizations assessed in the 12 months prior to the event.
6

Attend the Performance Excellence Forum & Awards Gala

The organization will be invited to attend the Annual Performance Excellence Forum, as well as the Awards Gala.

The entity must be physically represented by one or more staff members during the Awards Gala to officially receive the Award.
7

Share Your Achievement

We encourage awarded organizations to publicly display the Award on their website, issue press releases, and communicate their commitment to continuous improvement and Performance Excellence to all stakeholders.