Sequoia Wins Bronze for the Brandon Hall Group Best Advance in Succession and Career Management

The 2021 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards are given for work in Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Sales Performance, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Future of Work.

Sequoia, a leader in property management, won a coveted Brandon Hall Group Bronze award for excellence in the Best Advanced in Succession and Career Management category. Sequoia’s win was announced on August 19th. To see the full list of this year’s winners visit: https://www.brandonhall.com/excellenceawards/past-winners.php

The award recipients of Best Advance in Succession and Career Management in the Talent Management program is for companies that demonstrate a workplace strategy and approach to managing career succession of an organization’s leadership, key talent, and employee workforce that supports an organizational vision and creates positive organizational outcomes.

"It’s an incredible honor to receive this award,” said Tim Griffith, Director of Training at Sequoia Equities. “This reflects our belief that one of the best investments we can possibly make is in our people. This belief permeates our culture from the top down, and is lived out by the amazing leaders all throughout the company. Our team members aren’t just here to do a job, they’re here to build a career.”

"Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards in 2021 provide much-needed and well-deserved recognition to organizations that went above and beyond to support their stakeholders during the unprecedented disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Brandon Hall Group COO and leader of the HCM Excellence Awards Program Rachel Cooke. “The awards provide validation of best practices in all areas of HCM at a time when they have never been more important to employers, employees and customers.”

Entries were evaluated by a panel of veteran, independent senior industry experts, Brandon Hall Group analysts and executives based upon these criteria: fit the need, design of the program, functionality, innovation and overall measurable benefits.

"We added several awards categories this year to specifically address critical needs, including how organizations addressed the new dynamics of work and embedded the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion in their HCM practices,” Brandon Hall Group CEO Mike Cooke said. “Winning organizations in all categories demonstrated a people-centric approach while driving superior business results under challenging and unprecedented conditions. Demonstrating HCM’s impact on the business is what sets our awards apart.”

About Sequoia

Established in 1986, Sequoia has always remained committed to its mission of striving to make the ordinary a little more special by inspiring our employees and creating communities where people can expect more out of everyday life. Over 25,000 residents come home to a Sequoia community at the end of the day. Offering more than just great locations and comfortable residences, each community is managed by a team of professionals dedicated to creating customer experiences that are consistently memorable and truly referral-worthy.

To learn more about Sequoia, visit our website at www.elevatetosequoia.com.

About Brandon Hall Group

Brandon Hall Group operates the largest and longest running awards program in Human Capital Management. As an independent HCM research and analyst firm they conduct studies in Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Talent Acquisition and HR/Workforce Management. These benchmark studies help organizations by providing strategic insights for executives and practitioners responsible for growth and business results.

Coupling the research studies with the best practice from the awards, Brandon Hall Group has helped more than 10,000 clients globally and more than 28 years of delivering world-class research and advisory. At the core of our offerings is a membership program that combines research, benchmarking and unlimited access to data and analysts. Membership enables executives and practitioners to make the right decisions about people, processes, and systems, coalesced with analyst advisory services which aim to put the research into action in a way that is practical and efficient.

Brandon Hall Group has also launched professional certifications for business and human capital management professionals to upskill themselves and gain credentials for career advancement. ( www.brandonhall.com )