{"id":27575,"date":"2021-04-08T22:54:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T22:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandonhall.com\/blogs\/?p=27575"},"modified":"2023-05-11T19:39:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T19:39:13","slug":"honoring-the-2020-brandon-hall-group-excellence-award-winners-best-inclusion-and-diversity-strategy-best-benefits-wellness-and-well-being-program-best-approach-to-hcm-innovation-hcm-citizenship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandonhall.com\/honoring-the-2020-brandon-hall-group-excellence-award-winners-best-inclusion-and-diversity-strategy-best-benefits-wellness-and-well-being-program-best-approach-to-hcm-innovation-hcm-citizenship\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring the 2020 Brandon Hall Group Excellence Award-Winners: Best Inclusion and Diversity Strategy; Best Benefits, Wellness and Well-Being Program; Best Approach to HCM Innovation; HCM Citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/ex6jpoo4khr.exactdn.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Excellence-Awards-Showcase_Thumbnail-2.png?strip=all\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ex6jpoo4khr.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Excellence-Awards-Showcase_Thumbnail-2.png?strip=all 576w, https:\/\/ex6jpoo4khr.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Excellence-Awards-Showcase_Thumbnail-2-300x157.png?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/ex6jpoo4khr.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Excellence-Awards-Showcase_Thumbnail-2.png?strip=all&amp;w=115 115w, https:\/\/ex6jpoo4khr.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Excellence-Awards-Showcase_Thumbnail-2.png?strip=all&amp;w=230 230w, https:\/\/ex6jpoo4khr.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Excellence-Awards-Showcase_Thumbnail-2.png?strip=all&amp;w=460 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Inclusion and Diversity Strategy<\/strong><br \/>Duke Realty\u2019s Diversity &amp; Inclusion Initiative Becomes a Workplace, Community Pillar: <em>Duke Realty\u2019s diversity and inclusion initiative has had a positive impact on its employees and the organization as evidenced by high engagement scores on its last employee engagement survey, which also identified Duke Realty\u2019s diversity and inclusion initiative as one of the company\u2019s strengths. Duke Realty Corporation was honored with a Gold Award for Best Inclusion and Diversity Strategy in the 2020 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards.<\/em><br \/>We also honor these award-winning organizations in this category: Bank of America Corporation, BTS, Dell Technologies, Dollar General, HCL Technologies Limited, Liberty Mutual Insurance, McCann Worldgroup, MentorcliQ,<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Benefits, Wellness and Well-Being Program<\/strong><br \/>Landmark Group\u2019s \u2018Health First\u2019 Increases Employee Engagement, Lowers Insurance Claims: <em>The \u201cHealth First\u201d well-being program showcases Landmark Group\u2019s commitment toward a more sustainable organization. It gives Landmark Group a platform to put its people first, nurturing a happy and healthy work environment where every employee feels a sense of purpose, positivity, and pride. The program has increase employee engagement and lowered health insurance claims. The Landmark Group was honored with a Silver Award for Best Benefits, Wellness and Well-Being Program in the 2020 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards.<\/em><br \/>We also honor these award-winning organizations in this category: Albaraka T\u00fcrk Kat\u0131l\u0131m Bankas\u0131 A.\u015e., ALBARAKA T\u00dcRK PARTICIPATION BANK, Bank of America Corporation, HR Project Specialist, KocSistem Bilgi ve Iletisim Hizm. A.S., Ryan, LLC, Tofa\u015f T\u00fcrk Otomobil Fabrikas\u0131 A.\u015e.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Approach to HCM Innovation<\/strong><br \/>We honor these award-winning organizations in this category: Ibbaka Performance Inc., Tofa\u015f T\u00fcrk Otomobil Fabrikas\u0131 A.\u015e.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HCM Citizenship<\/strong><br \/>FutureWorkSkills\u2019 National AI Course Shows Dutch Citizens How Future Is Already Here: <em>FutureWorkSkills Foundation and RMMBR.com\u2019s Dutch National AI Course is a widely accessible, free online course for anyone who wants to learn more about Artificial Intelligence and prepare for the future as AI is already taking an increasingly important place in everyday life. FutureWorkSkills Foundation and RMMBR.com were honored with a Gold Award for HCM Citizenship in the 2020 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonhall.com\/excellenceawards\/past-winners.php\">Click here<\/a><strong>&nbsp;for a full list of award winners past and present.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>For information about BHG\u2019s Excellence in Technology Program,&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonhall.com\/excellenceawards\/technology.html\"><em>click here<\/em><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandonhall.com\/membership.php\"><strong>Become a Brandon Hall Group member!<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>We are a human capital management research and advisory firm with more than 10,000 clients globally. 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