[Dancin103]

Well this is a subject that could be debated for hours, but my opinions after reading some of the posts are as follows -

A team should do what they feel is best, and if they do not want to share every little detail that is fine. Chairman's award winning teams should be inclined to help other teams out where fit and if that team feels they do or do not need to fully share their business plans and award submissions, then that is what's best. This is not about copying what the elite teams have done, it's about innovating and raising the bar higher for your team and FIRST how you feel fit.

If publicly traded and privately held companies that have made it to great peaks of success were to release all of their plans, patents, and so on would they be where they are today? The answer is no.

So instead of reading teams chairman's award submissions and even forcing them to post their submissions (btw, ours is on our site somewhere, but when we submitted the process was 100% different), be creative and find ways to show your teams innovations, every team is capable of this. And reach out to teams who have won for guidance, I know personally our team is more than willing to sit down with teams and walk them through the process and help them hone in on what makes them successful.

Each and every chairman's award should be different, not one should be the same because not every team is the same, we all have different attributes that allow us to be the teams we are.

Just my two cents.