To truly enable frontline workers to succeed in the long term, organizations need to consider new, strategic approaches to skills-based hiring, says Walmart’s Donna Morris.
HR Leader of Distinction Paige Ross shares how the firm's leadership team emphasized transparency and action to support employee wellbeing after a high-profile shooting.
Walmart’s Donna Morris, the 2025 HR Executive of the Year, offers insights on navigating pressure to move quickly on AI integration—without losing credibility or employee buy-in.
Other winners at HR Icons 2025 included HR teams at Dow, Bristol Myers Squibb, Marriott and smaller companies including Cornerstone, LRS and Sequoia Living.
Honored for HR excellence at a smaller organization, Paige Ross of Blackstone is keeping a long-range focus as the firm navigates AI, skills development and unexpected tragedy.
Chief People Officer Donna Morris oversees HR for the retail giant's 2.1 million global employees, with a focus on tech transformation and employee experience.
Gabrielle Rodman, global program management lead for the technology company, is modernizing leadership development and employee training with a focus on retaining high-potential talent.
Drew Howell, global HR leader, has leaned into data and relationship-building to drive meaningful improvements in efficiency and engagement at World Wide Fulfillment by Amazon.
Sarah Tilley, SVP global talent management and acquisition, represents the next generation of HR leadership as her nominators wrote: "strategic, talent-first and deeply human-centered."
Mai Lan Nguyen, SVP Human Resources, North America, says if organizations want employees to "actually solve problems for our customers, we really do have to craft the right employee experience.”
'HR Executive' reveals the top contenders for its new awards. Winners will be announced in September at the inaugural HR Icons Awards Evening at HR Tech.
Global semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices has risen steadily through the Most Admired for HR rankings in recent years. What's behind its success?
Nickle LaMoreaux of IBM never intended to make a career out of human resources, but the HR Executive of the Year has become a "role model" for the profession, one judge of the competition said.
Since 2020, Darrell Ford, CHRO at UPS and this year's HR Honor Roll winner, helped the org turn around a failing HR transformation, including with new tech, a new operating model and new emphasis on learning and development.
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