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BEST AT THE CHAMBERLAIN AWARDS - RECOGNITION FOR BEST LEADERS AND MANAGERS
Named after Joseph Chamberlain, one of Birmingham's most respected civic leaders, the Award Scheme is designed to reward those Birmingham City Council workers who go the extra mile to ensure that the people of Birmingham are delivered quality services...

BEST 2008 TRAINING PILOT A SUCCESS
The BEST 2008 training pilot was held between 14th-19th February at Birmingham City Football Club with BEST Leaders and Managers from the Adults and Communities Directorate.

BEST DRAGONS DEN
What is BEST Dragons’ Den?

We have listened to the BEST Leaders on what worked, what didn’t work and the improvements we could make for 2008. BEST Leaders have often expressed that they need more resources and support to carry out their agreed BEST actions. We understand that the BEST leaders need funding in order to improve the service they provide to their customers & the community, which often cannot be found locally.

MARCH 'LIVING IT' AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
A big congratulations to the winners of the March BEST ‘Living It’ Awards. The BEST Leader of the month award was won by Dewan Choudhury, a contracts works officer in the Housing and Constituencies directorate.

MANAGER CHALLENGE
Your opportunity to demonstrate “excellence” & “success”

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BEST CELEBRATION EVENT

The BEST Celebration Event, was held on Monday 16th June in BMAG to celebrate and recognise the people that have been critical to the success of BEST including mentors, facilitators, co-ordinators and BEST “Living It’ monthly Award winners.


WHAT'S NEXT FOR BEST 2008?
By now all BEST Leaders and Managers should have attended their BEST 2008 training. It is vital that all Leaders attend this years training as the BEST workshop process and materials have changed, and this years training also includes facilitation skills, turning negatives into positives and other useful skills for your own development.

BEST 2008 SUCCESSES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
If you want to find out what you and your colleagues have achieved across the Council over the past 18months or are looking for some inspiration and motivation then please take a look at our BEST Success Stories.