2026 Excellence in Practice Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2026 Excellence in Practice Award winners!
59 practices from 47 organizations received an Excellence in Practice Award. Winners will be recognized at a special (invitation-only) ATD Awards Ceremony held during the 2026 ATD International Conference and Exposition in Los Angeles, California.
COMPANY | PRACTICE TITLE | CATEGORY |
AIA | LIFT Programme | Onboarding |
Allianz SE | Tech4Leaders | Leadership/Management Development |
American Bankers Association | Lead from Any Seat Leadership Development Program | Leadership/Management Development |
AT&T | Gateway to Leadership | Leadership/Management Development |
Bader China Ltd. | Strategic Upgrade-Oriented Development of Interdisciplinary Talent | Integrated Talent Management |
Bell Partners Inc | Bell Beginnings | Onboarding |
Bell Partners Inc | Leadership Excellence | Leadership/Management Development |
Caesars Entertainment | Emerging Leader Summit | Leadership/Management Development |
Cathay United Bank | Consultative Wealth Advisory Sales Transformation | Sales Enablement |
Chia Tai Tianging Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. | Leadership Star: Star Youth Development Program | Integrated Talent Management |
China Baowu Iron&Steel Group Co., Ltd | “3H-5V” Onboarding Training for Gen-Z University Graduates | Onboarding |
China Telecom Corporation Limited | Cultivation Project for Technology-oriented Leaders | Learning and Development |
ChinaTelecom | Scaling AI Literacy through AI-Powered Learning: An Organization-wide Initiative | Learning Technologies |
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | Individual Development Plans (IDPs) | Career Development |
Cognizant | Get Role Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW) | Learning and Development |
Cognizant | Skill Development Program | Performance Consulting/Performance Improvement |
Cognizant | Emerging Leaders Program | Leadership/Management Development |
Cognizant | Frontline Leaders Program | Leadership/Management Development |
Cognizant | RISE Women Leadership Development Program | Diversity and Inclusion ( incl. Cultural Competence) |
Community Choice Credit Union | Choice Map | Customer Service Training |
Dubai Police | Immersive Virtual Reality Crime Scene Investigation (IVRCSI) | Learning Technologies |
Far Eastern New Century | Elite Warrior Program | Leadership/Management Development |
Ferguson Enterprises, LLC | Academy Org Design | Managing the Learning Function |
HD Supply | GREAT Customer Service and Coaching Program | Customer Service Training |
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. | The Future Leaders Program | Leadership/Management Development |
Huizhou Desay SV Automotive Co., Ltd. | Fly-up Program | Leadership/Management Development |
ITC Limited - Food Business Division | iEvolve 2.0: Leaders as Levers | Change Management |
Limak Cement | Cement Academy | Managing the Learning Function |
Lumen | Navigating IT Global Change Requests (GCRs): Ensuring SOX Compliance and Minimizing Risk Knowledge Base and Web-based Training | Learning and Development |
Lumen | Copilot Training and Adoption Program | Learning and Development |
Lumen | Mass Markets New Hire Call Center and Technician Training Programs | Learning and Development |
Mars China | Organizational Capability Development Program - High Quality Decision Making | Leadership/Management Development |
MediaTek | Executive Onboarding Program | Onboarding |
Mercado Libre | Sales Excellence Boarding | Sales Enablement |
MGM China | Nurturing the Leaders of Tomorrow | Career Development |
MGM China | Discover A Greater You Academy | Learning and Development |
MGM China | The Company Service Excellence Program | Customer Service Training |
Nova Scotia Career Development Association | Case Management Certificate Training | Learning and Development |
Novo Nordisk Shanghai Pharmaceutical Company | The Empowerment of a Century-Old Pharmaceutical Company’s Strategic Transformation through Agile Learning Ecosystem | Sales Enablement |
Panda Restaurant Group | Fast-Track Leadership Development Initiative | Leadership/Management Development |
Pegasus Airlines | Integrated Talent Management Strategy | Integrated Talent Management |
Pegasus Airlines | Harmony Initiative: Towards a Horizon of Equity and Harmonious Voices | Diversity and Inclusion ( incl. Cultural Competence) |
Prudential Hong Kong Limited | PRUVenture Development Programme | Integrated Talent Management |
RBFCU | Improving the Mortgage Experience Through Service Excellence | Learning and Development |
Resideo | Pro Enablement | Customer Service Training |
Setur | Agile Transformation | Change Management |
SprintRay | The People Strategy | Change Management |
Sungrow Business Institute | Manager for International Teams Program | Diversity and Inclusion ( incl. Cultural Competence) |
Sungrow Business Institute | Innovators of Future Digital Intelligence | Future Readiness |
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Change enABLEment | Change Management |
TSKB | Skill-Based Career Management Project | Career Development |
U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Advanced Trade Fraud Course | Future Readiness |
University of South Florida | Generative AI Professional Development for Higher Education Faculty | Learning and Development |
Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation | Accelerated Management Development Program (AMDP) | Leadership/Management Development |
Worten - Equipamentos para o Lar, SA | WAVE | Customer Service Training |
Worten - Equipamentos para o Lar, SA | Diversity and Inclusion Plan – We Celebrate Equality and Difference | Diversity and Inclusion ( incl. Cultural Competence) |
Yapı Kredi | Branch Career Development Project | Learning and Development |
Yongan Futures | “Huangpu Alliance” Program—The Practice of Cultivating Junior Futures Analysts | Learning and Development |
ZTE Corporation | Building a Targeted Security Empowerment System to Ensure Zero Major Network O&M Accidents | Learning and Development |