Awards and Recognition


HR Executive of the Year

The HR Executive of the Year and HR Leader of Distinction awards recognize leaders who have made outstanding contributions to their organizations and who exemplify the increasingly strategic role in HR in business today.

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HR Icons

Introduced in 2025, HR Icons recognizes exceptional work in six categories—teams in HR transformation, workplace culture, employee engagement, HR tech innovation and AI, talent development and talent strategy. Awards are given in two classifications: large companies and small to medium companies.

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Top 100 HR Tech Influencers

Every year, HR Executive spotlights 100 professionals who are making a real difference in how the world works and how technology supports it. Meet our picks for the people making big changes today.

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Top HR Products

Awards that recognize the HR technology products believed to represent the very best of what vendors introduced to the market during the past 12 months.

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HR’s Rising Stars

HR professionals near the top of their organization’s human resource function who have demonstrated leadership, the ability to successfully launch significant HR initiatives and programs, and the ability to tackle major HR-related challenges.

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