This criteria for the Giant Spirit Awards 2022 is framed over 5 areas –
- Your Business
- Your Visitor
- Your team
- Your Community
- Your Selves
Entrants should talk about what you have done and how it has impacted on any or all of the 5 areas.
Giant Spirit Brand Values
The Being and Doing of Embracing our Giant Spirit in Northern Ireland will make a big impact on our visitors
Being = Values
Doing = Behaviours
Practical alignment of both = Impact
| Our values | Practical things we do | |
| Bighearted |
o ready to go the extra mile o warm and welcoming o Take pride in being proud o See visitors as individual people o Care about our first impressions
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o Make it easy for visitors to give feedback o Be flexible to suit visitor’s busy schedules o Find ways to say yes to things o Be the people and place that others want to be part of o We keep our promises |
| Pioneering |
o Positive and confident o Leadership and development o Innovative, collaborative and forward thinking – open to new ideas o Collaborative spirit to do more o Continuous improvement |
o Push things to the limit to offer more o Look for ways to make things better o Set high standards of ourselves and others o Look at familiar things from a new angle o Share tips of things to do and see |
| Legendary |
o Create stories and meaning o Create connections – people & places o Authenticity and integrity o Enthusiastic and passionate about what we do o Self-aware and trusting
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o Embrace new technology to bring stories alive o Gather and tell stories –old, big, little, true and tall and bring them alive for people o Know who our visitor is and tell them the right story to delight o Encourage our team to share their own stories o Share our passions and interests in our work |
| Natural |
o Care deeply about climate emergency o Inspire and learn from the young o Heart is rooted in community o Balance tourism with environment o Collaboration, sustainability and landscape |
o Work collaboratively for the balance of tourism, community and sustainability o Take our place in all community initiatives o Have inclusivity and diversity policies in place o Follow practical guidance to be a responsible employer and operator o Ensure the whole team are fully aware of what is now required of everyone |
| Original |
o Take care of our own emotional and physical well being o Ask for help o Be ourselves and love that we are all different o Love people and the magic moments we can offer them o Invest in our both own inner and outer development |
o Celebrate our achievements and successes o Understand and are compassionate to the pressure’s others are facing o Be funny and quirky when it’s appropriate – show our real selves o Regularly find ways to praise and encourage others and ourselves o Invest in coaching and mentoring |
