TIGA, the trade association
representing the UK games industry, has been presented with a prestigious
national award.
TIGA was awarded the
Investors in People Bronze award for demonstrating a degree of excellence in
the way they develop and support their staff.
The Bronze award is achieved
by just 5.22% of Investors in People recognised organisations in the UK. The
Investors in People Standard is awarded to well-run organisations, which
demonstrate good management practice with a high emphasis on best practice people
management and development.
Recipients of the Bronze award, of which there are some 1,100 in the
country, go beyond the minimum requirements and demonstrate an additional 26 or
more pieces of evidence needed to achieve the Investors in People core
Standard.
TIGA is a uniquely structured organisation: it has one
full time employee and four part time highly skilled contractors. It is also a
virtual organisation with team members working remotely across the UK.
TIGA has
achieved significant progress over the last four years: its membership has tripled;
it was awarded ‘trade association of the year’ by the Trade Association Forum
in 2010 and 2011; and it secured Games Tax Relief for the UK video games and
digital publishing sector in the March 2012 Budget (a measure which effectively
reduces the cost of the games production and so makes the UK more competitive).
Dr Richard Wilson, CEO at
TIGA, said:
“At TIGA we are intent
on building an enduring organisation, the best in its class, and one that
continually improves. I am privileged to work with some extremely talented
individuals who have helped to make TIGA the success that it is today: Vanessa
Joyce, Richard Lee, Suzi Stephenson and Nisha Valand. To have achieved
Investors in People Bronze Level status demonstrates that TIGA is ambitious,
high performing and focused on enabling our members to achieve their potential.
Achieving Bronze Level status IiP confirms that TIGA is on track and is a
reflection of the ability of the TIGA team.”
John
Telfer, Managing Director of Inspiring Business Performance Ltd (IBP), the Investors
in People Centre for London and the South of England, said:
“Being presented
with the Bronze award is a well deserved achievement for TIGA. I would
like to congratulate the organisation and its people on their commitment to
continuous improvement, and encourage other businesses to learn from their
fantastic example.”
Research shows that organisations of any type and
size that adopt a comprehensive approach to people development perform better
than those without, indicated by higher gross profits per employee, higher
profit margins and higher productivity. Companies that have achieved the
Investors in People Standard also have higher levels of trust, co-operation and
commitment than their competitors.
To find out more about IBP
and the benefits of Investors in People, visit www.inspiringbusinessperformance.co.uk, email info@ibp.uk.com or call 0800 612
3098.
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Investors in People
- The Investors in People Standard provides a
practical framework for improving business performance and competitiveness
through good practice in people management. - An
organisation that has achieved the Standard has been successful in adopting and maintaining its
three fundamental principles: Plan – developing strategies to improve the
performance of the organisation, from business goals to leadership strategies;
Do – implementing those strategies, taking action to improve the performance of
the organisation; Review – evaluating and adjusting those strategies, measuring
their impact on the performance of the organisation.
For
more information on Investors in People visit www.inspiringbusinessperformance.co.uk
Inspiring Business Performance (IBP) enables organisations to build success
and competitive advantage through the alignment of their people with the
business direction and objectives. IBP helps businesses develop
a more motivated and productive workforce, inspired to perform and achieve.
Through providing consultancy and a range of
innovative products and solutions from the strategic to the tactical, we help
our clients to create working environments where employees want to contribute
and succeed, and businesses that customers want to engage with.
IBP will work
with you to address challenges, find solutions and implement improvements to
reach your business goals.
Working with organisations from all sectors and sizes,
our clients range from small businesses to multinationals.
With a solid track record of successfully helping
organisations achieve accreditations, such as Investors in People and Lexcel,
IBP now offers a range of practical solutions for business.
About TIGA:
TIGA is the trade association representing the UK’s
games industry. The majority of our members are either independent games
developers or in-house publisher owned developers. We also have games
publishers, outsourcing companies, technology
businesses and universities amongst our membership. Since 2010, TIGA has won 11 business awards and has been nominated a
finalist for 9 other awards. In 2010 TIGA won two business awards including
‘Trade Association of the Year’ from the Trade Association Forum. In 2011, TIGA
won eight business awards including ‘Trade Association of the Year’ from the
Trade Association Forum, ‘Outstanding Organisation’ from the Chartered
Management Institute and two Global Business Excellence Awards, including
‘Outstanding Marketing Campaign’.
Richard
Wilson won the ‘Leadership Award’ from the Trade Association Forum and the
‘Outstanding Leader’ award from the Chartered Management Institute. In 2012,
Richard Wilson won the IoD’s East of England Director of the Year Award. TIGA is an Investors in People organisation.
TIGA's vision is to make the UK the best place
in the world to do games business. We focus on three sets of activities:
political representation, generating media coverage and developing services
that enhance the competitiveness of our members. This means that TIGA
members are effectively represented in the corridors of power, their voice is
heard in the media and they receive benefits that make a material difference to
their businesses, including a reduction in costs and improved commercial
opportunities.
For
further information, please contact Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO on: 07875 939
643, or email: richard.wilson@tiga.org.