Congratulations to our finalists!

How were the nominations judged?

Each nomination, whether for a company or an individual, was evaluated and scored by a panel of expert judges.

When will the winners be announced?

Winners were announced early in March of 2023 in the weeks leading up to the Transform 2023 conference.

How are winners recognized?

We celebrate the winners on our social channels and highlighted select winners at the Transform 2023 conference onstage, via signage, and more!

Team Builder: Connected Culture of the Year
Celebrates the company with the most thoughtful and effective model for creating a thriving distributed workforce.
Inclusion Champion: DEI Initiative of the Year
Celebrates the company with the most thoughtful and effective model for creating a thriving distributed workforce.
Difference Maker: Social Impact Initiative of the Year
Recognizes the company that exhibits passion for serving others, making a positive impact in the lives of their employees and local communities.
Boundary Breaker: Hybrid Work Policy of the Year
Recognizes the company rising to meet the needs of their employees through innovations in their workforce policies.
Space Pioneer: Workspace Design of the Year
Recognizes the company delivering the year’s most unique, unconventional workspace design to inspire productivity, collaboration, and creativity in the workplace.
People Activator: Employee Experience of the Year
Goes to the company with the most exciting approach to building an incredible employee experience to attract, retain, and grow their people.
Team Magnet: Talent Acquisition Strategy of the Year
Recognizes the company with the most exciting and exceptional approach to recruiting and onboarding.
Rewards Trailblazer: Total Rewards Innovation of the Year
Recognizes the company with the most forward-thinking approach to total rewards that includes a compensation, equity, benefits, and perks package that reflects the true value they place in their people.
Wellness Driver: Mental Health Program of the Year
Recognizes the company with the most holistic, progressive, and positive approach to supporting employee mental health.
Family Ally: Caregiver Program of the Year

Recognizes the company that shows appreciation for people and their families first with the most generous and inclusive caregiver leave policies.

People Accelerator: L&D Program of the Year
Celebrates the company with this year’s best approach to supporting the goals, growth, and potential of its workforce through higher learning, mentorship, and career pathing.
Mission Messenger: Employer Brand of the Year
Recognizes the employer that’s making a name for itself among job seekers, employees, and the general public as being a simply great company to work for.
Data Master: People Reporting & Insights of the Year
Recognizes the employer setting the bar for use of data, analytics, and insights to improve their people-strategy decision making.
Power Pair: Executive Partnership of the Year
Celebrates the power of partnership to lead business transformation. This pair exemplifies how strategic alignment between business operations and people operations drives positive outcomes for the business and its people.
Industry Mobilizer: Inspiring Resource of the Year
Recognizes the most inspiring and valued educational resource for the Transform community. A resource may be a blog, podcast, online community, email series, etc.
Stay tuned for more information about Transform 2024 in Las Vegas and learn about the nomination process for next year’s Transform Awards.