The Zimbabwe Institute of Management (ZIM) is a leading professional Institution dedicated to promoting excellence in management practices and leadership development within Zimbabwe and the broader region. Established to meet the growing demand for skilled managerial talent, ZIM offers a range of educational programs, training courses, professional certifications designed to equip individuals with the knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to succeed in today's dynamic business environment.. The institute's membership is categorized into individual, corporate and student members. Its range of products include Executive Diplomas in Business Leadership,

General Management A general manager (GM) is an executive who has overall responsibility for managing both the revenue and cost elements of a company's income statement, known as profit & loss (P&L) responsibility. A general manager usually oversees most or all of ...

, Applied Strategy,

Sports Management Sport management is the field of business dealing with sports and recreation. Sports management involves any combination of skills that correspond with planning, organizing, directing, controlling, budgeting, leading, or evaluating of any organiz ...

, Supply Chain Management Monitoring and Evaluation as well as diplomas in

Business Administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

Project Management Project management is the process of leading the work of a team to achieve all project goals within the given constraints. This information is usually described in project documentation, created at the beginning of the development process. Th ...

, Environmental Health & Safety Management, Supervisory Management and

Security Management Security management is the identification of an organization's assets (including people, buildings, machines, systems and information assets), followed by the development, documentation, and implementation of policies and procedures for protec ...

. The institute also offers certificate courses in various fields of management in addition to customized in-house programmes to corporate clients.

Awards

The Zimbabwe Institute of Management Awards were established in 1978 by the organisation to recognise, develop and promote management leadership excellence at all managerial levels. The awards are held annually. The 1978 awards were made possible by a donation from Kurt Kuhn, an ex-repatriate managing director at

Zisco Steel Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company is the largest steel works in Zimbabwe. It is located just outside Kwekwe, in Redcliff, Kwekwe District. Over the years the company has faced many operational problems and corruption scandals. History In 1942, the ...

. The first recipient of the award was J Fraser, the 10th general manager of

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. The award categories are # Private sector leader of the year, # Public service leader of the year, # SME leader of the year, # Young leader of the year, # Customer service excellence, # National contribution award / Lifetime Achievement Award, # Regional Contribution Award # Most Influential Leader of the Year Award The manager of the year award is the most prestigious award and is judged on profitability, growth, human resources development, quality of social responsibility, economic development of their organisation as well as personal development of the nominated individual. The awards kick off as regional awards and after the regional awards, national awards are held. Regional awards are held in the following regions: * National Excellence in Leadership and Management Awards * Bulawayo/Southern Region Excellence in Leadership and Management Awards * Harare/ Northern Region Excellence in Leadership and Management Awards

Nomination Process

Any one serving in a leadership role is eligible to be in the running for the awards through nominations invited during the first quarter of each year through press adverts as well as through the institutes' database of members and managers from both the private and public sectors. Advertisements are also placed in the local newspapers calling for nominations and once nominations are received, the nominee is invited to make a submission following a set criteria that is used by the adjudication panel. Once submissions are received, the process commences with adjudication taking centre stage. An independent adjudication panel set up by the Council of the Institute adjudicates on the nominees‘ submissions. The awards are available for presentation each year to personalities who, in the opinion of the Institute have made outstanding contribution to management in Zimbabwe.

Nominee Requirements and Assessments

The requirements for a nominee are company profile, resume, organisation's history,

organisational structure An organizational structure defines how activities such as task allocation, coordination, and supervision are directed toward the achievement of organizational aims. Organizational structure affects organizational action and provides the foundat ...

, details of personal development and details of

social responsibility Social responsibility is an ethical framework in which an individual is obligated to work and cooperate with other individuals and organizations for the benefit of the community that will inherit the world that individual leaves behind. Social ...

and three referees who can be business partners, employers, suppliers or immediate superiors. Assessment depend on this supplied information and include non-statistical factors such as management of people, tasks, processes, macro-environment fundamentals, recognition by internal and external stake-holders, quality of social responsibilities, human resources development and leadership.

Ceremonies and Winners

2017

2016

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Divine Ndhlukula Dr Divine Ndhlukula is a Zimbabwean businesswoman, founder and Managing Director of DDNS Security Operations (Pvt) Ltd which is the holding company for SECURICO Security Services. Dr Ndhlukula is the past president of Zimbabwe National Chamber of ...

, - , Public Service Leader , Chipo Mtasa , , Professor Rungano Zvobgo Gloria Magombo , - , Young Leader of the Year , Onias Sanangura , Terrence Yeatman , Tinashe Mutarisi , - , Customer Service Excellence , Rams Security , Snow White Laundry , TelOne , - , Human Resources Development , , , Central Vehicle Registry , - , SME Leader of the Year , Marah Hativagone , Caroline Chirima , Tinashe Mutarisi , - , Regional Contributor , , , , - , Most Influential Leader , , ,

Phillip Chiyangwa Phillip Chiyangwa (born 23 February 1959) is a Zimbabwean politician who has served in the Zimbabwean government. His appointment as the head of Zimbabwe's football association led to controversy and he has been associated with various land dispute ...

, - , Lifetime Achievement Award , , ,

References

Organisations based in Zimbabwe