Awards

Most Admired for HR: The top 50 companies this year

Nvidia tops Korn Ferry's annual ranking, which recognizes the world's most effective and innovative HR functions. See the other top performers.

How AMD’s culture transformation made it an org Most Admired for HR

Global semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices has risen steadily through the Most Admired for HR rankings in recent years. What's behind its success?

Innovation at IBM: Announcing the 2024 HR Executive of the Year

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.

How the HR Honor Roll winner delivered transformation at UPS

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.

HR’s Rising Stars: Driving global diversity success at Alight

HR's Rising Star Xan Daniels, of Alight Solutions, is focused on integrating diversity and inclusion across companywide practices.

HR’s Rising Stars: Why this leader dedicates 60% of her time to mentoring

HR Rising Star Anagha Bildikar is the leader of HR practices at Neeyamo, a global payroll and employer of record platform established in 2009.

Which companies are ‘Most Admired for HR’? Here are the leaders

The annual Most Admired for HR list saw significant change in rankings in 2023, with big moves in the megabanks and semiconductor industries.

Caterpillar’s transformative CHRO is the 2023 HR Executive of the Year

Cheryl Johnson, HRE's HR Executive of the Year, focused on leadership training and skills learning through tech to help transform Caterpillar into a 21st-century leader.

How this HR Honor Roll winner navigated employee trauma and growth

Chief Talent Officer Heather Vogel, this year’s HRE HR Honor Roll inductee, brings a transformation mindset to the Children’s Home Society of Florida.

How a Microsoft people analytics exec became one of HR’s Rising Stars

Dawn Klinghoffer, vice president for Microsoft’s HR Business Insights, stumbled into HR but is a natural fit in her people analytics role at the $2.4 trillion software giant.

How this HR exec quadrupled her workforce in 10 years

Katrina M. Jones, of social service organization Acacia Network, is tasked with hiring employees who can bring not just skills, but also ‘care, compassion and empathy.’

This HR Honor Roll inductee is reimagining the healthcare workforce of the future

Greg Till, chief people officer of Providence, is focusing on mental health, technology and more to retain burnt-out workers in an industry that is seeing massive turnover.

At PwC, this Rising Star is helping the firm reimagine the workplace

Yolanda Seals-Coffield, deputy people leader at PwC, is embracing remote work, betting big on benefits and prioritizing employee needs as the firm invests $2.4 billion in its people program.