Lisa Wren and Donna O'Toole from August pose for a photo with Domenico D'Ambruoso from Sodexo Growth Academy (middle) at the 2025 Learning Awards Ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London.
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Award-Winning Learning & Development Programmes

Sodexo Growth Academy delivers exceptional international training programmes, helping employees develop the skills they need to succeed. In 2024, they wanted to celebrate their success so far and keep building on this for future growth. One way to reflect on their journey and set new benchmarks for even greater growth was to recognise their international…

What Is Personal Branding – And Why is It Important? 

What Is Personal Branding – And Why is It Important? 

Whether you’re a business owner, a self-employed marketer, or a professional wanting to grow your career, creating a strong presence is important to gain opportunities. You can do this through personal branding. What is it? Personal branding is portraying yourself how you want others to view you. Just like when you see businesses with a…

Why Do Women Hold Back from Recognition?
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Why Do Women Hold Back from Recognition?

It’s a startling statistic: men are 80% more likely to nominate themselves than women, whether it’s for a job, a promotion, or an award. This disparity highlights a pervasive issue where women often hesitate to put themselves forward. For reasons including, waiting for the perfect moment, or feeling they don’t quite meet all the criteria….

2025 Princess Royal Training Awards accepting entries!

2025 Princess Royal Training Awards accepting entries!

The Princess Royal Training Awards are open for 2025! The awards recognise excellence in workplace learning and development. They are free to enter and encourage nominations from employers in the UK and Ireland who can show they are investing in their people’s training and improving their people and organisational performance. The closing date for nominations…

Why you should be winning Customer Experience Awards in 2025

Why you should be winning Customer Experience Awards in 2025

How well do you know your customers? And how well do they know you? These are some of the questions that awards judges want to know when you’re entering customer experience awards. And that’s because winning an award for your customer experience has become one of the fastest and most effective ways to build your…

2024: Year in Review

2024: Year in Review

2024, what a year! In just 366 days in this rollercoaster of a leap year, we’ve all experienced the ups and downs of world news…including, a new UK Government, a US Presidential Race, Taylor Swift’s Eras tour breaking records, the Paris Olympics, and the England Men’s football team making it to the finals of the…

November Wins: Celebrating Great British Business Awards Winners

November Wins: Celebrating Great British Business Awards Winners

November is typically packed full of awards ceremonies, and this year was no exception! Our team attended two of the most prestigious British business awards, the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards and Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Where we got to celebrate client wins in rooms packed with the country’s leading businesses, entrepreneurs and leaders….

October Wins: a Record-Breaking Month for August

October Wins: a Record-Breaking Month for August

As we entered Autumn, we got the opportunity to reflect on and celebrate a busy Q2 in our quarterly meeting at the beginning of the month. Including our Content and Communications Manager, Shannon, celebrating 7 years at August Recognition! We also kicked off the Awards season in October with the Customer Experience Awards, which saw…

Children’s Respite Trust: Learning to Win and Getting Results

Children’s Respite Trust: Learning to Win and Getting Results

One of the aspects that drives me most about being a business leader, and delivering recognition services, is having the ability to use our platform to help others. We invited Abigail Tappenden from a local charity, the Children’s Respite Trust, to join our Awards Accelerator – a unique recognition training programme that gives you the…

The UK Employee Experience Awards 2025

The UK Employee Experience Awards 2025

The UK Employee Experience Awards 2025 are open for entries! This is the premier celebration of EX excellence across the UK, with the objective of giving winners the recognition, learning and networking opportunities they deserve – all in a safe, fair and transparent way. Why enter the UK Employee Experience Awards? The UK Employee Experience…

What is a Personal Branding Strategy?

What is a Personal Branding Strategy?

Personal branding has become a vital tool for professionals, entrepreneurs, and creatives. It’s how you can continue to grow and find opportunities in this digital age. A way to create your personal brand is through a well-thought-out strategy, but what exactly is a personal branding strategy? Read on to find out. What is personal branding?…

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