The Association for Talent Development honored organizations and individuals for their commitment to workplace talent development practices. Marshall Goldsmith and Britt Andreatta were recognized for their contributions to the industry.
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- During its 2024 International Conference & Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Association for Talent Development (ATD) recognized organizations and individuals for their excellence and contributions across the talent development field.
"ATD award winners reflect a deep commitment to the value of developing people in the workplace. Winning organizations demonstrate how aligning talent development (TD) to business needs can increase the performance and success of organizations worldwide," said ATD President and Chief Executive Officer Tony Bingham. "These winners' accomplishments advance knowledge in the talent development profession and contribute to increasing workforce capability and organizational competitiveness."
Individual honorees in the Advancing Talent Development category included:
- One to Watch Award: Joselito Ereño, Ayala Foundation
- Dissertation Award: Yu-Ling Chang, Pennsylvania State University
- Talent Development Outstanding Professional Award: Keith Lillico, Merck & Co.
- Talent Development Champion Award: Marshall Goldsmith
- Talent Development Thought Leader Award: Britt Andreatta
ATD recognized ITRI College of Industrial Technology Research Institute with its Innovation Award. This award recognizes innovation that has had a measurable impact on an organization or audience, is moving the talent development industry forward, is sustainable, and is replicable within or outside the talent development field.
EPAM Systems was honored with the Talent Development for Good Award, which recognizes organizations that leveraged talent development to make significant contributions to improve the lives of others, change an industry or community for the better, or powerfully serve society.
Alliant Insurance Services received the ATD Certification Institute Champion Award. The Champion Award is presented to an individual outside or on the periphery of the talent development profession whose commitment, advocacy, and actions in support of talent development have influenced audiences, organizations, or society. This year's recipient is Marshall Goldsmith.
The Thought Leader Award recognizes individuals' exceptional contributions to talent development. Winners of this award have contributed significant thought leadership to the profession, which has had sustained impact over several years. ATD presented this year's award to Britt Andreatta.
The 2024 Excellence in Practice (EIP) Award winners are recognized for results achieved using practices and solutions from across the scope of talent development. Awards were presented to 29 companies for a total of 26 winning practices.
Practice categories include career development, change management, coaching and mentoring, customer service training, diversity and inclusion, integrated talent management, leadership/management development, learning and development, learning technologies, managing the learning function, onboarding, performance improvement/performance consulting, and sales enablement.
Organizations that received an Excellence in Practice Award included:
ABN AMRO Bank
Albertsons Companies
Bell Partners
Charles Schwab
China Telecom
Cognizant
D&H Distributing
EPAM Systems
Infosys BPM Limited
Kia
Leidos
LocumTenens.com
LPW Training Services
Mars China
Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore
NetEase Games
Sands China Limited
SAP
Siemens
Sinopec Management Institute
TELUS
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Unisys
University of South Florida
Ziraat Bankası
ZTE Corporation
Additional information can be found at td.org/eip.
About ATD
ATD is the world's largest professional membership organization supporting those who develop the knowledge and skills of employees, improve performance, and help to achieve results for the organizations they serve. Established in 1943, the association was previously known as the American Society for Training & Development.
ATD's members come from more than 100 countries and work in public and private organizations in every industry sector. ATD supports talent development professionals who gather locally in volunteer-led US chapters and international member networks and with international strategic partners.
For more information, visit td.org.
Media Contact
Paula Ketter, Association for Talent Development, 703.683.8100, [email protected], td.org
SOURCE Association for Talent Development
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