Digital HR publication, HRZone, reveals the finalists for its 2024 Culture Pioneer Awards, a programme dedicated to celebrating progressive workplace culture change.
Now in its fifth year, the Culture Pioneer Awards commends trailblazing organisations and leaders demonstrating a tangible and sustainable impact on organisational culture. Its mission is to recognise achievements made in the (often challenging) culture change journey – not simply to celebrate the ‘best’ workplaces. This year, five categories are being celebrated: Wellbeing, Inclusion, Learning, Brand and (new to this year) Leadership.
The finalists for the 2024 Culture Pioneer Awards are as follows:
- Wellbeing Award: Correla Ltd, Ingeus UK, Lawline, Pharmacist Support, Travel + Leisure
- Inclusion Award: Cadent Gas Ltd, Ingeus UK, Travel + Leisure, Victoria and Albert Museum
- Learning Award: LV= (Liverpool Victoria Financial Services), Nine Feet Tall, Progeny, Travel + Leisure, United Trust Bank, Wales Air Ambulance
- Brand Award: Jones and Palmer, Mayden, The People Experience Hub, Planer Ltd, Siderise, Wurzak Hotel Group
- Leadership Award: Anu Mandapati, Magic Leap; Cheryl Allen, Atos; Rosie Hewat, Kuda Technologies Limited; Yasmine Alani, Media Zoo
“This year’s Culture Pioneer finalists demonstrated genuine passion and grit for building better organisational cultures,” says Becky Norman, managing editor of HRZone and co-creator of Culture Pioneers. “Those shortlisted were transparent about their initial challenges, demonstrated a clear business-aligned strategy and made bold, experimental moves in the implementation process. All this hard work paid off in areas such as performance, engagement and retention levels, talent attraction and financial growth. The inspirational journeys of our 2024 Culture Pioneers did not disappoint!”
Blaire Palmer, Culture Pioneers judge, CEO of That People Thing and author of Punks in Suits, commented on the new leadership category:
“Culture Pioneers introduced the Leadership Award this year to recognise the leaders who go above and beyond to create thriving, people-first workplace cultures. As a judge for this new category, I felt truly inspired and uplifted by those we shortlisted, who showed both their strengths and vulnerabilities as they navigated complex business and people challenges. Culture is created by the many, but there is often an individual pushing for positive change – it’s great to finally have a space to commend these culture powerhouses.”
The winners will be announced at the Culture Pioneers Leadership Forum, featuring Disrupt London, taking place on the afternoon of 13th November 2024 in central London, UK. Full event information will be announced soon and interested parties can subscribe to the Culture Pioneers mailing list to be the first to receive full details.
Following the winner announcements, HRZone will publish the 2024 Culture Pioneers eBook, featuring the inspirational stories, achievements and takeaways from the awards programme.
HRZone’s Culture Pioneers programme is proudly supported by sponsors Breathe and the TCM Group, alongside media partners TrainingZone, HRReview and Workplace Wellbeing Professional.
About HRZone:
HRZone.com is one of the largest and most active independent online communities for HR professionals and People Managers. Subscribers are kept up to date via our website, social channels and email briefings on the latest issues that really matter to their work and the trends that will help them prepare for everything the future workplace throws at them.
About Culture Pioneers:
Culture Pioneers was launched by HRZone and TrainingZone in 2020 to foster positive change in workplace culture. With a foundation built on four pillars—Awareness, Education, Recognition, and Community—it seeks to create better outcomes for businesses and employees. Its 2024 campaign features the annual Culture Pioneer Awards and the release of premium educational content to support its community of culture-focused leaders.
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Amelia Brand is the Editor for HRreview, and host of the HR in Review podcast series. With a Master’s degree in Legal and Political Theory, her particular interests within HR include employment law, DE&I, and wellbeing within the workplace. Prior to working with HRreview, Amelia was Sub-Editor of a magazine, and Editor of the Environmental Justice Project at University College London, writing and overseeing articles into UCL’s weekly newsletter. Her previous academic work has focused on philosophy, politics and law, with a special focus on how artificial intelligence will feature in the future.
