Human Resources Excellence Recognition
The success of North America’s airports depends heavily on the people that service them, and to stay competitive, Human Resources management plays a vital role in the development of the airport industry. With a vision to enhance the HR management in the region and to help airports in managing their most valuable asset of airport business, the ACI-NA HR Committee was established in 2007. Since its inception, the committee has addressed many timely and important HR subjects through different workshops and best practice sharing to promote professional excellence in HR management.
The ACI-NA HR Excellence Recognition Program is established with the objective to acknowledge airports’ outstanding achievements in HR management, to recognize the contribution of HR management to the successful airport business, and to share best practices in airport management. If your airport would like to share your achievement in the excellence of HR management, we urge you to participate in the ACI-NA HR Excellence Program.
APPLICATION
Overall Award
Any ACI-NA airport members and in good standing are eligible to apply by submitting ONE paper detailing your HR initiative and achievements at your airport in the recent year covering all 4 topics (highlighted in the next section) for the competition. The paper should provide insightful and structural analysis and case study on the recent HR initiatives or program development in all areas of HR Role in the Making Future Airport Leaders; Change Management; People Management; Employer Branding for Airport Business at your airport.
Individual Topic Award
Any ACI-NA airport members and in good standing are eligible to apply by submitting ONE paper on your airport’s Change Management program. The paper should provide insightful and structural analysis and case study on the recent HR initiatives or program development in the determined area at your airport and demonstrate the contribution to its airport business.
TOPICS
HR Role in Making Future Airport Leaders
For an organization to be effective, it is necessary to inculcate leadership skills in employees. Tomorrow's leaders will be visionary Human Age leaders, and HR plays an important role in developing leadership skills within an organization. Please share the initiative and program put in place at your airport to develop your future airport leaders.
Change Management
The only thing that is permanent in any organization is change and HR professionals should be the change managers, leading change and opportunity within an organization, building an organization that is capable of withstanding changes. Please share how your HR function at the airport successfully deals with challenges through Change Management.
People Management
The challenging business environment of global economic slowdown provides us with opportunities to optimize the most valuable resources - our people. Please share your airport experience on how to turn talents into performance, maximize staff productivity, achieve goals through people and keep the future in focus.
Employer Branding for Airport Business
The increasing global shortage of talent is now high on the leadership agenda. Please share with us how your airport integrates good branding strategy into your corporate strategy and promote your airport internally and externally as a different and desirable employer that supports airport business success.
ENTRY FEE
The fee for each entry is $80.00.
Once payment is received, you will receive a receipt for your records, and entries you have submitted will be marked as paid. Payment of entry fee is required during submission or else would be disqualified for review.
The Human Resources Excellence Recognition Program runs every two years. The next award program will be in 2026. Solicitation for nominations will be open in December 2025. If you need more details, please contact Zarina Manapova at zmanapove@airportscouncil.org.