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GP Strategies Wins 30 Brandon Hall HCM Excellence Awards

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The 2024 Brandon Hall Group™ HCM Excellence Awards® celebrated outstanding achievements in human capital management across various categories, including Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, and more.

GP Strategies, a leader in talent transformation solutions, earned 30 prestigious awards in partnership with their clients, showcasing excellence in areas such as custom content development, leadership programs, and blended learning strategies. This recognition underscores GP Strategies' commitment to innovation and strong client partnerships. The awards were judged by a panel of experts based on alignment with business needs, program design, and measurable impact, affirming the industry's best practices in employee growth and well-being.

The 2024 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards recognizes best practices for initiatives in Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Sales Performance, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and the Future of Work.

GP Strategies, a leader in innovative talent transformation solutions, won 30 coveted Brandon Hall Group awards in partnership with their clients for excellence in the following categories.

Gold

  • Best Custom Content (with a Global 500 pharmaceutical company)
  • Best Custom Content (with a global logistics company)
  • Best Unique or Innovative Leadership Development Program (with a consulting and technology services company)
  • Best Leadership Development Program (with a luxury goods company)
  • Best Custom Content (with a Fortune 500 cosmetics company)
  • Best Benefits, Wellness and Well-Being Program (with a Fortune 500 cosmetics company)
  • Best Use of Blended Learning (with a Fortune 500 cosmetics company)
  • Best Governance Model for Talent Management (with a Fortune 500 financial services company)
  • Best Use of Mobile Learning (with a Global 500 automotive manufacturer)
  • Best Certification Program (with a Global 500 automotive manufacturer)
  • Best Team Development Program for Sales Teams (with a Global 500 automotive manufacturer)
  • Best Custom Content (with a Global 500 automotive manufacturer)
  • Best Training Program for Global Accessibility Standards (with a Global 500 financial services company)
  • Best Use of Games or Simulations for Learning (with a Fortune 500 global food service company)
  • Best Use of Blended Learning (with a Fortune 500 global food service company)
  • Best Learning Strategy (with a Global 500 pharmaceutical company)
  • Best Custom Content (with a Global 500 multinational technology company)
  • Best Use of Video for Learning (with a Global 500 multinational technology company)
  • Best Development Program for Frontline Leaders (with a Fortune 500 insurance agency)
  • Best Use of a Blended Learning Program (with a telecommunications company)
  • Best Learning Program Supporting a Change Transformation Business Strategy (with a telecommunications company)

Silver

  • Best Compliance Training (with a global logistics company)
  • Best Learning Governance (with a Global 500 automotive manufacturer)
  • Best Custom Content (with a Fortune 500 global food service company)
  • Best Program for Sales Training and Performance (with a telecommunications company)

Bronze

  • Best Measuring the Impact of Leadership Development (with a maritime transportation company)
  • Best Program to Improve Individual Development Planning (with a consulting and technology services company)
  • Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program (with a Global 500 automotive manufacturer)
  • Best HR Strategy and Measurement Approach (with a Global 500 automotive manufacturer)
  • Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program (with an electric utility service company)

GP Strategies won these awards on August 22, 2024. You can view the complete list of winners here: https://excellenceawards.brandonhall.com/winners/.

“This is an honor and a testament to our unwavering commitment to our clients and the innovative spirit of the entire GP team,” said Russ Becker, co-CEO of GP Strategies. “Each award reflects our dedication to excellence and the strong partnerships we’ve built with our clients, who continually inspire us to push boundaries and deliver outstanding results.”

“Excellence Award recipients have consistently demonstrated their commitment to employee growth and well-being through innovative human capital strategies. These organizations have implemented HCM programs that drive outstanding business results and create a positive and empowering work environment. Our rigorous evaluation process has confirmed these programs as industry leading in their effectiveness and impact on employee satisfaction,” said Brandon Hall Group Chief Operating Officer Rachel Cooke, HCM Excellence Awards program leader.

Entries were evaluated by a panel of veteran, independent senior industry experts, Brandon Hall Group analysts, and executives, based on these criteria: 

  • Alignment to their business need and environment.
  • Program design, functionality, and delivery. 
  • Adoption, integration, user experience, innovation, and creativity.
  • Overall effectiveness, impact, and measurable benefits.

Excellence Award winners will continue to be honored at Brandon Hall Group’s HCM Excellence Conference, January 2830, 2025, at the Hilton West Palm Beach, Florida. Select winners will also serve as presenters in breakout sessions, sharing their leading practices during the conference.

“Our award recipients demonstrate an unwavering commitment to excellence in human capital management,” said Brandon Hall Group Chief Executive Officer Mike Cooke. “This year, we’ve witnessed some of the most groundbreaking applications of HCM strategies in our organization’s history. Many of these innovations leverage cutting-edge technologies and foster unprecedented levels of cross-functional collaboration, resulting in remarkable improvements in operational efficiency and employee engagement.”

About GP Strategies

GP Strategies Corporation, part of Learning Technologies Group, is one of the world’s leading talent transformation providers. By delivering award-winning learning and development solutions, we help organizations transform through their people and achieve meaningful change. GP Strategies has delivered our innovative consulting, learning services, and talent technology solutions to over 6,000 organizations globally. Learn more at www.gpstrategies.com.

About Brandon Hall Group

Brandon Hall Group is the only professional development company that offers data, research, insights, and certification to Learning and Talent executives and organizations. The best minds in Human Capital Management (HCM) choose Brandon Hall Group to help them create future-proof employee development plans for the new era.

For over 30 years, we have empowered, recognized, and certified excellence in organizations worldwide, influencing the development of over 10 million employees and executives. Our HCM Excellence Awards program was the first to recognize organizations for learning and talent and is the gold standard, known as the “Academy Awards of Human Capital Management.”

The awards recognize the best organizations that have successfully developed and deployed programs, strategies, modalities, processes, systems, and tools that have achieved measurable results. We are honored to receive applications from organizations worldwide ranging from small, medium, large, and global enterprises to government, not-for-profits, and associations.